County and Teamsters hold special meeting

By Drew Lawson

The Times

DAVENPORT – Another round of negotiations between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690 took place Monday, Aug. 30 in a special extension of the county commissioner’s Aug. 16 meeting. The talks indicated the two sides may be close to an agreement for the first time in five years, but still have some gaps to bridge before the process is complete.

Teamsters 690 representative Joe Kuhn said the two sides appear to have tentative agreements on holidays, wages and uniform allowances for commissioned officers. He said the county’s commissioned officers, which includes Lincoln Cou...