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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract with Reward Strategy Group to conduct a comprehensive review of the City’s current classification and compensation structure, and to develop recommendations to revise the classification structure and conduct a compensation study for a period of three years in an amount not to exceed $350,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On May 6, 2008, the City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (lAM) with a term of October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2012. A significant priority emerging from the negotiations was the need to review and revise the City's classification and compensation structure. The classification system has not had a comprehensive review in over 30 years and has become inflexible and unresponsive as fundamental changes in business and organizational needs have occurred. In addition, the compensation system has deteriorated with salary freezes that have occurred over the last five years combined with increased employee contributions toward benefits and retirement, impacting the City's ability to attract individuals to many critical positions.
Instead of across the board adjustments, the lAM MOU addresses these challenges by requiring a comprehensive Classification and Compensation Study be conducted, with the goal of bringing as many classifications as possible to the market median by 2012 within established, agreed upon funding limits. By simplifying and revising the City's classification and compensation system to be efficient, easy to administer and transparent, a Classification and Compensation Study conducted by an industry expert will increase the City's ability to attract and retain well-qualified employees and ultimately build the City's organizational strength and ability to deliver quality services to community.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional services in the classification and ...
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