By phone, Director Megan Pedersen told KIRO 7 that in 2012-2013, the county was in collective bargaining with the officers’ guild for a new contract. But amidst negotiations, the guild did not want to drop the second payment, and the county, Pedersen said, had to deal with other things that could provide bigger savings. She said they also wrote another option into the contract designed to save money on overtime, but decided not to implement it because the county couldn’t be sure how much money it would truly save.