Classification and Compensation is a vital function within Human Resources that establishes new classifications and salaries, while also reviewing existing classifications to determine appropriate placement within County departments. It plays an important role in the conducting of salary surveys, analyzing compiled information, and formulating recommendations for salary adjustments, as well as developing and maintaining the County's class specifications and allocation standards. 

The Class and Salary Listing, which displays all active County job classifications, alphabetically by class title, with their assigned benefit designations and salary, and the Salary Step Table, displaying all active salary plans and corresponding salary grades within our standard step and grade matrix, are also a function of Classification and Compensation.

Compensation is a systematic approach to providing monetary value to employees in exchange for work performed.  Compensation achieves several purposes, such as assisting in recruitment, job performance, and job satisfaction.

In order to have consistent pay across equivalent positions, it is necessary to first know what the work of each position is and then decide which work is, in fact, equal.  This is accomplished in the course of preparing and maintaining a position classification plan.  The County’s classification plan is meaningless if not implemented with appropriate pay policies; therefore, the County’s pay policies must be based on the classification plan.

Compensation is a systematic approach to providing monetary value to employees in exchange for work performed.  Compensation achieves several purposes, such as assisting in recruitment, job performance, and job satisfaction.

In order to have consistent pay across equivalent positions, it is necessary to first know what the work of each position is and then decide which work is, in fact, equal.  This is accomplished in the course of preparing and maintaining a position classification plan.  The County’s classification plan is meaningless if not implemented with appropriate pay policies; therefore, the County’s pay policies must be based on the classification plan.

Classification is a process by which jobs of a common nature with similar duties and responsibilities are grouped together for the purposes of assignment to an appropriate pay range. The class description is the foundation of the classification process because it is the primary tool used to accurately define and describe the current duties and responsibilities of a position.

Classification is based upon the objective elements of a position which include the nature, scope, and level of duties and responsibilities; the relationship of the position to other positions in the department; supervision given/received; and exercise of independent judgment.

A classification plan provides the cornerstone for building strong selection and compensation programs and aids in budget and organizational planning and analysis.  Most importantly, the classification plan is the basic tool for making pay decisions that are reasonable in comparison to similar work being carried out in all areas of County government.

Classification is a process by which jobs of a common nature with similar duties and responsibilities are grouped together for the purposes of assignment to an appropriate pay range. The class description is the foundation of the classification process because it is the primary tool used to accurately define and describe the current duties and responsibilities of a position.

Classification is based upon the objective elements of a position which include the nature, scope, and level of duties and responsibilities; the relationship of the position to other positions in the department; supervision given/received; and exercise of independent judgment.

A classification plan provides the cornerstone for building strong selection and compensation programs and aids in budget and organizational planning and analysis.  Most importantly, the classification plan is the basic tool for making pay decisions that are reasonable in comparison to similar work being carried out in all areas of County government.