The goal of the Human Resources Department for this project is to provide the foundation for an appropriate competitive, comprehensive classification and compensation system based on the current compensation levels for similar public/private sector employers, municipalities, and local market competitors.  The Purchasing Department sent out a Request For Proposal (RFP) for a comprehensive compensation and pay study.  The scope of the RFP included a proposal for a pay program that is fair, equitable with both public and private employers in the surrounding geographic market area from which the City recruits in order to attract, motivate, and retain quality employees.  This RFP requires a manual of instructions and training materials, actual training to appropriate personnel to administer the proposed compensation and classification systems, and provides access to the technology required as well as the availability of software for that purpose at no additional cost.