Hubbard County, Minn.Classification and Compensation Study

UpdateGREG MANGOLD| AUGUST 5, 2014

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Agenda• Update on Study Progress• Next Steps

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Why a Compensation and Classification Study?What are we trying to address?

• Review duties and responsibilities of all jobs

• Update and standardize job descriptions

• Evaluate all jobs for internal value relationships

• Collect market compensation and benefits data for benchmark jobs

• Develop a new or revised compensation system that is externally competitive and internally equitable

• Compensation policies and procedures

• Identify costs to implement

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Study Phases1. Study Initiation and Planning2. Classification Study3. Job Evaluation Study4. Compensation Study5. Performance Management System Review6. Organizational Structure Review7. Submit Final Report

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1. Study Initiation and Planning• Meetings with employees and management:

March 24-26• Review of current systems: March• Understanding of issues and needs: On-going• Understand/clarify Hubbard County’s

compensation strategy: On-going

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2. Classification Study• Meetings with employees regarding Position

Description Questionnaire (PDQ)completion: March 25-26

• Employees complete PDQs: March-April• Consultant reviews PDQs: April-May• Consultant recommends classification structure

along with consolidation of job titles: May 30

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3. Job Evaluation Study• Consultant applies Decision Band Method

to County’s jobs.• Consultant forwards preliminary job

evaluation results to County: May 30

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4. Classification Study• Consultant provides preliminary labor market

information to County: March 29• Consultant provides proposed benchmark jobs

for salary and benefits survey to County: May 12

• Consultant provides draft salary and benefits survey along with benchmark job summaries to County: July 4

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Estimated Timeline (Months)Phase Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9I

Study Initiation and Planning

II Classification Study

IIIJob Evaluation Study

IV Compensation Study

VPerformance Management System

VI(Addendum) Organizational Study

VII Final Report

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Next Steps• Move to finalization of classification

structure• Finalize definition of labor market• County approves salary and benefits

survey document• Consultant distributes salary and benefits

survey document to labor market organizations.

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