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Laguna Beach reviews citywide classification and compensation study; Baker Tilly recommends five pay plans
Summary
Consultant Jada Kent of Baker Tilly told the City Council the city’s pay structure is broadly aligned to market but recommended five tailored pay plans and grade reassignments; staff will return with a final report, costing and bargaining implications in February.
The Laguna Beach City Council heard a presentation from Baker Tilly on a citywide classification and compensation study and asked staff to return with a final report and implementation options.
Jada Kent, a consultant with Baker Tilly, told the council the firm used a five‑phase process that combined on‑site position analysis questionnaires, an internal job evaluation and an external market review to assign job evaluation scores and market midpoints. "Any changes to the pay plan and grade assignments must be bargained," Kent said, and emphasized that the study measures positions, not individual employees.
Kent recommended creating five separate pay plans—police, fire, marine…
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