City of Bellingham, WA: Job Classification Market Study

Evergreen was hired by the City of Bellingham to conduct a Job Classification Market Study. Evergreen performed the following tasks: conducted a market pay evaluation; collected salary and benefit data for a total compensation analysis; reviewed job descriptions for all benchmark positions; conducted a job analysis of all bargaining unit classifications; conducted job analysis interviews; analyzed the internal pay relationship between positions; produced recommendations on strategy options for a more effective management of compression issues; and developed tools and guidelines for implementing changes to the classification and compensation plans; and provided necessary instruction to the City to maintain recommendations.