This meeting (Working  Session) was moved from Thursday from 9 am to Noon to Friday.

The two main topics were the budget review and approval process, and the study reinforcing the need for a new job classification and compensation system. 

Brown Indiana Government Meetings: Brown County Council Work Session – 9:00am – Oct 3, 2025. 

• • Discussion starts around 12:15.

Study: Waggoner Irwin Scheele & Associates (WIS).  Job Classification and Compensation (Salary) Study.    

• • Discussion Starts at 1:03:20

The job classification system that supports compensation levels discussed in the WIS Report was developed at the federal level in 1949 (and adopted at the state level).

• • The federal job classification system was established in its modern form by the Classification Act of 1949 to promote fairness, consistency, and efficiency in how federal jobs are described, evaluated, and compensated.

In Indiana, each county council has the autonomy to do its own thing despite proven and better practices. Until recently, starting around 2024, there was little to no commitment to reengineering the system.

Brown County’s decision to make minor adjustments to accommodate unique situations over the years had reached the point of absurdity, and it was time for a change.