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Council asks staff to study pay inequities, form benefits committee
Summary
At the June 24 meeting council members requested a pay study to address pay inequities across departments and asked staff to form a benefits committee to review retirement (TCRS) and possibly state insurance options.
Near the end of its June 24 special call meeting, the Shelbyville City Council discussed internal pay inequities and directed staff to study possible remedies and to form a benefits committee.
A council member said city departments currently show pay differences for equivalent positions and asked that the council either commission a pay study or meet with department heads to resolve disparities. The councilor also asked that a benefits committee be established to review the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) participation and to consider state insurance options.
Council members voiced agreement to pursue those next steps during the announcements portion of the meeting. The discussion was framed as guidance to staff and as a planning directive for the next budget cycle; no formal motion or ordinance was made at this meeting to allocate funds for a study or for benefits changes.
The request to study pay equity and form a benefits committee is forward-looking: it asks staff and council members to research and plan, but any concrete changes to pay scales, retirement participation, or insurance offerings would require separate formal action and potential budget authority in a future meeting.
