(County and the District Attorney come to an agreement)….The agreement was announced in a press conference late Wednesday morning.

It was stressed several times that this agreement is not connected with the labor negotiations between the County and the Deputy District Attorneys Association. Imperial County District Attorney Gilbert Otero says the agreement will benefit those in his office, but it is not part of a labor agreement. The agreement reached Wednesday morning creates a new level on the pay scale. They will create a level 5. Currently the highest level in the District Attorney’s office is level four. Attorneys at level 4 will now have a higher level to be promoted into. The level 5 structure still must be put together before the new level is implemented. At last word the negotiations between the County and the Deputy District Attorneys Association were ongoing.