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Grants Pass council orders consultant study of management pay after heated debate
Summary
After hours of debate over a consultant study and what peer cities to use as comparators, Grants Pass council voted to issue an RFP for a third‑party review of the nonbargaining (management) pay schedule and to include an analysis of whether the city manager’s pay should be outside the salary structure.
Grants Pass City Council voted to hire a third‑party consultant to review the city’s nonbargaining (management) salary schedule and recommend fixes for pay‑equity and recruitment issues, following a prolonged discussion that split the council.
The council approved a motion directing staff to issue an RFP for a consultant that will identify ‘‘pain points’’ in the current pay grid and suggest options to alleviate them, including reviewing incentive structures for specific roles. The motion passed 6–2. Councilor Seth moved the final motion and Councilor Rick seconded; those who voted yes were Seth, Rob, Rick, Joel, Eric and Kathleen; Victoria and Indra voted no.
Council debate centered on two questions: which peer jurisdictions should be used to set market targets, and whether the city should adopt the task force’s numbers, a reduced (90%) version of them, or a locally tailored Southern Oregon average. Councilor Rob argued the 90%‑of‑task‑force figure closely matches a Southern Oregon average and…
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