Sparta Evaluates Wages To Combat Employee Turnover
Sparta Officials will launch a comprehensive pay study to address rising employee turnover, following a Thursday night vote. City Administrator Tonya Tindle said the city needed the study after several resignations highlighted significant wage gaps between the city and neighboring jurisdictions. Tindle said the analysis will evaluate the current compensation landscape. “That will take our […]
Putnam Committee Requests Numbers To Meet Salary Study Increases
The Putnam County Budget Committee asking all department heads and elected officials to take the new salary study and figure out how much it would cost to fund all the changes needed. The work will be based on the average differences for each position based on similar-sized cities and counties as well as the private […]
Putnam Pay Study Shows Work To Be Done, Porter Said Consider Feelings
A new pay study shows Putnam County would need to invest millions of dollars to match salaries with similar cities and counties or the private sector. “If you went through and gave raises to match these numbers, you’re talking millions, millions and millions of dollars,” Mayor Randy Porter told the County Budget Committee Thursday night. […]
Outside Firm Forming New Employee Pay Scale For Livingston Aldermen To Consider
Livingston contracting with an outside firm to conduct a pay and benefits study for city employees. MTAS recommended updating the city’s pay scale during an October work session. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the current pay scale is obsolete. “I think this is a step to get us back up to where we should, and to […]
Sparta Scheduling Work Session To Address Employee Pay
An in-house pay study of Sparta employees has shown a need to increase wages. Just how much the raises would amount to unknown at this time. City Administrator Brad Hennessee told Aldermen Thursday night he recommended scheduling a work session to layout option. “A meaningful and effective adjustment is going to be expensive,” Hennessee said. […]
