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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 10.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Work SessionApril 6, 2015Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Compensation and Classification Plan Update Lauren Wipper <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Provide staff direction regarding an update to the City Compensation and Classification Plan. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The city contracted with Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey in 2006 to develop a compensation and classification <br />plan. Typically, plans are updated every 3-5 years to ensure they are internally and externally equitable <br />and consistent with the market. <br /> <br />Over the past eight years, we have added, removed, combined and adjusted positions, job expectations, <br />requirements, and have changed compensation rates due to market and economic factors. <br /> <br />For some time, we have experienced challenges in meeting market demands with entry level pay and have <br />had to start new employees at a higher step than was intended or accelerate their step promotion. <br /> <br />Over the past few years, many cities and counties have embarked on full-scale compensation and <br />classification studies. While a full-scale study provides the benefit of a third-party review and a plan <br />refresh, it also can be very expensive and cause internal staff disruption. We are comfortable with the <br />methodology of the current plan and see no reason to reinvent the entire system. We will provide a <br />review of the actual plan metrics as a part of the plan update process. <br /> <br />We have had the fortune/misfortune to be in the market for a number of positions over the past three <br />years. In each case, we have reviewed and updated job descriptions and scored them with our existing <br />classification plan to ensure they are in the proper grade and consistent with the market. <br /> <br />Staff would like to form an ad hoc personnel committee that would include two Council Members to <br />review the existing plan, review recommended adjustments, and consider market data. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />Unknown, the Council would approve compensation philosophy, plan changes, and implementation. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br />