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r MAR1 <br />2'7 1985 BOOK 60 P UF. 305 <br />_ Positions have been offered to more than a half dozen <br />applicants and in each instance, the County has been refused <br />because of low starting salaries. <br />Attached for your information is a detailed analysis <br />by Planning and Development Director Robert Keating and some <br />suggested remedies. While I do not disagree with Mr. Keat- <br />ing's approach to upgrading the staff salary problem, I be- <br />lieve it can.be done in increments. My specific recommenda- <br />tions are: <br />* The position of "Section Chief" be recognized as <br />a County job classification with a pay grade of 21. <br />* The position of "Plannery II" be elevated from pay <br />grade 19 to pay grade 20. <br />* The position of "Planner I" be elevated from pay <br />grade 16 to pay grade 18. If this pay grade is changed, <br />it will be necessary to increase the pay of two Planner <br />I's by five per cent. The cost for the remainder of <br />this fiscal year would be approximately $1850, including <br />fringe benefits. A chart is attached on the adjacent <br />page that depicts the changes and the necessary funding <br />to implement the plan. <br />Administrator Wright recommended the approval of the above <br />pay grades as proposed by Planning & Development Director Robert <br />Keating. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt that a master's degree should not <br />be a requirement in all cases and perhaps that was the reason for <br />receiving so few applicants. <br />Director Keating agreed, but felt that a masters degree for <br />each professional planning position provides an individual with <br />the necessary background and theoretical basis to do the job and <br />provides the Planning Director with more flexibility in utilizing <br />staff. <br />Commissioner Bird also felt that it was a little far-fetched <br />to require a masters degree for a Planner I position and agreed <br />that was the reason for the difficulty in recruiting applicants. <br />Commissioner Wodtke felt we should find some planners that <br />have PDs "Practical Degrees." <br />Administrator Wright stated that even if we drop the <br />requirement for a Masters Degree, we still would have trouble <br />bringing people in at the present salaries; he recommended that <br />the Masters Degree be preferred rather than mandatory. <br />12 <br />