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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 3A <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Karlson, City Administrator <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: November 13, 2018 <br /> <br />TOPIC: 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 17-18, Adjusting Council Salaries <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The City Council is being asked to consider the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 17-18, adjusting <br />the salaries of the mayor and councilmembers. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />During the September 4th work session, staff recommended the City Council adopt an <br />ordinance that would adjust Council salaries. A recent salary survey of comparable cities <br />showed that the Lino Lakes City Council was considerably below the average since the mayor <br />and councilmembers last received a raise in 2010. <br /> <br />Staff presented an updated survey at the October 1st work session that included compensation <br />for work sessions and special meetings. When the Council’s $40 meeting stipend is included in <br />the survey, the compensation gap is still less than other cities. <br /> <br />To be more consistent with what other cities are doing, the Council determined that the $40 <br />meeting stipend should be eliminated. Instead, the Council proposed an annual salary of <br />$8,500 for councilmembers, which is a 17.6% increase. This is consistent with total wage <br />adjustments for City employees from 2011-2019, which is 16.75%. Mayor Reinert stated the <br />mayor’s salary should not be adjusted any higher than the councilmembers, which would put <br />the mayor’s salary at $10,112. <br /> <br />The proposed ordinance would become effective January 1, 2020, and would be reviewed <br />every two years. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff is recommending approval of the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 17-18, increasing the <br />salaries of the mayor and councilmembers. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 17-18 <br />Salary Memo