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County staff recommend 2% market adjustment to pay ranges and bring employee recognition policy to resolution

3322397 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

The Department of Talent & People Services recommended shifting pay grade ranges 2% to preserve a buffer between recent cost‑of‑living increases and entry pay for new hires; staff also presented a formal employee recognition policy and scheduled an employee appreciation picnic.

Patsy Cresswell, director of the Department of Talent & People Services, recommended the Board of County Commissioners approve a 2% market adjustment to the county’s pay grade ranges and asked the board to place a formal employee recognition policy on a resolution for final approval.

Cresswell said the county recently approved a 2.8% cost‑of‑living increase and that moving the market pay ranges by an additional 2% preserves an approximately 0.8 percentage‑point buffer between existing employees’ pay and entry pay for newly hired employees. “The primary goal of a market salary…

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