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Smyrna staff propose pay-plan overhaul and midyear budget changes, $3.4M annual cost
Summary
Town staff presented a revised pay classification and market-adjustment plan that would raise employee pay to the top tier of Middle Tennessee for many jobs, separate public-safety pay plans, set a 3% minimum increase and cost about $3.4 million annually; council was told implementation could be retroactive to March.
Smyrna town officials presented a proposed revision to the town's pay classification and compensation plan that would realign salary grades to the local Middle Tennessee labor market, create separate pay plans for police and fire, and set a minimum pay increase of 3% for all affected employees.
The proposal would raise pay ranges across general employees, police and fire and is estimated to cost about $3.4 million per year in total: roughly $1.7 million for general employees, $1.0 million for police and $630,000 for fire, with an estimated $424,000 impact to enterprise funds and the remainder to the general fund. Finance and HR staff told the council those are annual operating costs, not one-time amounts.
Town Manager David Santucci framed the change as a shift in pay philosophy to remain…
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