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Council presses for Baker Tilly deliverables as HR study reaches phase two
Summary
Councilors raised concerns about delays in the Baker Tilly classification and compensation study; Director Richardson outlined the five-phase process and said union review and job-description finalization remain outstanding.
Councilors at the April 7 workshop pressed staff for deliverables from Baker Tilly, the consultant conducting Middletown’s classification and compensation study, saying they expected earlier access to market comparability data.
A councilmember said the city has already paid for portions of the study and pushed for the market analysis to be released: "We already paid for it," the councilmember said, urging transparency on deliverables and timelines.
Director Richardson walked the council through the city’s five-stage approach to the study: phase 1 collected position questionnaires and supervisor input; phase 2 integrates PAQ results into draft job descriptions and incorporates Baker Tilly input; phase 3 is union review and negotiations; phase 4 is Baker Tilly’s analysis and delivery; and phase 5 is presentation to the council. "Phase 5 will be the presentation to the council," Richardson said, adding that market data has not yet been released because it is being packaged with the city’s finalized job descriptions.
Richardson said staff will share any Baker Tilly materials the city has received and would follow up with council requests for outstanding work. Council members said they wanted the market comparability results as soon as possible so they can assess next steps for bargaining and budget implications.
No formal action on the study was taken during the workshop; councilors asked staff to provide a status update and any deliverables that can be released.
