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Prattville considers raise for city employees following a Center for Business Study
(June 17, 2009) Prattville, Ala. (WSFA) -- The city of Prattville is looking at giving some city employees a raise. It's all tied into a pay study.
The study by Auburn Montgomery's Center for Business and Economic Development looked at similar cities in the state to see how their pay matched up with Prattville's.
City officials tell WSFA 12 News they want to make sure Prattville remains competitive in payment for jobs like paramedics, police and firefighters. The study found Prattville should consider raising the pay for firefighters, EMT's and waste water technicians. That would cost about $400,000 dollars.
During next Monday's work session, the recommendation will be presented to the city council. The following week it will be voted on.
The Center welcomes new senior consultant, Dr. John Kunzo
(May 7, 2009) Dr. Kunzo earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. During his tenure at the Institute and as part of his Masters Thesis research, he served as an internal consultant and developed a structured interview protocol for use by the human resources department.
Prior to joining the Center for Business and Economic Development, John worked in the public and private sectors, developing award-winning and nationally certified selection, training, performance appraisal, executive assessment, organizational development, and survey programs. He has worked with national security organizations, provided expert testimony in legal proceedings, and has developed selection systems that have reduced adverse impact and withstood litigation.
John has helped improve the performance of organizations through leading programmatic evaluations, such as ROI, balanced scorecard, and cost-benefit analyses, and designed and implemented interventions to address performance gaps. He has been an invited guest speaker and made presentations at the national meetings of several professional organizations, and maintains active affiliation with the American Psychological Association and Its Measurement Division, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Society for Human Resources Management, and International Society for Performance and Instruction.
(November 3, 2008) The Center is pleased to announce the addition of new consultant, Brent Maulden
Brent holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Memphis. Since joining the Center in 2008, Brent has worked on several projects for clients including DeKalb County (GA) Police Services Department, City of Prattville, Lighthouse Counseling Center, Alagasco, and U.S. Pipe & Foundry. Previous experience includes validation of selection processes, assessment center administration, leaderless group exercise ratings, compensation studies, organizational analysis, and data analysis.
Additionally, Brent has a wide array of experience in psychometrics such as development and validation of personality inventories, bio-data forms, attitudinal questionnaires, and structured interviews. Furthermore, he has experience in statistical analysis procedures such as multiple regression, analysis of variance, factor analysis, item response theory, and structural equation modeling. Previous clients include the City of Somerville (TN), Smith & Nephew, Performance Associates, Message Factors, Orgill Inc., and Collierville Police Department (TN).
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