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Consultant recommends moving Port Arthur pay plan to 21‑step structure; council debates releasing anonymous employee survey data
Summary
A consultant hired to overhaul Port Arthur’s pay and classification system recommended moving from a 10‑step plan with narrow pay ranges to a 21‑step plan aligned to market midpoints and advised implementing changes Jan. 1, 2026; council members raised questions about releasing anonymous employee survey results to the council.
Evergreen Solutions delivered the findings of a citywide wage and classification study at the Sept. 9 Port Arthur City Council meeting, reporting a broad recommendation to increase the structure and market alignment of the city’s pay plan and to implement changes starting Jan. 1, 2026.
Rob Williamson, project manager for Evergreen Solutions, said the city’s existing pay ranges were narrow — roughly a 24% spread between minimum and maximum — and use a 10‑step plan that pushes employees rapidly to the midpoint and then slows progress. By contrast, the market pay ranges Evergreen used for comparison averaged a 48% spread. Williamson said that structure meant new hires tended to be paid above market…
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