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Item No: 04C Meeting Date: May 2, 2005 Type of Business: Work Session City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Non-Union Salary Survey Background: On the April 4, 2005, Work Session, Staff was directed to present the 1998 Compensation Study that was done by Labor Relations. Staff contacted Labor Relations and they did have a copy of that Compensation Study. Attached is that Study. Discussion: Labor Relations indicated to Staff that this 1998 Compensation Study was never approved by the City Council, nor was it ever presented at a City Council Meeting. According to Labor Relations, the City Council in 1998 did not want to pursue this study, but could not remember why. Staff was not able to find any minutes or past staff reports regarding this 1998 Compensation Study. Staff has taken a look at this 1998 study and many of the City Staff positions no longer exist. Many of the cities listed in this 1998 study do not have the same job classifications as Mounds View, so averages may be misleading. Staff asked Labor Relations how much a study like this would cost, and it was stated that it would depend on how extensive the Council would want this study to be. Labor Relations would need more information from the City Council in order to give an accurate cost. Recommendation: It is still recommended that non-union positions be adjusted in order to remain consistent with each position’s professional compensation comparison per Mounds View Personnel Manual, Section 3.01, which utilizes the Stanton Group Six comparisons. Most of the current non-union employees were hired under the current policy referencing Stanton Group 6 as the benchmark for compensation. Consequently, continuing that policy is the approach recommended for recruitment and retention of employees. As indicated in the March 1, 2005, Work Session Staff Report, it is recommended that the adjustments for non- union positions are made in a maximum of 5% “steps” (in addition to the scheduled salary adjustments) every six months starting January 1, 2005, and continuing until the dollar adjustment is achieved as indicated in the chart for each position (please refer to attached March 1, 2005 Work Session report for the chart). Staff would like City Council direction if Council would like to pursue a Compensation Study as the one in 1998. In order to implement a different type of compensation study, the Personnel Manual would also need to be revised. Respectfully submitted, Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator