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City official asks HR committee to review new performance‑based pay and pay scales
Summary
An unnamed city official told the Finance Committee they will ask the HR committee to review the new performance‑based pay system, reset pay brackets and examine published salary records to ensure consistent performance review processes.
An unnamed city official told the Finance Committee they planned to organize the HR committee to review the city’s new performance‑based pay system and the personnel ordinance's pay‑bracket schedules.
The official said the city moved from a cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) system to a performance‑based adjustment this year and that this is the first full year the new approach has been in place. They said they were surprised there was no uniform performance‑review system at the outset and requested the HR committee look at a consistent review process and the city’s pay scales and brackets.
The official also noted the city has published employee salaries for the past two years and asked HR and finance staff to coordinate on resetting pay scales and clarifying the performance metrics tied to pay adjustments. They said the goal is to make success metrics and career progressions transparent so that employees understand how pay and work expectations align.
No formal action or vote was recorded at the briefing on the HR work; the official said they would reach out to HR staff and council colleagues to set the committee review in motion and update the council as work proceeds.
