Develop a uniform system to classify all county jobs. A comprehensive classification system should be based on the current and future needs of the county and take into account the local job market. This system can result in improved morale while increasing productivity and customer service. Develop a regular employee evaluation process. Annual evaluations can justify salary increases and document poor performance.
Evaluations can also improve employee development and indicate training needs.
Encourage individual employee performance. Productivity gains could offset much of the cost of a program to reward employees for exceptional work. Successful implementation of this proposal would more likely occur if suggestions concerning regular evaluations and uniform job classification are also adopted. Develop and produce a procedures manual detailing all functions of each department. Lack of procedures manuals can ultimately cost departments, and therefore taxpayers, money.