DPPA Membership Contact Information

To report DPPA membership changes, including a change in membership status (add or drop), e-mail address, home address, or other membership related change send an e-mail note to membership@dppa.org.

How to join DPPA

1. Send an e-mail note to membership@dppa.org or any DPPA board member, indicating that you would like to become a DPPA member.  You will also need to provide your county interoffice mail code.

2. Via interoffice mail, you will be sent a Voluntary Deductions Authorization form, which will authorize the payroll deduction of DPPA membership dues.  You will also be sent a Membership Contact Information form, which provides the information that DPPA needs to communicate with its membership.

3. Complete the forms and return them per the instructions that will be enclosed.

4. The form will be signed by a designated DPPA board member and forwarded to county Department of Personnel Services for processing.

Note:  Membership dues for DPPA are currently $1 per pay period ($26 per year.)

DPPA membership Eligibility

The only eligibility requirement is that you must be a member of Representation Unit 028 within Sacramento County employment. (Check your County timesheet.) Click here for How to Join.

DPPA Membership Benefits

    • Can accompany and witness members during disciplinary events.
    • A legal assistance grant is available up to $250.00 for grievances.
    • There is strength in numbers. DPPA meets and confers with management and is highly regarded in the County and OCIT.
    • The DPPA President meets with the CIO on a monthly basis. As a member, you can accompany the President to one of these meetings.
    • The Board meetings are always open unless a specific (confidential) personnel matter is being discussed.
    • DPPA has been involved in roughly 10 – 12 negotiations/issues per year.
    • DPPA can be directly involved in reclassification studies.
    • DPPA can legally perform its own compensation studies.
    • DPPA can act as a neutral shield in controversial issues.
    • DPPA has helped Representation Unit 028 see many of the same benefits as Units represented by unions at a much lower cost to the members. The membership fee has always been $0.50 per week (since 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue).