The California Public Employees Retirement System board approved a $1,149,836 incentive award for CEO Marcy Frost and set her FY2627 base salary at $641,250, drawing vocal opposition from retirees, staff advocates and at least one board appointee who said dissenting input was ignored.

The assessor recommended pursuing a long-term staffing plan to bring apparatus to two people and eventually three, and urged a compensation study to address turnover and retention compared with neighboring departments.

A consultant presented San Angelo’s classification and compensation study: about 39% of benchmark jobs are behind market; modeled implementation options ranged from targeted minimums to preserving comp‑ratio, with initial adoption costs for general service employees estimated at $1.5M–$2.1M and broader estimates of $4–5M to raise multiple groups; council asked for refined estimates and options.

Herrera calls for revised superintendent evaluation and increased transparency on compensation plans.

Officials told charter leaders a PERS statute requires monthly submission of PERS paperwork even when raises are paid in a lump sum; schools were given an example and told to direct specific scenarios to a designated contact (Cheryl).

Council committee reviews school committee salary structure and moves to executive session.

Board finalizes four-year contract for superintendent, including salary and benefits details.

Following a lengthy review and a split council debate over readability and scope, Grants Pass City Council voted 4-3 May 6 to award a $27,500 contract to Logic Compensation Group for a nonbargaining salary and compensation study, contingent on the firm working with council and staff to present results in a clear, council-ready format.

Baker Tilly presented a countywide salary study recommending a single 34-grade, nine-step pay structure for Ulster County, outlined three implementation scenarios with estimated one-time costs and urged routine maintenance; legislators pressed the consultant on peer selection, missing municipal data and geographic adjustments.

Proposal introduces changes to payroll for better management of different hourly wages.

Judicial Committee discusses new job titles and responsibilities for key commission positions.