Evergreen Solutions was retained by the Okaloosa Gas District to conduct a Pay Plan, Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis. Evergreen performed the following tasks: developed and designed a compensation philosophy that aligned with the District’s strategic plan, operations and complemented its vision to be the “employer of choice”; conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current compensation program and made recommendations for improvement and suggested plans to address issues including but not limited to: target comparison market, internal equity assessment, competitive salary analysis, index of standard for cost-of-living comparison, and strategies for critical skill recruitment and retention; created and proposed a classification structure with recommendations for assignment for all positions within this structure commensurate with level of complexity, responsibility, knowledge, skills and abilities, and/or other compensable factors; identified comparable organizations and competitive labor market comparisons for position classifications and conducted a full compensation survey, complete with recommendations and cost of implementation; analyzed existing compensation, identified recommendations for review and proposed implementation methods to address issues/concerns; recommended compensation levels, range spread, and range placement for positions based on market survey and internal analysis; and provided alternative methods to address internal inequities, pay compression, retention, hard to fill positions and market adjustments.
Note: Evergreen was again hired in 2023 to conduct a Classification and Compensation Plan Update.