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<br />WS – Item 9 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No. 9 <br /> <br /> <br />Date: October 1, 2018 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: Jeff Karlson, City Administrator <br /> <br />Re: Council Compensation <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the last work session on September 4, staff recommended the council adopt an <br />ordinance that would increase council salaries. The mayor and councilmembers last <br />received a raise in 2008-2010. <br /> <br />Staff recently conducted a salary survey comparing salaries of mayors and <br />councilmembers, which showed that Lino Lakes is considerably below the average <br />compared to cities of similar size. Based on what council salaries are projected to be in <br />2019 amongst these cities, the mayor is below average by 42% and councilmembers are <br />nearly 36% below the average. <br /> <br />Mayor Reinert proposed a 39% across-the-board increase. There was also a <br />recommendation to increase the special meeting stipend from $40 to $60 since the <br />stipend had not increased in 27 years. The council further agreed to increase the EDA <br />member meeting stipend from $35 to $40, and to lower the EDA president stipend from <br />$50 to $40. <br /> <br />After further discussion, staff was directed to gather more information, including the <br />average number of council meetings per month in the comparison cities and any <br />additional compensation that other city councils receive for extra meetings. <br /> <br />Staff obtained this information and updated the survey that was previously distributed to <br />the council. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Council Compensation Survey