STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 9, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a two-year consultant contract for a compensation study for the Department of Human Resources - Public Sector Personnel Consultants, Inc., most advantageous proposer of five - Not to exceed $159,550 - Financing: Operating Carryover Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This consultant contract will engage the services of a firm to develop a comprehensive compensation study for civilian pay. The study will evaluate the City's salary structures and assess if they are internally equitable, externally competitive, cost-effective, and if the salaries positively impact the City's ability to recruit and retain talent. The study will also review total compensation while giving consideration to benefits, and the City's retirement plan.
The study will also allow for an update to the current City policies designed to better regulate pay and assign salary levels which may be out of synchronization with the job market. Furthermore, the study will allow the City to address salary compression affecting employees across the organization and minimize salary inequities that may later result in legal challenges and/or morale issues.
This contract provides a new scope of services that ties in with and builds upon compensation study services previously provided to the City. The Department of Human Resources was approved Operating Carryover Funding in the FY 2019-20 End-of-Year Appropriation Ordinance to continue the integration of the Compensation Study into Workday. The consultant will provide critical expertise...
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