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<br />20 CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MN <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 11: Population / Sewer Pipe Miles <br /> <br />LAKE ELMO IS LIGHTLY STAFFED COMPARED TO PEERS <br /> <br />The previous section made the case that, all things being equal, one would expect Lake Elmo would need to be more <br />heavily staffed than its peers to provide an equivalent level of service due to its growth rates and less dense <br />development. This section will show that in actuality Lake Elmo is more lightly staffed than its peers. <br /> <br />Given the complexity of comparing Public Works departments as the sum of its disparate service lines, the best <br />overall comparison is made on the basis of population, calculated as total population divided by total Public Works <br />FTEs. Figure 12 shows the total population of each city divided by the total number of Public Works FTEs identified <br />in Table 7 and shows that as of 2023, Lake Elmo has among the leanest staffing levels of any city included when <br />using Lake Elmo’s timecard data, second only to Forest Lake. However, assuming that the relative rates of growth <br />have remained consistent in the intervening year, it is likely that Lake Elmo’s current staffing rate is as lean or leaner <br />than that of Forest Lake. On a weighted average basis (e.g., total population of peers divided by total PW FTEs of <br />peers), the average peer serves 905 residents per PW FTE. <br /> <br />337 <br />265 275 <br />208 <br />305 <br />255 <br />193 <br />293 <br /> - <br /> 50 <br /> 100 <br /> 150 <br /> 200 <br /> 250 <br /> 300 <br /> 350 <br /> 400 <br />Lake Elmo North St. Paul Hugo Stillwater New Brighton Oakdale Forest Lake Mounds ViewPopulation / Sewer Pipe MilesPopulation / Sewer Pipe Miles