Budget Workshop: Pay Study.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Budget Workshop: Pay Study. • Classification and Compensation Study Presentation by Evergreen Solutions, LLC • Finances FY 2025 and FY 2026 Mr. Marez introduced Mr. Rob Williamson of Evergreen Solutions, LLC. Mr. Williamson provided a presentation on the Classification and Compensation Study performed by Evergreen. He said the purpose of the study was to standardize and modernize STW A's compensation structure and provide recommendations on a fair and competitive compensation plan. He explained that he interviewed staff and conducted an internal analysis using a Job Assessment Tool employee survey. Evergreen also conducted an external analysis by surveying the market for salaries to determine equitable salary ranges. This included salaiy data from twelve market peers covering all job classifications. For peers outside of the area, the data was adjusted for cost of living. Mr. Williamson proposed a new pay plan and recommended that the Board adopf the proposed compensation structure, reassign all job classification to pay grades based on internal equity and market results, place employees within their newly recommended pay grades with a 15% cap in year one, and select an implementation methodology that aligns with STWA's compensation philosophy and financial means. He recommended approaching this in two phases. First placing employees into the new pay structure in Phase 1 and then moving ranges closer to the market average in Phase 2. He pointed out that ov

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