As part of the 2016 budget, the Village Board approved funding for a Classification and Compensation study. The purpose of the Study is to review current job classifications and provide the Village with suggestions regarding internal and external pay equity and alignment with comparable communities. In addition, the Consultant will review the Village’s current performance evaluation system to determine if re-engineering is warranted. 

Requests for Proposals for the Study were sent out last month to eight consultants and two responses were received.  One was from HR Consultants, Inc., a firm that specializes in private and public sector organizations, and is for approximately $86,000. The second response is from GovHR, a firm that works only with public sector clients, and is for a not-to-exceed amount of $34,500. The 2016 Budget included $40,000 for this project.

GovHR’s proposal meets the requirements set forth in the RFP. Staff has checked references for this work from other communities and they were all positive. Additionally, the Village worked with GovHR in our search for a Village Manager and more recently, in our search for a Building Services Director.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Village Board accept the proposal from GovHR for a Classification and Compensation Study in an amount not-to-exceed $34,500 and authorize the Village Manager to enter into a contact with GovHR for this work.