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Douglas County HR committee forwards new compensation policy to county board for review
Summary
The Douglas County Human Resources Committee reviewed a draft update to the county's compensation policy — last substantively revised in the 1990s — and agreed to place the plan on the County Board agenda for discussion and possible action, with an HR request for an April 1 effective date.
The Douglas County Human Resources Committee reviewed on a draft overhaul of the county's compensation policy and agreed to forward the proposal to the County Board for discussion and potential action, with county HR asking that any changes take effect April 1.
Karen Butch, Human Resources staff, told the committee the county's compensation policy had not been substantially updated since 1998 and that the draft was developed by HR, reviewed by the Civil Service Commission and department heads, and sent to unions for comment. She said the Civil Service Commission adopted the plan as presented on March 25. "The compensation policy was emailed out, but it is 12 pages long. So I'm just gonna be touching on highlights," Butch said.
The draft would allow more flexibility for recruiting while adding safeguards to protect pay equity and legal compliance. Key elements discussed…
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