The County of Cole, Missouri, is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to conduct a compensation study for the county's full-time employees. The study should include a review of the existing salary structure, analysis of internal equity, and regional market benchmarking. The contractor will be required to provide recommendations for implementation, including strategies for addressing salary compression and ensuring the county's competitiveness in the labor market. The project objectives include ensuring program outcomes that are internally equitable, externally competitive, understandable, legally defensible, efficient to administer, and flexible to adapt/change in the future. Some key tasks include: • Conducting a compensation study for Cole County's full-time employees • Analyzing the effectiveness of the existing salary structure and recommending changes • Providing recommendations for addressing salary compression and ensuring the county's competitiveness • Developing a report with preliminary findings and draft recommendations for implementation • Presenting a final report and recommendations to the County Commissioners, Elected Officials, and Department Directors