Interim manager Rick Miller told council that a classification and compensation study completed in 2022 was delivered to the former town manager but not formally presented to the council, and that changes in staffing have left a number of positions and salary levels without current council-adopted job classifications.

Miller summarized the 2022 baseline: at that time the town had 51 full-time and 4 part-time employees; today the organization shows about 60 full-time and 6 part-time employees. He said total salary, wages and benefits excluding overtime were about $3.86 million in 2022 and about $5.9 million in 2025 — roughly a 53% increase.

Miller recommended the council adopt a clarified list of job titles and an organizational structure, including keeping a finance director under contract for now, retaining a public works director and establishing distinct supervisory and crew classifications within public works. He proposed adding or formalizing positions such as building official/inspector, a part-time code enforcement officer, and a police department receptionist (to remain vacant as budget allows). He suggested changing the library director title to library manager and placing library services under a proposed community services director who would oversee recreation, the cemetery and related programs.

On pay ranges, Miller said most positions are close to the council-approved ranges but a subset exceed the approved maximum. He singled out fleet positions (fleet equipment maintenance crew supervisor and fleet equipment maintenance crew) and recommended increasing the adopted range for the supervisor position to better align with League of Arizona Cities and Towns comparables; he proposed moving other staff paid above the new high point down to the range ceiling until a future council decision on cost-of-living adjustments. Miller said he would return with a consolidated slide package and the recommended numeric ranges and asked that staff email the ranges and full presentation to the council for review.

Councilors asked for the complete slide presentation and the numeric ranges by email; Miller agreed to provide them. Council did not adopt any ranges or individual pay changes during the meeting and directed staff to bring the recommendations back for further review in the budget discussions.