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Consultant: Crossville pay schedule largely aligned but some roles fall behind; 5% raise would cost about $750,000

Crossville City Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

A market update from Dr. Victoria McGrath found compression in Crossville’s step pay schedule and recommended modest adjustments, including a 5% market increase that staff says would add roughly $750,000 to the general fund if implemented with planned step increases.

Dr. Victoria McGrath, CEO of McGrath Human Resources Group, told the Crossville City Council that a recent market review found many city positions clustered below the external market rate and recommended modest pay‑schedule changes to protect retention.

"You have 58% of the positions that are under the market rate," McGrath said, describing the city’s comp‑ratio methodology and the limits of the current 10‑step schedule, which she called compressed.

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