The Consultant will be expected to work with town staff to perform the following services: A. Meet with various town representatives to discuss the goals of the project, the process, and tasks to be performed. B. Develop a mutually agreeable project management plan that clearly describes all phases of the project with schedule, milestones, responsibilities, and deliverables to achieve the outcomes of the project in a successful and timely manner. C. Review with town representatives the list of comparable towns used in the last study done in 2016 and make recommendations for changes, if needed. D. Work with town staff to identify benchmark positions. Prepare and conduct a salary survey of benchmark positions. E. Analyze survey data and: i. Recommend changes to the existing salary ranges to include point spread between ranges. ii. Recommend necessary classification changes based on survey results. iii. Recommend FLSA status changes if indicated. iv. Recommend methods to address compression and inequity issues. F. Prepare a final report of recommendations, including discussion of methods, techniques and data used to develop the recommendations. G. Prepare an analysis of the financial impact of implementing the recommended pay range adjustments, and define any funding issues. H. Educate and train town staff on the methodology used. I. Provide town staff with project status updates on a weekly basis.
