AGENDA DATE: 7/16/2025
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Amendment to Albemarle County Fire Rescue FY26 Pay Scale
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request adoption of amended Fiscal Year (FY) 26 Albemarle County Fire Rescue (ACFR) pay scale
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Herrick, Ruege, Shifflett, Rice
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County maintains a classified employee pay scale and separate public safety pay scales for the Police Department, Sheriff's Office, and Department of Fire and Rescue. Each year, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approves the pay scales for County staff in conjunction with the adoption of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The pay scales set forth pay ranges in a grading system that are established through the County's classified and public safety compensation strategy.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Workforce & Customer Service - Recruit & retain engaged public servants who provide quality government services to advance our mission.
DISCUSSION: The Board adopted FY26 pay scales for classified and public safety personnel on May 7, 2025, the same meeting during which the FY26 budget was adopted. The adopted ACFR pay scale did not reflect a planned change in the department's career development program. As such, an amendment to the pay scale is needed.
The changes to the Career Development Plan and the pay scale allows employees with qualifying prior experience to apply that experience toward eligibility for promotion. The change also reflects a reduction in the required number of years of experience by one year for all positions from Fire Technician through Battalion Chief. This change ensures alignment with our competitive market and improves interagency transferability, as well as addressing succession planning needs.
BUDGET IMPACT: None. Budget considerations for this change were accounted for in the adopted FY26 budget.
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