Consultants update council on compensation study: compression remains, market review recommended

Evergreen Solutions presented an update on the city’s 2022 compensation and classification study and the plan implemented in 2023. Consultant Mark Holcomb summarized key findings: many employees remain below midpoints of their assigned pay ranges and the city likely has a modest market gap driven by national salary moves since the original study. He recommended adopting an adjusted pay plan, continued targeted classification changes, annual step increases and a periodic (every 3–5 years) holistic review.