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Director Richardson says classification study advancing after Dec. 12 union meeting
Summary
Director Richardson told the Common Council the city met with unions on Dec. 12 and expects end-of-month responses on revised job descriptions; the market study contractor, Baker Tilly, is awaiting finalized job descriptions before completing its salary-grade analysis.
Director Richardson told the Middletown Common Council on Jan. 6 that he met with both unions on Dec. 12 to review job descriptions and position questionnaires and hopes to receive a formal response by the end of the month.
"December 12 is when they were all sat down with me and we went over various things," Richardson said, summarizing the meeting with union representatives. He said department heads and supervisors had also been involved in reviewing the job content and that the next step would be impact bargaining if the unions request it. Richardson described the review as covering "over 140" positions — later estimating "about 147" as a rough figure.
Attorney Wisniewski and council members pressed for clarity on timing and oversight. Wisniewski said consultant Justin completed interviews with department heads and forwarded job descriptions to the unions. Richardson said the city plans to consolidate revisions and present a package to the council for final approval of any reclassifications or pay-plan changes.
The director emphasized the two-step nature of the consultant's work: developing revised job descriptions and then running a market study and rubric to place jobs into salary grades. "They have that data. They're waiting for it to come from us," Richardson said of the market-study consultant. The council requested that staff provide a clearer schedule and fuller documentation when the materials are ready so elected members can review proposed changes before formal adoption.
