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City staff get roadmap for pay-for-performance plan; full implementation eyed for 2027
Summary
Consultants presented a compensation study recommending a consolidated pay structure, two-track approach for public safety, and a staged move toward pay-for-performance with an implementation target of 2027.
Minot city council heard a detailed compensation study on July 7 that recommended restructuring pay ranges, consolidating salary grades and preparing the organization for a phased move to pay-for-performance, with a targeted implementation start in 2027.
The study, prepared by outside consultants and presented during the city manager’s report, recommended reducing the current 62 salary grades to a smaller set aligned with market spreads, creating separate pay-structure treatments for public safety and non-public-safety roles, and preparing a performance-management system that could later support merit-based increases.
Consultants said Minot’s local labor market largely tracks national averages and…
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