HomeMy WebLinkAbout#15 Administrator Compensation STAFF REPORT
DATE: 1/17/17
REGULAR
ITEM #: 15
MOTION
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Julie Johnson, City Clerk
AGENDA ITEM: City Administrator Compensation REVIEWED BY:
BACKGROUND: The City Council discussed the City Administrator’s compensation at the January 3, 2017 City Council meeting and directed staff provide additional information for discussion at the next City Council meeting.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council adjust the City Administrator’s compensation?
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: Councilmember Bloyer added this item to the January 3rd meeting agenda for Council discussion on the City Administrator’s rate of compensation, noting that a number of cities currently have openings for a City Administrator. Staff provided information on City Administrator compensation from the League of Minnesota Cities’ salary survey website (attached) to Councilmember Bloyer prior to the January 3rd meeting. It should be noted that participation in the LMC salary survey is voluntary and, therefore, data is only available for cities choosing to provide it. After the January 3rd meeting staff conducted additional research to gather additional information from neighboring communities or communities similar to Lake Elmo (see below). Oakdale: $137,738
Hudson: $112,477 Hugo: $135,668 Bayport: position is currently interviewing with an advertised range up to $122,000 North St. Paul: $111,300 St. Paul Park: $106,225 Inver Grove Heights: $136,792
Cottage Grove: $138,000 Albertville: $111,758 Mahtomedi: $124,300 Little Canada: $121,576 Mound: $115,024 Mounds View: $130,062 Orono: $160,971 Rogers: $113,984 Vadnais Heights: $123,427 Victoria: $110,011 Waconia: $126,152
FISCAL IMPACT: To be determined. OPTIONS:
• Make no change to the City Administrator’s compensation
• Motion “to increase the City Administrator’s yearly compensation to $xxx,xxx”
ATTACHMENTS:
• LMC Salary Survey results
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Salaries: City/ County Admin./Manager/Coordinator
Top administrator in municipality, county or related government unit.
Organization Pop Region
# of
Emp Job Title Range
Min
Range
Max
Actual
Low
Actual
High
Actual
Avg HPW Diff.
+/-F/P FLSA Match Union License Report
Anoka 17,966 Metro 1 City Manager $9,131.20 $11,414.00 $10,500.53 $10,500.53 $10,500.53 40 - F N X N
Mayor
City Co
Champlin 23,934 Metro 1
City
Administrator $9,732.67 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 40 - F E X N
Mayor
City Co
Chanhassen 24,432 Metro 1 City Manager $8,505.47 $12,759.07 $12,719.20 $12,719.20 $12,719.20 40 - F E E N City Co
Columbia
Heights 18,361 Metro 1 City Manager - $12,134.17 $12,134.17 $12,134.17 $12,134.17 - F E E N
Mayor
City Co
Crystal 22,014 Metro 1 City Manager $9,497.25 $12,210.75 $11,076.92 $11,076.92 $11,076.92 40 - F E E N
Mayor
City Co
Farmington 18,959 Metro 1
City
Administrator $8,495.58 $10,525.67 $10,031.67 $10,031.67 $10,031.67 40 - F E E N City Co
Forest Lake 17,496 Metro 1
City
Administrator $9,578.48 $11,973.11 $11,374.45 $11,374.45 $11,374.45 40 - F N E N City Co
Golden Valley 20,312 Metro 1 City Manager $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 - F E E N City Co
Hastings 22,491 Metro 1
City
Administrator $9,313.20 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 40 - F E E N City Co
Hopkins 17,290 Metro 1 City Manager $8,812.27 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 - F N E N City Co
Lino Lakes 21,200 Metro 1
City
Administrator $9,190.13 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 40 - F E E N City Co
New
Brighton 22,321 Metro 1 City Manager $9,373.87 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 40 - F E E N City Co
New Hope 20,718 Metro 1 City Manager $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 40 - F E E N City Co
Prior Lake 25,325 Metro 1 City Manager - - - - $12,539.17 0 - F E E N City Co
Ramsey 24,935 Metro 1
City
Administrator $9,008.13 $11,258.00 $11,258.00 $11,258.00 $11,256.27 40 - F N E N City Co
Rosemount 23,244 Metro 1
City
Administrator $8,969.58 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 - F E E N City Co
South St.
