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Tangipahoa Parish committee approves reclassification of clerical positions to Grade 4
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Summary
A personnel committee voted unanimously to move 13 office assistant/clerk positions from Grade 3 to Grade 4, eliminate pay columns 1 and 2, and implement the change upon board approval this year; administrators estimate an annual cost of about $32,000.
A Tangipahoa Parish personnel committee voted unanimously to approve reclassifying 13 office assistant and clerk positions from Grade 3 to Grade 4 and to remove pay columns 1 and 2, a change administrators said would be implemented this year upon passage by the full board rather than on July 1.
The committee approved the measure after a motion by Mr. Toler and a second from Miss Abrams. Miss McNeal, a personnel staff member, explained that the proposal affects about 13 employees who would move from Grade 3 to Grade 4 and that the administration does not yet have a full count of Grade 2 employees who might qualify for reclassification based on certifications or degrees.
Committee members said the change is intended to address pay compression and give long-tenured employees a path forward. Miss McNeal told the committee that the columns labeled “column 1” and “column 2” on the old pay schedule would be eliminated and that employees in those columns would be moved into Grade 4; she said those employees would not see a pay reduction as a result of the transition. The administration also described a separate, ongoing plan to add one pay step per year until teachers reach 40 steps and other employees reach 30 steps; Miss McNeal said the system currently has 23 steps.
Asked about budget impact, a staff member said the administration currently anticipates an annual cost of about $32,000 for the reclassification, based on 13 employees and an average increase of about $2,500 per affected employee; officials said the exact total depends on which employees hold degrees or certifications and will therefore move to different classifications. The committee asked the administration to include an estimated midyear budget impact when the item goes to the full board.
Miss Cindy was asked to call the vote. Voting opened and closed during the meeting; the chairman announced that the measure “passes unanimously.” With no further business, the committee concluded its personnel meeting.
