Staff Compensation Open Forum
Hosted by
Compensation Committee
October 28, 2005
Agenda
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Ground Rules
Assumptions
Compensation Committee’s Charge
The Process
Visioning Exercise
Input and Discussion – Seven
Questions
Compensation Committee
Ground Rules
 We’re here to listen; not to present
 Primary topic: Compensation System for
Salaries (not benefits)
 Not here to address the 1% reallocation
 Look at the “big picture” first; specifics last
 BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS
 Turn off cell phones – Thank you
Compensation Committee
Assumptions
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Implementation in 2006-07 or beyond
New compensation system may address:
 Cost of Living
 Market Equity
 Merit Pay
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The salary pool is not going to greatly expand in the
near future
Ongoing costs require ongoing sources
Compensation Committee
Assumptions (cont.)
 We’re dealing with classified and
unclassified staff positions
 This is a very complex issue
 There will be a change in the system
 Human nature is to fear the unknown
 Current system is not perfect
 No system is perfect
Compensation Committee
Compensation Committee
Charge
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“Simply stated, your charge is to recommend a compensation
system that includes merit and equity as primary
considerations for salary increases. Specifically, I would like
for the committee to consider these major questions:
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To what degree should merit and equity be used in assigning
salary increments?
What kind of evaluation system needs to be in place to
accompany the move to a merit- and equity-based system?
What policy should be used for determining the salary for
administrators' return to faculty?
How can the classified system (step and grade) be integrated into
a move to a merit-based system? What would the process and
timeline be for such a change?”
Compensation Committee
The Process
 Compensation Committee
 Staff Compensation Subcommittee
 Faculty Compensation Subcommittee
 Review past analysis/recommendations
 Consider input from open forums
 Develop recommendations for . . .
 Staff compensation system
 Faculty compensation system
Compensation Committee
Visioning Exercise
 Relax . . . This won’t hurt a bit.
Compensation Committee
Visioning Exercise
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What did you see?
What did you hear?
What did you feel?
What are the characteristics of the
compensation system you just
imagined?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #1
 What should our ultimate goal be? . . .
To get and keep most staff at market,
pay exceptional performers above
market, and pay sub-par performers
below market?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #2
 Should the existing classified grade
and step system be retained or
eliminated?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #3
 If the new system includes a “Cost of
Living” component, should it be a
percentage or a fixed amount?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #4
 How should we address full-time staff
who are barely earning a living wage?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #5
 What are the benefits and concerns
about merit pay?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #6
 Who should evaluate your performance
to determine merit pay?
Compensation Committee
Topic Question #7
 Should merit increases be one-time or
permanent (added to the base)?
Compensation Committee