1. PHADA Commissioners Conference January 12, 2016
“ED Salary Caps” panel discussion
Anthony O’Leary, Executive Director
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

2. Local concerns at the beginning……..
Extreme over reaction to a small number of ethical breaches
Loss of local authority
Usurping Board authority
One size does not fit all
Impact on salary administration plans, existing contracts recruiting and merit based compensation

3. Salary Surveys Data driven Usually performed by third party expert Involves extensive data collection Detailed Analysis to establish validity

4. Why Conduct a Salary Study?
Need to know where we are
Establish credibility
Set framework for future
Advice for local PHA’s
Inform boards, congress and the public

5. Salary and Wage Surveys
“Valid comparisons are only feasible through job analysis and description..”
first called for in the 1962 Salary Reform Act introducing comparison of public and private jobs
(Public Personnel Administration, 6th edition, O. Glenn Stahl

6. Federal Executive Pay Level IV
346 positions
For 2016 the annual rate of pay is $160,300

7. Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretaries (8) General Counsel President, Government National Mortgage Association Inspector General Chief Financial Officer Chief information Officer

8. Questions to consider What are the ongoing concerns with salary caps
Questions to consider What are the ongoing concerns with salary caps? How are caps impacting you at local level? What are the risks of future changes?