Washoe County Commissioners To Vote On Massive Pay Raises For County Manager and Support Staff

Washoe County Manager Eric Brown and his support staff are likely to receive significant pay raises should the county commissioners approve a consultant agency’s recommendations during tomorrow’s meeting, the last meeting of the year. Brown is also lobbying for six months in additional severance pay. The total annual fiscal impact of his support staff’s pay raises will be $128,917 and will be included in their pensions upon their retirement. The pay raise for Brown is not included in this estimate, nor is the fiscal estimate of his “lump sum bonus” identified. Brown’s current salary is $296,379.

Per the meeting minutes, the recommendations are as follows (emphasis added):

9.E.1. Recommendation to approve a change in pay grade for the Assistant to the County Manager from pay grade N, hourly salary range of $34.58 -$44.95 to pay grade O, hourly salary range of $36.58 -$47.60; a change to the annual salary range for the Assistant County Manager, pay grade M100 from an annual salary range of $160,222.40 – $207,958.40 to $184,267.20 – $239,158.40, a change in pay grade for the Chief Information Officer from pay grade X, hourly salary range of $66.89 – $86.94 to pay grade Y, hourly salary range of $69.92 – $90.90; change in pay grade for the Communications Director from pay grade S, hourly salary range of $47.54 – $61.81 to pay grade T, hourly salary range of $52.70 – $68.48; a change in pay grade for the Director of Human Resources from pay grade X, hourly salary range of $66.89 – $86.94 to pay grade Y, hourly salary range of $69.92 – $90.90; a change in the job classification title from Director of Human Resources/Labor Relations to Director of Human Resources; as reviewed and evaluated by Korn Ferry and authorize Human Resources to make the necessary changes. This request is being brought forward as a result of new job evaluation and market study data generated by Korn Ferry which impacted the respective pay grade for each position.