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Atlanta HR reports compensation implementation, highlights vacancies and wellness engagement
Summary
Interim HR Commissioner Calvin Blackburn told the Finance and Executive Committee that the city has begun implementing a classification and compensation study, reported a 93% offer acceptance rate and flagged about 2,500 vacant positions as of Dec. 31, 2024. Council members asked for follow-up data on retention and backlog in HR investigations.
Interim Commissioner Calvin Blackburn presented the Department of Human Resources quarterly report for Oct.–Dec. 2024 to the Atlanta City Council Finance and Executive Committee, saying the city has begun implementing changes from the classification and compensation study and has started entering salary adjustments into Oracle as of Jan. 2.
Blackburn said the city completed its classification and compensation study with Evergreen and Mercer, mailed individual compensation letters in October, held town halls and on Jan. 2 “started entering the study changes and salary adjustments into Oracle.” He told the committee the department is reviewing three options for a new line of demarcation between classified and unclassified employees and will meet with unions and stakeholders before seeking code revisions.
Why it matters: The changes affect pay, classification, and statutory…
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