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communities (that were used in 2022 when the City of Little Canada completed its most recent <br />compensation study) have done a compensation study and wage grid recalibration. <br />BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES <br />As part of that process, staff collected 2025 salary range data from the same benchmark <br />communities for City Administrator/City Manager positions only, that were utilized in the 2022 <br />compensation study. In the 2022 study, only City Administrator titled positions were utilized for <br />market comparison (shaded in purple below.) <br />Table 1: 2022 Compensation Study Communities <br />Arden Hills City Administrator <br />Lake Elmo City Administrator <br />Mahtomedi City Administrator <br />Maplewood* City Manager <br />Mendota Heights City Administrator <br />Mound* City Manager <br />North Saint Paul* City Manager <br />Roseville* City Manager <br />Saint Anthony* City Manager <br />Shoreview* City Manager <br />Vadnais Heights City Administrator <br />*Indicates City Manager title <br />It is important to note that even those positions with City Administrator vary from Little Canada <br />in services provided, population size, and organization size. <br />SALARY ANALYSIS PROCESS <br />Staff reached out to benchmark communities and obtained most current data. The data was <br />shared with DDA and asked for a market analysis, and possible options for the Council to <br />consider in developing a more competitive wage scale, Grade 15, for the City Administrator <br />position. <br />Staff is providing three overarching options for the council to consider. For all salary ranges <br />options, Dr. Richard Fursman of HueLife has recommended utilizing the entire salary range for <br />purposes of advertising in the recruitment process. <br />DDA provided two market data options with three choices to help determine the relation to <br />market: 100% of market, 95% of market, and 90% of market.