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Since the above list contains many smaller cities, it is less likely that the cities do not have the same job classifications as Mounds View. This results in a small sample average that can be misleading. For example, consider the Police Chief Position below: Position: Police Chief Mounds View Current 2005 Pay (Step 5): $38.99/hr COMPARABLE CITY COMPARABLE POSITION 2004 STANTON MEAN PAY Arden Hills No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton East Bethel No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Forest Lake No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Ham Lake No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Hopkins Police Chief $45.52/hr Lake Elmo No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Little Canada No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Mahtomedi No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Mendota Heights Police Chief $39.67/hr Mound Police Chief $36.99/hr North St. Paul No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Robbinsdale Police Chief $43.48/hr St. Anthony Police Chief $34.24/hr Stillwater No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Vadnais Heights No Position Listed in Stanton No Position Listed in Stanton Total Average Hourly Salary $39.98/hr Using the average for 2005 Stanton of Stanton 6 cities, the Police Chief pay would be $41.18/hr. This pay would be consistent with the current Mounds View Personnel Policy. Currently, the Police Chief position is at the low end of the Stanton 6. Notably, the 2005 Stanton Survey uses 2004 salary and benefit numbers, and therefore, is one year behind. Other Issues - Deputy Police Chief If non-union salaries are not adjusted to “market” and union positions are provided market adjustment, salary compression or misalignment will occur. This is already happening in the police department. For example, Police Sergeants are currently being paid more than the current Deputy Police Chief. The current Deputy Police Chief is at Step 4 ($33.15/hr), and one of the Police Sergeants is at Step 5 ($33.61/hr). The Police Sergeants are also authorized overtime, or upwards of $50.41/hr for overtime hours worked. Step 5 for the Deputy Chief is $34.89/hour and only 3.67% above the sergeants pay. As an Exempt position, the Deputy Chief is not authorized overtime pay. Currently, the Stanton 6 Average (weighted mean) for the Deputy Police Chief is $37.48/hr. One solution would be for the City Council to establish a formula where the regular pay of the Police Chief, the Deputy Police Chief, and the Sergeants are established in order to have a minimum separation (e.g., 5%) between the positions. This is an issue that needs to be considered in addition to the straight market analysis. Issues and Recommendations Current policy (Personnel Manual, Section 3.01) requires that each position be adjusted in order to remain consistent with each position’s professional compensation comparisons, utilizing Stanton Group 6. Staff recommends that the City either follow the current City compensation policy or formally (i.e., by resolution) suspend the current policy. If the City Council chooses to suspend the current