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Council debates Baker Tilly salary study; members request line-by-line data

Saginaw City Council · August 7, 2024
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Summary

Council heard Baker Tilly’s explanation of pay compression and Option 2, which moves long-tenured employees further into pay ranges; council members pressed for detailed Excel data and questioned committee communications and the city manager’s presence at employee meetings.

City Manager Gabe Grama opened discussion of the Baker Tilly salary study and said staff included all backup materials in the packet. Jada (Baker Tilly) explained the rationale for Option 2, describing "compression" as a situation where newer hires can leapfrog longer-tenured employees in pay. "Option 2 is intending to move the employee who's been in that role a lot longer further into the range," Jada said, adding that the option aims to reflect where long-tenured staff would have been if the…

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