Delaware County Benefits Description

Employee Compensation
Many of the Officeholders at Delaware County have entered into a merit pay system. These Officeholders have determined that a compensation management system is necessary to control costs, manage turnover, improve morale, and provide incentives to the employees who are most deserving. A more critical objective is to ensure that the pay of county employees is equitable, competitive, and comparable. The methodology utilized is a structured approach to job evaluation that centers around a Benchmark-Guide Chart evaluation plan based on a U.S. Congress Job Evaluation and Pay Review Task Force. The concept is relatively uncomplicated, but the implementation strategy and methodology is critical.

The approach is to:
· Evaluate jobs to determine the elements of work and evaluation    criteria,
· Group jobs with like levels,
· Rank jobs based on reliable evaluation factors, and
· Establish an equitable pay system based on market rates for similar jobs

The System has four basic components:
· Job Categorization
· Determination of Meaningful Evaluation Factors
· Development of Benchmark Job Descriptions
· Guide Charts for Analysis and Ranking

Once a job is correctly placed in the system, movement of each employee is determined by objective performance evaluation based on the position description and goals established within that position description.

Because not all Officeholders utilize this compensation management system, employees and prospective employees should contact Human Resources to determine the status of each position.