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Consultant presents compensation study for animal services, EMS and sheriff’s office; board authorizes manager to include recommendations in 2026 budget
Summary
A consultant presented a pay and structure analysis for Animal Services, Emergency Services and the Sheriff’s Office, recommended range and progression changes, and the board voted to allow the county manager to submit all or part of the recommendations as part of the FY2026 proposed budget.
Dr. Victoria McGrath of McGrath Human Resources Group presented March 3 the results of a compensation study covering Rowan County’s Animal Services, Emergency Services and Sheriff’s Office positions.
McGrath said the study collected market data, compared county minimums with market minimums and recommended pay-grade adjustments for specific positions whose minimums lagged local averages. She said the county’s current salary ranges are built from market minimums with a 60% span from minimum to maximum and that many jurisdictions now use narrower…
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