Paul 20,180 Metro 1
City
Administrator - - $11,409.17 $11,409.17 $11,409.17 - F N E N
Mayor/
Counci
Stillwater 18,800 Metro 1
City
Administrator $10,833.33 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 - F E E N City Co
West St. Paul 18,947 Metro 1 City Manager $9,797.71 $12,247.15 $12,233.87 $12,233.87 $12,233.87 - F N E N
Mayor
Counci
White Bear Lake 24,734 Metro 1 City Manager $7,280.00 $11,717.33 $7,292.13 $7,292.13 $7,292.13 40 - F N X N Counci
Average $11,401.51
Aged Results: City/ County Admin./Manager/Coordinator
Municipality Date
# of
Months
Effective
Aging
Rate
Actual
Average
Aged
Average
Anoka 04/13/16 9 $10,500.53 $10,736.80
Champlin 04/29/16 9 $12,166.27 $12,440.01
Chanhassen 05/26/16 8 $12,719.20 $12,973.58
Columbia Heights 04/26/16 9 $12,134.17 $12,407.19
Crystal 05/05/16 8 $11,076.92 $11,298.46
Farmington 04/25/16 9 $10,031.67 $10,257.38
Forest Lake 05/12/15 20 $11,374.45 $11,943.17
Golden Valley 04/28/16 9 $12,166.67 $12,440.42
Hastings 06/10/16 7 $11,641.07 $11,844.79
Hopkins 04/27/16 9 $11,882.00 $12,149.35
Lino Lakes 01/01/16 12 $11,486.80 $11,831.40
New Brighton 05/05/16 8 $11,715.60 $11,949.91
New Hope 04/29/16 9 $11,894.50 $12,162.13
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Prior Lake 04/28/16 9 $12,539.17 $12,821.30
Ramsey 05/28/15 20 $11,256.27 $11,819.08
Rosemount 04/28/16 9 $11,259.83 $11,513.18
South St. Paul 05/11/15 20 $11,409.17 $11,979.63
Stillwater 04/25/16 9 $11,250.00 $11,503.13
West St. Paul 04/12/16 9 $12,233.87 $12,509.13
White Bear Lake 04/13/16 9 $7,292.13 $7,456.21
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Salaries: City/ County Admin./Manager/Coordinator
Top administrator in municipality, county or related government unit.
Organization Pop Region
# of
Emp Job Title Range
Min
Range
Max
Actual
Low
Actual
High
Actual
Avg HPW Diff.
+/-F/P FLSA Match Union Lic
Aitkin
County 16,054 Central 1
COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR $7,046.00 $10,512.67 $8,472.33 $8,472.33 $8,472.33 40 - F E G N
Albert Lea 18,016 Southeast 1 City Manager $7,754.93 $10,082.80 $10,082.80 $10,082.80 $10,082.80 40 - F E E N
Anoka 17,966 Metro 1 City Manager $9,131.20 $11,414.00 $10,500.53 $10,500.53 $10,500.53 40 - F N X N
Austin 23,743 Southeast 1 City Administrator - - $10,880.17 $10,880.17 $10,880.17 40 - F E E N
Champlin 23,934 Metro 1 City Administrator $9,732.67 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 $12,166.27 40 - F E X N
Chanhassen 24,432 Metro 1 City Manager $8,505.47 $12,759.07 $12,719.20 $12,719.20 $12,719.20 40 - F E E N
Columbia
Heights 18,361 Metro 1 City Manager - $12,134.17 $12,134.17 $12,134.17 $12,134.17 - F E E N
Crystal 22,014 Metro 1 City Manager $9,497.25 $12,210.75 $11,076.92 $11,076.92 $11,076.92 40 - F E E N
Dodge
County 20,352 Southeast 1 County Administrator $6,496.53 $8,928.40 $8,928.40 $8,928.40 $8,928.40 40 - F E E N
Elk River 23,633 Central 1 City Administrator $9,312.50 $10,955.83 $11,223.50 $11,223.50 $11,223.50 - F E E N
Faribault 23,312 Southeast 3 City Administrator $8,315.50 $11,433.83 $11,023.67 $11,393.75 $11,208.71 40 - F E E N
Farmington 18,959 Metro 1 City Administrator $8,495.58 $10,525.67 $10,031.67 $10,031.67 $10,031.67 40 - F E E N
Fillmore
County 20,835 Southeast 1
Coordinator/Community
Services $5,692.12 $7,923.17 $7,476.92 $7,476.92 $7,476.92 - F E G N
