Consultant: pay-study would cost about $1.2M–$1.4M; recommends two assistant city managers, restructure

A compensation and organizational review presented to the Goldsboro City Council recommended citywide pay increases and a restructured executive team that would narrow the city manager's direct reports from nearly 19 to seven and add two assistant city managers and a strategic planning manager.

The consultant, identified in the meeting as Dr. Campbell, recommended a 3% cost-of-living increase for all employees and estimated the fiscal impact of bringing pay ranges up to market. Dr. Campbell told the council that the study covered 308 positions across 184 job titles and that initial annualized increases were calculated at about $1.4 million; after HR and staff data revisions the estimated annual cost fell to about $1.2 million. He said the payroll change would represent roughly an 8% change in annual payroll, down from an earlier 9.4% estimate.

The presentation included three cost components: a 3% across-the-board pay adjustment…