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Table 1: 2022 Compensation Study Communities Arden Hills City Administrator Lake Elmo City Administrator Mahtomedi City Administrator Maplewood* City Manager Mendota Heights City Administrator Mound* City Manager North Saint Paul* City Manager Roseville* City Manager Saint Anthony* City Manager Shoreview* City Manager Vadnais Heights City Administrator *Indicates City Manager title It is important to note that even those positions with City Administrator vary from Little Canada in services provided, population size, and organization size. SALARY ANALYSIS PROCESS Staff reached out to benchmark communities and obtained most current data. The data was shared with DDA and asked for a market analysis, and possible options for the Council to consider in developing a more competitive wage scale, Grade 15, for the City Administrator position. Staff is providing three overarching options for the council to consider. For all salary ranges options, Dr. Richard Fursman of HueLife has recommended utilizing the entire salary range for purposes of advertising in the recruitment process. DDA provided two market data options with three choices to help determine the relation to market: 100% of market, 95% of market, and 90% of market. CITY ADMINISTRATOR SALARY RANGE OPTIONS: Option 1: Utilizes Existing City of Little Canada Grid Salary Range: $133,993.60 - $167,606.40 Option 1: City of Little Canada Current Wage Scale for Grade 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 $64.42 $66.51 $68.67 $70.90 $73.21 $75.59 $78.04 $80.58 $133,993.60 $138,340.80 $142,833.60 $147,472.00 $152,276.80 $157,227.20 $162,323.20 $167,606.40 Option 2: Update Existing Structure Utilizing City Manager and City Administrator Salary Data with choices of Relation to Market Initially, staff provided DDA with market data for all positions including City Manager and City Administrator titles as part of the market comparison. Following discussions with DDA, staff