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City staff outline pay‑plan overhaul to improve internal equity and market competitiveness

Helena City Commission · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Human Resources Director Renee McMahon briefed commissioners on a proposed pay matrix and classification system intended to move many positions toward market comparability (midpoint at step 3) and improve internal equity; staff cautioned the plan has funding implications across city funds and will return with cost and implementation details.

Human Resources Director Renee McMahon presented the first of two administrative briefings on the city’s proposed pay plan, a multi‑step package intended to make compensation more internally equitable, externally competitive and legally defensible.

McMahon said the project rested on three components: foundational work and market studies, the pay matrix itself, and the classification system to place positions on the matrix. The city contracted consultant CMS to perform market wage analyses…

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