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Human Resources rolls out classification and compensation study, expands training and recruitment efforts
Summary
Human Resources presented FY2026 budget items that implement a long-planned classification and compensation study, propose broader training (including Crucial Conversations for more employees) and maintain tuition-reimbursement and recruitment programs to support the city—s workforce priorities.
Human Resources detailed work completed under the city—s workforce-retention priority and presented FY2026 budget requests to continue recruiting, training and compensation reforms. Shelley Stickfort, chief human resources officer, and staff described the classification and compensation study, training programs and recruitment efforts.
Compensation study and implementation: the city contracted Cottingham & Butler (formerly Carlson Dettmann) to perform a citywide classification and compensation review, the first such study in roughly three decades. Connie Palm, benefits and compensation manager, said the city established a compensation philosophy and chose a strategy to "match the market." The study resulted in a…
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