IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing schedule I to chapter 2, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to County associates not within the Merit System, and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new schedule relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5712, January 30, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 20104, dated March 11, 2019, the Legislature did award a contract to Evergreen Solutions, LLC, of Tallahassee, FL, to perform a compensation study relating to all County associates, and,
WHEREAS, Evergreen completed the study, which made recommendations regarding new salary ranges for all County positions and the proper placement of all County associates within those ranges; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5373, dated June 29, 2020, the Legislature adopted Evergreen's recommendations in the study regarding associates not within the Merit System and implemented the new ranges by the revision of certain provisions of chapter 2 of the Jackson County Code; and,
WHEREAS, in this implementation, Ordinance 5373 deleted from schedule I certain historical positions in County government that did not have incumbents at the time of implementation; and,
WHEREAS, the Auditor now recommends that one of these former positions, Assistant Auditor, be added back into schedule I at an appropriate salary range; and,
WHEREAS, the Auditor is reviewing the status of three other former positions omitted from Schedule I and may make further recommendations regarding these positions at a future date; and,
WHEREAS, the Auditor also recommends that certain positions within the Legislature, Auditor's Office, and County Clerk's Office be reclassified to higher grades with the associated increased salary ranges, all to allow more flexibility in managing the career progress for certain County associates; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of...
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