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Staff Report To: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council From: Laura Linehan, Assistant City Administrator City of Little Canada Leadership Team Date: June 10, 2026 Re: Comparable Community Lists Action To Be Considered: Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: • The comparable community list for Compensation, Administration, Finance, Public Works, Parks, and Community Development Background: At the April 26, 2026, City Council Meeting, the City Council approved staff to execute a professional services agreement with MGT Impact Solutions LLC for a compensation and classification study. As part of that study, a market and benefit analysis is included, which requires the city to gather data from comparable communities. Additionally, as part of the city’s 2025-2030 Strategic Plan approved on May 14, 2025, the council directed staff to develop a council-supported list of approved comparable communities. As part of the workshop discussion, which was held on May 27, staff presented two types of comparable community lists: 1. List for compensation study, and compensation/benefits research going forward 2. Department specific comparable community lists Compensation and Classification Comparable Communities for Market Study: As part of the compensation and classification study, a survey was launched to gather both market data and benefit offerings. MGT, the city’s consultants, created a matrix to analyze the best comparable communities based on a variety of factors as the basis for that survey: • Population (15 points) • Per Capita Income (15 points) • Taxable Tax Capacity (15 points) • Median Housing Value (15 points) • Total Current Expenditures (15 points) • Property Tax Revenue (15 points) • Proximity to Little Canada (10 points) Data was collected from a variety of sources. Communities within the seven-county metro area with populations between 5,200 and 24,500 were included as part of the initial analysis, which resulted in data from over 50 communities. As part of the compensation study, MGT recommends 15-20 peers be selected for purposes of data collection. Initially, MGT recommended those peers with a score of 85 points or above.