Forest Lake 17,496 Metro 1 City Administrator $9,578.48 $11,973.11 $11,374.45 $11,374.45 $11,374.45 40 - F N E N
Golden
Valley 20,312 Metro 1 City Manager $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 $12,166.67 - F E E N
Hastings 22,491 Metro 1 City Administrator $9,313.20 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 $11,641.07 40 - F E E N
Hopkins 17,290 Metro 1 City Manager $8,812.27 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 $11,882.00 - F N E N
Hubbard
County 18,823 Northwest 0 County Coordinator $5,663.50 $7,389.58 $7,461.33 $7,461.33 $7,461.33 40 - F E E N
Lincoln
Pipestone
Rural Water
15,531 Southwest 1 General Manager $7,083.33 $10,000.00 $7,083.33 $7,083.33 $7,083.33 40 - F E E X
Lino Lakes 21,200 Metro 1 City Administrator $9,190.13 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 $11,486.80 40 - F E E N
Lyon County 24,865 Central 1 County Administrator $7,121.68 $9,970.32 $9,216.67 $9,216.67 $9,216.67 40 - F E E N
Martin
County 20,637 Central 1 County Coordinator $5,704.40 $8,557.47 $8,352.93 $8,352.93 $8,352.93 40 - F N X N
Meeker
County 23,141 Central 1 County Administrator $6,844.93 $8,841.73 $8,583.47 $8,583.47 $8,583.47 40 - F N G N
New Brighton 22,321 Metro 1 City Manager $9,373.87 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 $11,715.60 40 - F E E N
New Hope 20,718 Metro 1 City Manager $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 $11,894.50 40 - F E E N
Nobles County 21,378 Central 1 County Administrator $8,193.47 $10,325.47 $8,193.47 $10,325.47 $9,259.47 40 - F E E N
Northfield 20,007 Central 1 City Administrator $8,455.08 $10,568.83 $10,551.92 $10,551.92 $10,551.92 40 - F E E N
Prior Lake 25,325 Metro 1 City Manager - - - - $12,539.17 0 - F E E N
Ramsey 24,935 Metro 1 City Administrator $9,008.13 $11,258.00 $11,258.00 $11,258.00 $11,256.27 40 - F N E N
Red Wing 16,294 Southeast 1 Council Administrator $9,152.00 $11,166.13 $11,166.13 $11,166.13 $11,166.13 40 - F E E N
Redwood
County 15,680 Central 1 County Administrator $6,746.13 $9,774.27 $8,425.73 $8,425.73 $8,425.73 40 - F E E N
Roseau
County 15,629 Northwest 1
County
Coordinator/Environ Serv Director $5,642.00 $7,156.93 $7,156.93 $7,156.93 $7,156.93 40 - F X X N
Rosemount 23,244 Metro 1 City Administrator $8,969.58 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 $11,259.83 - F E E N
Sibley
County 15,098 Central 1 County Administrator $7,245.33 $10,193.73 $8,840.00 $8,840.00 $8,840.00 40 - F E E X
South St.
Paul 20,180 Metro 1 City Administrator - - $11,409.17 $11,409.17 $11,409.17 - F N E N
St. Michael 16,801 Central 1
City Administrator/PW
Director $8,860.80 $10,805.60 $10,805.60 $10,805.60 $10,805.60 40 - F E X N
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Stillwater 18,800 Metro 1 City Administrator $10,833.33 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 $11,250.00 - F E E N
Wabasha
County 22,205 Southeast 1 Administrator $6,744.40 $9,065.33 $7,371.87 $7,371.87 $7,371.87 40 - F X E X
West St. Paul 18,947 Metro 1 City Manager $9,797.71 $12,247.15 $12,233.87 $12,233.87 $12,233.87 - F N E N
White Bear
Lake 24,734 Metro 1 City Manager $7,280.00 $11,717.33 $7,292.13 $7,292.13 $7,292.13 40 - F N X N
Willmar 19,072 Central 1 City Administrator $6,786.00 $8,822.67 $12,168.00 $12,168.00 $12,168.00 40 - F E X N
Average $10,310.89
Aged Results: City/ County Admin./Manager/Coordinator
Municipality Date
