SALISBURY – Citing the need for amendments, county officials this week agreed to postpone the adoption of a new classification and pay plan for Wicomico employees.
On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council held a public hearing on the adoption of a new county classification and pay plan, which will provide certain changes to pay grades and titles for county employees. But despite overall support for the plan, county officials agreed to postpone its adoption until certain amendments could be added to the legislative bill.
“I think it’s important that the actual pay ranges be presented in this bill …,” said Andrew Mitchell, county attorney. “With the actual pay ranges, it doesn’t have much meaning at all.”
In an effort to attract and retain a strong workforce, the county employed Bolton USA last year to complete a salary study of Wicomico’s positions. And in February, company representatives came before the council to present its findings, unveiling a current pay structure in which 77% of employee salaries fell below the desired market range.
The study not only included recommendations, but a plan for implementing and funding those recommendations in the coming months.
I have not heard of any postponement of the approved ridiculous raises of County EXECUTIVE, County COUNCIL and other County ELITES. WHY? What makes them any different? They don’t work 40 hrs a week or do manual labor that supposedly makes the County better. All they do is make the County worse by selling property to their buddies at ridiculously low price and pass things that benefit them and not the County citizens and attempt to constantly raise taxes.
Maybe they should buy a riverboat. Maybe Snow Hill would sell theirs?
Instead of complaining use your power to get rid of them. They were elected to serve the people and if they are not doing it get rid of them, do some research and find out how, I promise the answer is out there.