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Consultant outlines salary-survey plan to help Longview benchmark pay and retain staff
City Council, City of Longview, Texas · December 12, 2025
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Summary
Third-party consultant Matt Weatherly proposed surveying 10–14 peer cities to build a custom salary database, normalize for cost-of-living and services, and return in spring with recommendations to update Longview's pay philosophy and retention plan.
A consultant working for the city described a proposed market-pay survey designed to help Longview determine competitive pay for city job classifications.
Matt Weatherly said the plan is to collect salary plans, job descriptions and organization charts from a set of peer cities (about 10–14) and build a custom…
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