# of
Months
Effective
Aging Rate
Actual
Average
Aged
Average
Aitkin County 04/29/16 9 $8,472.33 $8,662.96
Albert Lea 04/27/16 9 $10,082.80 $10,309.66
Anoka 04/13/16 9 $10,500.53 $10,736.80
Austin 05/06/16 8 $10,880.17 $11,097.77
Champlin 04/29/16 9 $12,166.27 $12,440.01
Chanhassen 05/26/16 8 $12,719.20 $12,973.58
Columbia Heights 04/26/16 9 $12,134.17 $12,407.19
Crystal 05/05/16 8 $11,076.92 $11,298.46
Dodge County 04/14/16 9 $8,928.40 $9,129.29
Elk River 04/15/16 9 $11,223.50 $11,476.03
Faribault 04/20/16 9 $11,208.71 $11,460.90
Farmington 04/25/16 9 $10,031.67 $10,257.38
Fillmore County 05/11/16 8 $7,476.92 $7,626.46
Forest Lake 05/12/15 20 $11,374.45 $11,943.17
Golden Valley 04/28/16 9 $12,166.67 $12,440.42
Hastings 06/10/16 7 $11,641.07 $11,844.79
Hopkins 04/27/16 9 $11,882.00 $12,149.35
Hubbard County 01/01/16 12 $7,461.33 $7,685.17
Lincoln Pipestone Rural
Water 09/12/16 4 $7,083.33 $7,154.17
Lino Lakes 01/01/16 12 $11,486.80 $11,831.40
Lyon County 05/27/16 8 $9,216.67 $9,401.00
Martin County 05/27/16 8 $8,352.93 $8,519.99
Meeker County 04/23/16 9 $8,583.47 $8,776.60
New Brighton 05/05/16 8 $11,715.60 $11,949.91
New Hope 04/29/16 9 $11,894.50 $12,162.13
Nobles County 01/01/16 12 $9,259.47 $9,537.25
Northfield 04/20/16 9 $10,551.92 $10,789.34
Prior Lake 04/28/16 9 $12,539.17 $12,821.30
Ramsey 05/28/15 20 $11,256.27 $11,819.08
Red Wing 04/28/16 9 $11,166.13 $11,417.37
Redwood County 04/20/16 9 $8,425.73 $8,615.31
Roseau County 04/29/16 9 $7,156.93 $7,317.96
Rosemount 04/28/16 9 $11,259.83 $11,513.18
Sibley County 05/27/16 8 $8,840.00 $9,016.80
South St. Paul 05/11/15 20 $11,409.17 $11,979.63
St. Michael 04/14/16 9 $10,805.60 $11,048.73
Stillwater 04/25/16 9 $11,250.00 $11,503.13
Wabasha County 06/09/16 7 $7,371.87 $7,500.88
West St. Paul 04/12/16 9 $12,233.87 $12,509.13
White Bear Lake 04/13/16 9 $7,292.13 $7,456.21
Willmar 05/06/16 8 $12,168.00 $12,411.36
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Organization Pop Region # of
Emp Job Title Range
Min Range Max Actual Low Actual
High Actual Avg HPW Diff.
+/-F/P FLSA Match Union
Lake Elmo 8,326 Metro 1 City Administrator -- $107,500.00 $107,500.00 $107,500.00 - F N E N
Oak Grove 8,439 Metro 1 City Administrator $85,600.00 $102,720.00 $87,312.00 $87,312.00 $87,312.00 40 - F X E X
Orono 7,980 Metro 1 City Administrator $97,548.77 $120,731.30 $120,731.30 $120,731.30 $120,731.30 30 - P X X X
Spring Lake
Park 6,768 Metro 1 Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer $83,948.80 $107,619.20 $103,313.60 $103,313.60 $103,313.60 40 - F E E N
St. Anthony
Village 8,437 Metro 1 City Manager $98,800.00 $140,000.00 $140,000.00 $140,000.00 $140,000.00 - F N E N
St. Francis 7,455 Metro 1 City Administrator $94,099.20 $117,915.20 $104,436.80 $104,436.80 $104,436.80 40 - F N X N
Victoria 9,224 Metro 1 City Manager $88,857.60 $111,987.20 $110,011.20 $110,011.20 $110,011.20 40 - F N E N
Average $110,472.12
Municipality Date # of
Months
Effective
Aging
Rate
Actual
Average
Aged
Average
Lake Elmo 07/05/16 6 $107,500.00 $109,112.50
Oak Grove 10/03/16 3 $87,312.00 $87,966.84
Orono 09/27/16 4 $120,731.30 $121,938.60
Spring Lake Park 04/29/16 9 $103,313.60 $105,638.20
St. Anthony Village 04/25/16 9 $140,000.00 $143,150.00
St. Francis 05/04/16 8 $104,436.80 $106,525.50
Victoria 04/11/16 9 $110,011.20 $112,486.50
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