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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 3C <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />MEETING DATE: February 9, 2015 <br />TOPIC: Consideration of Election Judge Salary Increase <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Every year, the city administers at least one election and employs election judges to staff the <br />seven election precincts. These judges also attend annual paid training sessions prior to their <br />service. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The current salary for the position is $9.00/hour to serve as an Election Judge and $9.50/hour to <br />serve as a Head Election Judge. This salary rate has been in place since the year 2000. <br />State statute also allows the city to hire student judges (also known as trainees) with certain <br />limits on their service. Student judges must be paid at least 2/3 of the minimum wage. <br />Staff is proposing that the council increase the salary for election judges; considerations for this <br />increase are: <br />Current rates are on the lower end of what other Anoka County cities are paying; <br />- The Minnesota state minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $9.50 per hour, <br />effective August 1, 2016, for large employers; <br />- Election judge service is an important role and should be recognized with adequate <br />salary. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff is recommending the following salary plan for election judges: <br />$10.00/hour for Election Judge; <br />- $11.00/hour for Head Election Judge; <br />- $8.00/hour for Student Judge. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Anoka County Election Judge Salary Comparison <br />