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City staff outline step-based pay schedule after reviewing last year’s flawed salary study
Summary
A staff presenter described work by a small group of department leaders to revise a city salary schedule after identifying problems in a recently completed salary study. The group proposed a step schedule tied to years of service for 61 ordinance positions, noting only 13 employees had five or more years of service and saying a step system could
A staff presenter told the Gardner City Public Service Committee on May 30 that a city salary study completed last year had shortcomings, and that a small group of department leaders had developed a step-based compensation schedule they consider fairer and more likely to retain employees.
The presenter said the original study was a starting point but had flaws: it was hard to compare some Gardner jobs with positions in other communities because duties differ, and the study used a 50% benchmark that…
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