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AUTHORIZING PAY GRADE CHANGES, PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR EQUITY WITHIN PAY GRADES FOR PROMOTIONS FOR THE KANE COUNTY DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION
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WHEREAS, Kane County established the Compensation and Position Management policy by Resolution 23-541 requiring job title and pay grade changes for the Kane County Division of Transportation ("KDOT") to be approved by the Transportation Committee, Finance and Budget Committee, Human Services Committee, Executive Committee and Kane County Board; and
WHEREAS, KDOT's organizational chart (attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference) currently has five (5) vacant Professional Engineer positions due predominantly to the fact that current salary ranges are not commensurate with the current market salaries for similar positions in the Chicagoland area; and
WHEREAS, at the review and direction of the Transportation Committee of the County Board, KDOT requests pay grade increases for Professional Engineer (PE) positions of Civil Engineer III, Civil Engineer IV, Civil Engineer V, and Civil Engineer VI positions as described in the attached Engineer Classifications utilized by KDOT (Exhibit "B") for PE titles; and
WHEREAS, the pay adjustment for promotions is limited by Resolution 23-541 to a five (5) percent increase or the first quartile of the new range; and
WHEREAS, KDOT has identified the need for pay adjustments greater than the five (5) percent limit in order to maintain equity within pay grades for the promotion of existing budgeted positions in the current fiscal year budget; and
WHEREAS, the existing professional engineering positions are within the current fiscal year budget, will address KDOT's organizational needs in order to provide for the safety of the public and enhance the efficient movement of all modes of transportation, and KDOT has been actively pursuing applicants for the aforementioned five (5) vacant professional e...
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