DEPARTMENT: Employee Relations
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Provide One-Time Base Equity Adjustment To Non-Temporary, Non-Union County Staff
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, during 2021 and 2022, the County adopted a non-union merit compensation plan and merit matrix which included a combination of base and lump sum merit payments for all non-union employees; and
WHEREAS, the lump sum payments were established due to the economic uncertainty caused by the on-going COVID 19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the lump sum payments, employee advancement through the salary ranges were somewhat stagnated; and
WHEREAS, County staff hired after that time received initial wage rates that were constrained by current staff wages due to internal equity considerations; and
WHEREAS, to reconcile the impact of the lump sum payments in 2021 and 2022, the Human Resources Director recommends a one-time two percent (2%) base increase for all non-temporary, non-union County employees employed as of the first pay period in January 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a one-time two percent (2%) equity adjustment to all non-temporary, non-union employees, employed by the County as of the first pay period of 2025.
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