Service 1: Classification Study a. Review PGCMLS organizational charts and current position descriptions. b. If necessary, develop additional data collection instrument(s) such as c. questionnaires, staff interviews, job audits, etc. d. Provide a process whereby individual employees can request an audit of their current position classification. e. Review the classification systems of comparator jurisdictions (Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Howard County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Alexandria City, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Arlington County, VA) and identify similarities and differences in how work is structured, and classification systems organize work. f. Identify and recommend changes that reflect the best practices in the region. g. Evaluate the grades of all PGCMLS job classes using a Job Evaluation methodology that addresses internal equity based on compensable factors that do not result in a discriminatory effect by race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or mental or physical disability.
