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Administrator reports wage-study progress; part-time employees under 24 hours excluded from immediate pay change
Summary
County Administrator Candace reported the wage study is near completion but delayed by staff circumstances; new pay rates will apply to full‑time and employees working 24 hours or more, while employees under 24 hours a week are excluded and will be phased in next year.
County Administrator Candace told the Richland County Executive & Finance Steering Committee on Dec. 23 that the county’s wage study is nearing completion and that department heads will receive updated pay-rate information around Dec. 26. She said the consultant Tessa has had a family emergency, which has delayed final adjustments.
Candace summarized the implementation plan: new pay rates will be applied to full‑time and part‑time employees who work at least 24 hours per week; "Anybody working less than 24 hours a week is not on the new scale. That will be phased in as, you know, next year is, as part of next year's plan," she said. Committee members were told the county is preparing for a transition in administration and that Derek will be looped in on matters he needs to know to brief an interim administrator.
The administrator said county payroll will reflect the new rates for eligible employees; staff flagged as working under 24 hours per week will not receive the rate change immediately. The committee did not take formal action on the wage study at the meeting; the update was provided as an informational report to committee members.
Ending Staff will distribute finalized wage-study materials to department heads around Dec. 26; implementation for employees working less than 24 hours per week will be addressed as part of next year’s plan.
