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Council presses consultant deliverables after Baker Tilly engagement
Summary
Council members asked whether Baker Tilly completed its market analysis and what the roughly $150,000 engagement covered; Director Richardson said the consultant is waiting for finalized job descriptions before completing the market study.
During the Jan. 6 workshop, several council members pressed staff for clarity about the consultant's work on the classification and compensation review and whether the city has received a formal report.
Councilman Vincent J. Lofredo asked pointedly, "What did we spend $150,000 on?" — a question seeking confirmation of what deliverables had been produced for the consultant fee referenced by a councilor. Director Richardson responded that Baker Tilly had performed initial PAQ processing and would conduct the market-comparison study once the city supplies finalized job descriptions. "They have that data. They're waiting for it to come from us," Richardson said.
Richardson described the process as two parts: the initial collection and drafting of job descriptions and a subsequent market study to place jobs into salary grades. Council members said they had not received a standalone report from the consultant and urged staff to provide clearer documentation and timing for the remaining work. The transcript does not include an invoice or contract summary presented at the meeting; the $150,000 figure was raised as a question by a council member and not confirmed with contract text during the workshop.
