Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The consultant will review the current job descriptions and compensation system and determine whether a new compensation system would be needed to assure internal equity and external competitiveness. This would include consideration of a merit based system including streamlined performance evaluation forms for each department to utilize in order for adoption of the a merit pay based system. 2. Conduct a comprehensive survey of external regional labor markets impacting market competitiveness for all positions in the Town. a. This shall include public sector and private sector jobs with the same essential duties and functions. This also to include Towns in New Hampshire of similar size but also neighboring communities that compete for the same labor pool for the same or similar positions. b. This will include a review and market analysis of salary and benefits. c. The completed study will provide information pertaining to health insurance buyout stipends for employees opting out of town insurance, and also, a longevity pay system using peer communities as the basis for longevity pay amounts. d. Make recommendations for changes to current classification system or adoption of a newly designed compensation system, which assures internal equity and external competitiveness.
