Evergreen was hired by Rock Island County to conduct an Organizational Design Study of the Finance Department. Evergreen will perform the high level tasks: analyze the business needs of the County and identify the rationale for creating a new finance department; set clear, measurable goals for the new department aligned with organizational objectives; conduct a Situational Analysis: Assess existing capabilities, gaps, and potential challenges within the County; develop a department structure: design the department hierarchy, identify key roles, and assign responsibilities to include benchmarks and best practices; create a staffing plan; determine hiring needs and develop recruitment strategies; outline operational processes by defining major workflows, procedures, and standards within the department; allocate resources by estimating operational budgets for the department, technology, and support staff to the new department; develop an implementation plan with a phased approach; establish a communication strategy on how to inform stakeholders about the new department and its goals; and monitor and evaluate performance by setting up metrics to track progress and make adjustments as needed.
Onondaga Community College, NY: Compensation Analysis and Structure Development
Evergreen was hired by the Onondaga Community College to perform a Compensation Analysis and Structure Development. Evergreen will conduct a thorough market analysis of Professional Administrator and Management Confidential positions and salaries; compare current salaries to market data; develop a new compensation structure that is industry competitive; provide clear career paths; provide recommendations relative to compensation adjustments; and assist in the implementation and maintenance of the new compensation structure.
City of Bellingham, WA: Job Classification Market Study
Evergreen was hired by the City of Bellingham to conduct a Job Classification Market Study. Evergreen will perform the following tasks: conduct a market pay evaluation; collect salary and benefit data for a total compensation analysis; review job descriptions for all benchmark positions; conduct a job analysis of all bargaining unit classifications; conduct job analysis interviews; analyze the internal pay relationship between positions; produce recommendations on strategy options for a more effective management of compression issues; and develop tools and guidelines for implementing changes to the classification and compensation plans; and provide necessary instruction to the City to maintain recommendations.
City of Riverdale, GA: Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis
Evergreen was hired by the City of Riverdale to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis. Evergreen will perform the following: provide a comprehensive evaluation of every job within the city to determine relative worth within the organization for internal equity; review all current job classifications and recommend changes to the hierarchical order of jobs; establish appropriate benchmarking standards and conduct a market salary survey; identify potential pay compression issues and provide potential solutions; analyze and recommend changes to the present compensation structure; and develop guidelines to assist City staff with determining the starting pay for new employees.
West Basin Municipal Water District, CA: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study. Evergreen will perform the following tasks: revise and develop classification specifications and job descriptions; conduct a market survey of comparable water districts and other public agencies; collect and analyze labor market total compensation data; evaluate existing internal salary relationships and make appropriate recommendations; review the current salary schedule structure and make recommendations; and prepare a classification and compensation report.
Brazos River Authority, TX: Compensation and Classification Study / Organizational Review of the RSMU Department
Evergreen Solutions was hired by the Brazos River Authority to Compensation and Classification Study as well as an Organizational Review of the Reservoir System Maintenance Unit (RSMU). Evergreen reviewed and recommended changes to the existing exempt and non-exempt pay grade schedules; classification system for all employees; job descriptions; and FLSA non-exempt and exempt status of all positions. Evergreen conducted market salary and benefits surveys to determine external competitiveness, internal compression and recommend pay changes, if any. Evergreen also conducted a statistical pay equity analysis for internal equity and provided recommendations. Evergreen performed an Organizational Review of RSMU in the following areas: current and anticipated staffing levels; skill-level requirements; and associated compensation. In the end, Evergreen presented a final report to the Board of Directors that included documentation that supported the findings and recommendations derived from the salary and benefits market compensation surveys, the findings and recommendations for adjustments to the exempt and non-exempt pay grade schedule, and the findings and recommendations for adjustments to the classification system and pay equity for all employees.
Note: Evergreen has worked with the Brazos River Authority on three previous projects and was hired in 2024 to conduct a Classification and Compensation Plan Update.
Manatee County, FL: Staffing and Headcount Study
Evergreen was hired by Manatee County to conduct an IT Organizational Design Study. The results of the study will provide answers to the following questions: Should IT services be more centralized or decentralized? What is the optimal process allocation from an organizational design standpoint? What is the best structure to increase efficiency and effectiveness?
Note: Evergreen was previously hired by the County in 2023 to conduct a Staffing and Headcount Study for the IT Department and a Compensation Study.
Florida Municipal Power Agency, FL: Human Resources Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) to conduct a Human Resources Compensation Study. Evergreen will review FMPA’s compensation plan, conduct a market salary survey to determine external equity, make recommendations for improvements to the current pay plan, review job descriptions to ensure internal equity, and assist in updating job descriptions based on findings from the job analysis and market survey.
Town of Chapel Hill, NC: Compensation Study and Pay Equity and Representative Analysis
Evergreen was hired by the Town of Chapel Hill to conduct a Compensation and Pay Equity and Representative Analysis. Evergreen will conduct the following tasks: perform a review of the existing classification plan; simplify and reduce the number of job descriptions and align all jobs into job families with similar roles and functions; build career progression ladders; prepare pay progression ladders and progression opportunities; perform a market salary range study; and draft a compensation philosophy and review and revise pay policies.
Richmond Public Schools, VA: Classification and Compensation Study
Evergreen was hired by the Richmond Public Schools to conduct a Classification and Compensation Study. Evergreen evaluated and recommended new classifications and performed a market salary study to ensure external equity and labor market competitiveness.