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Executive committee reviews two pay-plan changes, requests diversity report for new positions
Summary
The New Castle County executive committee reviewed ordinances to add a county assessor role and to reclassify sewer operations titles, and a participant requested a diversity report on newly created positions; minutes were approved and the meeting adjourned.
Council President Monique Williams Johns called the New Castle County executive committee to order on Feb. 24, 2026, and led a brief session that covered two pay-plan ordinances and a request for a diversity report on newly created positions.
The committee discussed ordinance 26-009, which would add the position title of county assessor at pay grade 34 to the nonunion classified pay plan and adopt the class specification for county assessor as recommended by the Human Resources Advisory Board. President Monique Williams Johns said the change reflects the advisory board's recommendation and invited questions from council members.
The committee then considered ordinance 26-022, a reclassification affecting the Department of Public Works. Jason Zern, who identified himself as a senior manager with the Department of Public Works, explained that the ordinance would eliminate the class specification for "operation services manager" (grade 30) from the county pay plan and adopt the class specification for "Chief of Sewer Maintenance" for the Division of Sewer Operations Administration. Zern said the change was recommended by the Human Resources Advisory Board following its Feb. 5 meeting.
A participant asked for a diversity report on positions that are newly created. "I would like to have a diversity report on especially positions that are just created," the participant said, adding that diversity in the department "has been a problem and a challenge over the years." President Johns agreed to follow up by email to confirm an appropriate timeframe for that report. Another speaker noted the report is being prepared as part of the budget process and referenced a staff member named Cleon as involved in that preparation; no firm deadline was specified on the record.
There were no members of the public offering comment. The committee approved the minutes from Feb. 3 by voice vote and later voted to adjourn.
The executive committee did not record formal votes on the two ordinances in the provided transcript. If either ordinance moves forward, the committee or full council will need to schedule the next procedural step.
