Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City’s objectives include updating its current compensation system to: Attract and retain qualified employees; Ensure positions performing similar work with essential the same level of complexity, responsibility, and knowledge, skills, and abilities are classified together; Provide salaries commensurate with assigned duties; Maintain a competitive position with other comparable government entities and private employer. At a minimum, the selected firm is expected to: Review the City’s current compensation plan and understand current challenges with recruiting and retaining employees; Meet with each department director and appropriate departmental staff to understand their recruitment and retention challenges as they relate to compensation, their general hierarchy, and classification structure; Identify and recommend comparable labor markets, including both public and private sector employers for a compensation survey. The recommendations should be provided prior to implementation of the study for approval by City administration and City Council; Develop and conduct a comprehensive compensation survey for City positions; Recommend appropriate salary ranges for each position based on the classification plan, compensation survey results, and the internal relationships and equity; Develop new or recommend changes to the City’s current salary structure based on the results of the survey and best practices