Brunswick County Board of Commissioners ACTION AGENDA ITEM April 18, 2022

Action Item # VI. - 2.

Request that the Board of Commissioners receive a presentation from David Hill, Project Manager from Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC), regarding the Classification and Total Compensation Study project and associated recommendations.  Request that the Board approve implementation of PTRC’s recommendations effective April 18, 2022 (pay adjustments would be effective in paycheck dated May 5, 2022).

The Board of Commissioners approved for a Classification and Total Compensation Study to be conducted this fiscal year in order to ensure that our compensation levels are competitive to continue to attract and retain highly qualified individuals.

David Hill, Project Manager for Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC), will present the following:

• The workforce analysis at the beginning of the study
• The methods used in the Classification and Pay Study Process 
• A Benefit Comparison Analysis
• Their final recommendations, to include:  Proposed creation of two new play plans.  Each pay plan would have a 5% differential between each pay grade and a 70% range for each pay grade; Proposed placement of each position classification to recommended pay grade*;  Proposed assignment of each employee’s salary within the recommended pay grade.  With this recommendation, each employee would be assigned a salary at the same percent above the minimum for their assigned pay grade, or receive a 7% COLA adjustment, whichever is greater.

*Please note that feedback from Department Heads regarding position grade placements are being evaluated by the consultant.  Depending upon this analysis, there may be some additional recommended adjustments to position grade placements, which would not have a significant financial impact.

Budget amendment appropriates Medicaid Hold Harmless of $1,522,003, Federal Revenues of $102,974, ROD Technology Reserve Fund Fees of $1,317 and Water and Wastewater Expendable Net assets of $138,799 and $70,090, respectively, for the additional salary and benefits prorated for FY 22 totaling $1,842,183.  Estimated FY 2023 cost including all incremental costs is $9.8 million.