City Council on April 17 approved a resolution listing 20 cities to pull data from for the purpose of comparing compensation and benefits.
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Karl Fuchs, senior consultant Evergreen Solutions, LLC, said by comparing with cities such as Schertz, Selma, San Antonio and 17 other cities across the state, Fair Oaks Ranch can evaluate employee compensation and benefits to see if the city is competitive with other markets.
The utilization of this study can give city leadership direction on attracting top talent to fill open city positions.
“We are going to look at the market, we are going to figure out what are comparable classifications within those other organizations, and then figure out what is a market comparable salary for individuals within the organization,” Fuchs said.
Members of city council asked about the significance of including San Antonio in the study, since it is a much larger city compared to Fair Oaks Ranch.
Fuchs said the purpose of including San Antonio is due to the city being a large competitor when searching for municipal employees. Being competitive with San Antonio would allow the city to have a larger pool of potential employees.
The completion of the study does not guarantee changes to the compensation in the city, but it does allow the city to look at areas of improvement in upcoming budget cycles.
