139.15 COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
   COS's compensation program is designed to achieve the following goals:
   •   Ensure fair and consistent pay practices.
   •   Comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
   •   Operate within the constraints of COS's budgetary process and financial resource limitations.
   •   Ensure administrative efficiency.
   •   Allow COS to offer competitive salaries relative to the labor markets in which COS recruits.
   COS generally recruits in the local and regional labor market to fill positions. While pay practices reflect local living costs, they are competitive with pay practices in the relevant labor market.
   Compensation will be established by the Mayor as allowable in the budget.