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Wage Equity Audit Follow-up Report: Human
Resources improved procedures for determining
starting salaries. Equal-pay analysis in progress.
January 2025
Our 2024 audit of wage equity found race and gender wage gaps
at the County. Nine months after the audit report, the County was
in the process of conducting an equal-pay analysis with plans for
completion by Spring of 2025. Human Resources updated
procedures for the equity review process and added the process
to the Supervisor Tool Kit but was waiting on advice from
consultants before proposing updates to personnel rules.
Deschutes County Office of the Internal Auditor Page 1 of 2
Audit Follow-up Report: Wage Equity January 2025
Wage Equity Audit Update: Improved procedures, Analysis still in
progress
We recommended that County Administration continue with the
plan to conduct an equal-pay analysis. Administration anticipated
that the analysis would run through Spring 2025. Target
completion date: March 2025.
We recommended that County Administration report results of
the equal-pay analysis in a format accessible to leadership,
employees, and community members. The County planned to
report study results upon completion. Target completion date:
March 2025
We recommended that Human Resources update the Personnel
Rules to include the Equity Review process. Staff said that they
would wait until receiving advice from consultants at the end of
the equal-pay analysis to propose changes to personnel rules to
the Board of County Commissioners. Target completion date:
March 2025
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Resolved
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Accept Risk
Management addressed risk.
Auditors will no longer monitor.
Recommendations are in
progress. Auditors will continue
to monitor.
Management accepted the risk of
not implementing the
recommendation.
The County was conducting an equal-pay
analysis.
The County planned to report results of the
equal-pay analysis upon completion.
Human Resources planned to update personnel
rules after completion of the equal-pay analysis.
Deschutes County Office of the Internal Auditor Page 2 of 2
Audit Follow-up Report: Wage Equity January 2025
We recommended that Human Resources update the Equity
Review procedures to include review for employees offered steps
one or two. Human Resources added the information to guidance
documents.
We recommended that Human Resources add the Equity Review
process and procedures to the Supervisor Tool Kit. Human
Resources added the information to the tool kit.
Next Steps: We will continue to report on the status of audit
recommendations in our Global Follow-up Report at the end of
each calendar year.
Human Resources updated procedures to include
employees offered salary steps one and two.
Human Resources added the Equity Review
Procedure to the Supervisor Tool Kit.
Deschutes County Office of the Internal Auditor
Audit Follow-up Report: Wage Equity
The mission of the Office of Internal Audit is to improve the performance of Deschutes
County government and to provide accountability to residents. We examine and
evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of operations through an objective,
disciplined, and systematic approach.
The Office of Internal Audit: Audit committee:
Elizabeth Pape – County Internal Auditor Daryl Parrish, Chair - Public member Phil Anderson – Public member
Jodi Burch – Public member
Phone: 541-330-4674 Joe Healy - Public member
Email: internal.audit@deschutes.org Summer Sears – Public member
Web: www.deschutes.org/auditor Kristin Toney - Public member
Patti Adair, County Commissioner
Charles Fadeley, Justice of the Peace
Lee Randall, Facilities Director
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