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County HR outlines options for salary matrix, minimum-wage impacts and exempt classification; commissioners ask staff for follow-up study
Summary
Human Resources presented options for expanding the county's non‑bargaining salary matrix, reviewed minimum-wage effects and exempt-employee salary thresholds, and commissioners asked staff to return with more detailed analysis of total compensation, comparables and a process for periodic wage reviews.
Franklin County's human-resources staff presented a detailed workshop on options for revising the county's non-bargaining salary matrix, discussing potential additional steps, the interaction with state minimum-wage rules, and salary thresholds for exempt positions.
The HR presenter said the county moved in 2008 from a 14-step matrix to a 7-step matrix and that some bargaining units and staff have asked to add steps back into the matrix to reduce the number of employees who reach the top step and then require reclassification to receive further pay increases. "Requests are starting to be made to add 1 additional step to the matrix," the…
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