Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Compensation Study topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council weighs $17,000 pay-and-classification study for nonunion city employees
Summary
City staff recommended a comprehensive compensation and classification study for nonunion employees by MGT Impact Solutions (cost not to exceed $17,000). Council members welcomed better job descriptions and pay bands but questioned potential future budget implications and asked that the study remain advisory.
City Administrator Fagan Hsu presented a proposal to hire MGT Impact Solutions to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study for all nonunion city personnel, with a total cost not to exceed $17,000.
Hsu said the study would review existing job classifications and compensation levels, evaluate internal equity and market competitiveness, analyze approximately 20 benchmark positions against 15–20 comparable communities, and develop updated job descriptions and pay bands. The work would include employee and supervisory job analysis questionnaires and interviews, implementation guidance and post-project support. Hsu emphasized the work is meant to provide objective data for elected officials and would not obligate the council to adopt recommendations.
Council discussion focused on the study’s aims and possible outcomes. Members asked whether the study was prompted by retention or recruitment concerns and how pay bands would interact with performance evaluations. Hsu said that while the city had retained many long-term employees, the city lacked a recent comparable study and that formal pay bands could help with recruitment, retention and clearer expectations. A council member noted the city has not done a comprehensive evaluation in at least 15–20 years and that the study would be advisory; staff said findings would be returned with an implementation proposal for council action if desired.
The committee did not take an immediate vote to contract MGT on June 8; staff said the study would be brought back for decision and that establishing pay bands would be a policy decision for elected officials.
