Title
Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to implement the recommendations of the 2024 Compensation Study, as reviewed and accepted by the County Administrator's Office and Lake County's Human Resources Department.
Staff Summary
* In February 2024, Lake County acquired Baker Tilly, LLP to conduct a comprehensive compensation study on all of the County's non-represented employees.
* The consultant analyzed the County's non-represented positions through a comprehensive job analysis and market assessment and in August 2024 County staff and Baker Tilly, LLP presented the findings of the compensation study to the Financial and Administrative Committee with recommendations.
* Based on the recommendations from Baker Tilly and Committee feedback, the County Administrator is implementing the Compensation Study by providing a 2% increase to all non-represented employees' base salaries or bringing employees' base salaries to the minimum of newly established salary grades, with some exceptions.
* Some of the increases recommended, and accepted by the County Administrator and Lake County Human Resources exceed 10%. This resolution authorizes the County Administrator to implement the Compensation Study and provide increases as necessary in alignment with the Compensation Study.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in February 2024 the County Board authorized a contract with Baker Tilly LLP. to conduct a comprehensive compensation study for all of the County's non-represented positions; and
WHEREAS, the consultant evaluated the County's salary grade structure and all non-represented positions through a comprehensive job analysis and market assessment; and
WHEREAS, the consultant found, through the market assessment that:
* Lake County's minimums are 7.8% below market minimums on average.
* Lake County's midpoints are 1.4% below market midpoints on average.
* Lake County's maximums are 0.5% above market maximums on average; and
WHEREAS, a new salary grade structure was ...
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