February 11, 2012
In Attendance: Craig Mathie (Conducting) Scott Allred, Jim Kittlesrud, Ted Olsen, Merrill Worthington, Mike Duncan, Michelle Olsen, Gary, Melanie Jenkins, Lisa Liard, David Allred, Fernando Montano, Jake Detinger, Renee Faatz, Michelle Brown, Brad Young, Steve Hood.
Craig made it known that the issues before us are very important. So important that 75-80% of the budget is tied into the Salary. (Jake)
Craig- asked if anyone had questions on the notes that were sent out from our previous meeting. Nothing to comment.
Motion was made to accept and put into play the philosophy that David Allred had been working on. It reads as follows:
Snow College Compensation Philosophy
Snow College is committed to an externally competitive and internally equitable compensation program that is both consistent in meeting compliance requirements and flexible in responding to workplace changes. Snow College’s compensation program supports the college’s mission statement, core themes, and strategic plan.
Vote was unanimous. Philosophy adopted.
Discussion was turned to the specific salaries that need to be identified. Those that are below the 50% as directed by the president. The question was asked getting them to that standard will be done all at once at this moment or overtime. That will be discussed in the sub committees. Ted said it is also depending on the implication of the survey and review. Jim brought up that based on the PayScale results we’ll know if we are at 50%. Renee asked if we are taking consideration of the industry also, and the reply was that Wayne has said that we can get PayScale to look at any factors we needed. There will be a PayScale training on the 17th of February at 11a.m. It was suggested that it be recorded for those not able to attend.
Some recommended topics to be considered:
1. The president’s charge of bringing those below the 50% up.
2. What needs to happen to make that happen
3. Adjustment strategy
4. Compression –how do we address it?
5. Merit-What’s the role of merit, it’s not all about longevity.
6. Opportunities for advancement
7. New folks, where do we start the wages for them
Discussion turned to choosing the sub-committee preference:
Data: Ted Olsen, Michelle Olsen, Jim Kittlesrud, Merrill Worthington, Susan Larsen, Michelle Brown, Craig Mathie.
Policies: Brad Young, Renee Faatz, Lisa Laird, Jake Dettinger, Steve Hood, Fernando Montano, David Allred
No Preference: Scott Allred, Mike Duncan, Gary Mckenzie, Melanie Jenkins
Lead for the Data: Michelle Olsen
Lead for the Policy: Lisa Laird
Renee expressed and others concurred that two meetings is just too time consuming. Jake suggested we combine meetings into one and use that time to separate out into our sub-committees and then come together for a few minutes.
Craig assigned the Leads to talk with Wayne and be prepared for next week.
Also have Wayne send out where the PayScale meeting will be held.
Meeting Adjourned for next Thursday 2:30. Fresia will arrange two classrooms for that time frame for the two sub-committees to meet.
