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Grants Pass task force recommends modified market grid, council asks for multi‑year cost projections
Summary
A task force recommended adopting a modified McGrath salary schedule and pre‑placement CPI adjustment to bring nonbargaining wages closer to market while protecting pay equity; council asked staff for 3–5 year projections, a bare‑minimum legal fix, and analysis of a 7‑step alternative before taking action.
Grants Pass City staff and a citizen task force recommended adopting a reconfigured salary grid to align nonbargaining employee pay with market data and comply with Oregon pay‑equity law, but the City Council asked for more analysis before voting.
At a council workshop, Stephanie Nuttall presented the task force’s work and the consultant McGrath’s market study, which the group modified. The recommendation would set McGrath’s market average at step 6 on the grid, apply an October 2024 12‑month CPI adjustment (presented to council as 3.2%) to the grid before placements, and use an experience‑based rubric to place current employees on the new schedule. The task force also recommended a longevity incentive (1% after 10…
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