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County staff present compensation study; board told plan could cost about $1 million to implement
Summary
A consultant report and task force recommended new pay ranges and equity adjustments; staff urged the board to make pay and benefits a budget priority to retain employees.
A county staff presentation at the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors work session outlined a consultant compensation study and recommended changes to job classifications, pay ranges and an equity-adjustment plan the county task force said would reduce pay compression and make county positions more competitive.
The county's Management Advisory Group (consultant) and a county compensation task force reviewed job classifications and market pay data from comparable jurisdictions, then proposed a new pay structure with a 60% pay range spread, 5% steps between grades and…
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