Tuesday could be a historic day for progressives who have long wanted to unleash the county’s massive reserve fund.

County supervisors will vote today on whether to amend the county’s reserve policy, which could allow the county to dip into more of its big rainy-day fund to combat impending federal cuts.

There are a couple catches. First, as our Lisa Halverstadt revealed Friday, Democrats now hold the votes on the board to amend the policy but they’ll need a Republican ally to actually dig into that reserve account.

Now Halverstadt has revealed another twist: If supervisors approve changes to the policy, they’ll trigger millions of dollars in bonuses to county employees. Supervisors pledged those lump-sums as county officials finalized labor deals with a handful of county labor unions e

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