City of Palm Springs, CA; Comprehensive Classification and Compensation Study

Evergreen is retained by the City of Palm Springs to conduct a Comprehensive Classification and Compensation Study. The objectives of this study are to: attract and retain qualified employees by ensuring compensation is competitive within the market; ensure positions with similarity in complexity, responsibility, knowledge, skills, and abilities are classified together; provide salaries in proportion with assigned duties; ensure that promotional opportunities are clearly defined and provide recognizable compensation growth; offer justifiable pay differential between individual classes; maintain competitive salaries and benefits in comparison to other regional government entities; and offer recommendations as to how the City can better align its compensation system with industry best practices where applicable.