Supervisor: New County Merit Pay System 'Double-Edged Sword'

RIVERSIDE - Most non-union Riverside County employees who work in supervisory positions will be eligible for performance-based pay hikes -- and could be subject to pay reductions -- under a program approved today by the Board of Supervisors.

''The double-edged sword concept is good here,'' Supervisor Marion Ashley said. ''You can't have it all upside. Somebody might need a wake-up call to start doing their job.''

In a 5-0 vote, the board expanded the county's Performance Recognition Plan to include non-union managers in every county department.

In collective bargaining agreements approved by t...