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City consultant says many jobs fall behind market; council to weigh $4–5M aggregate cost scenarios
Summary
A consultant presented San Angelo’s classification and compensation study: about 39% of benchmark jobs are behind market; modeled implementation options ranged from targeted minimums to preserving comp‑ratio, with initial adoption costs for general service employees estimated at $1.5M–$2.1M and broader estimates of $4–5M to raise multiple groups; council asked for refined estimates and options.
Veronica, the city’s HR director, introduced the classification and compensation (class‑and‑comp) study and the consultant Sam Hines (Public Sector Personnel Consultants) walked council through the methodology and preliminary results.
Hines said the study identified roughly 328 distinct position classifications, with 230 benchmark roles used for the market comparison. He reported about 39% of benchmarks are behind the market midpoint, 44% competitive,…
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