KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Job postings for Kissimmee City Hall include positions like building inspector and utility worker, which could soon pay more than the posted wages.
A consulting firm is reviewing the city's compensation package for employees.
Mayor Jim Swan and commissioners want to make sure city workers are earning competitive salaries.
"You've got to find out what any employee is worth, and the only way you can do that is by comparison," said Swan. "We need to make sure we don't get way behind the 8-ball."
Money would likely play a factor in any decision, but Swan said it's too early to know how much it could cost City Hall or taxpayers.
City employees received raises between 2 and 4 percent over the past three years. But the mayor said salaries were frozen for five years before that during the recession.
While firefighters got an increase this year, staff said salary played a role in the department's turnover rate, which reached up to 18 percent.
"You can always hire somebody that just fell off the back of a turnip truck, but you may not be able to find people at X amount of dollars per year that are good, quality people," said Swan.
Swan said any increase likely wouldn't happen until 2017, and if the commission approves one, it may need to be phased in over time.
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