Council approves authorization for market salary survey, approves $15,000 budget amendment

The City Council authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the highest‑ranked firm under RFP CMO‑MS‑2604 to conduct a market salary survey and approved a $15,000 budget amendment.

Wendy Saldana, the city’s human resources director, told the council the city released the RFP in February and received five proposals. A scoring committee (Council member Hartwell, City Manager Randy Smith, Wendy Delgado, and Saldana) ranked Salary.com highest; Saldana said Salary.com also submitted the lowest cost proposal at $15,500. “So we’re recommending to move forward with salary.com to conduct our salary survey this year,” she said.

The council moved and seconded the measure and approved it by voice vote. The motion authorizes the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the highest‑ranked firm and approves a budget amendment in the amount of $15,000. The transcript shows the recommended proposal price as $15,500 while the budget amendment recorded in the motion was $15,000; the meeting record did not further clarify whether the amendment covers the full contract price or whether additional funds will be identified.

Saldana said the last comprehensive market salary study was conducted in 2021; the survey is intended to inform upcoming budget recommendations and the city’s compensation program.