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Commission approves issuing RFP for countywide salary study

Cole County Commission · April 30, 2025

Summary

The commission authorized staff to issue a request for proposals for a county salary study to produce job descriptions, pay grids and an implementation plan; staff will solicit proposals and return recommendations after initial review.

County administrative staff requested permission to release an RFP to run a countywide salary study. The RFP was described as flexible: proposers could offer a full service that includes job‑description writing and implementation planning or provide a narrower product such as a pay‑grid alone.

Staff said the RFP would be circulated to department heads and elected officials and suggested a 30‑day window for proposals. Commissioners discussed whether to assemble a review group but agreed staff could post the RFP and circulate it for internal feedback; commissioners requested responses by the beginning of next week and planned to turn in final papers the following week.

"We want them to go out to the market and see what they find," a staff presenter said, describing the goal of aligning county salaries to market data and producing options for implementation. Commissioners agreed to proceed and staff said they would email the RFP to stakeholders and post it online.

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