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Home My WebLink About2021-05-13 Council Work Session Agenda PacketCouncil Work Session Agenda May 13, 2021 - 5:30 pm 1.Call to Order / Roll Call 2.Comparable City Discussion for Compensation Philosophy* 3.Unscheduled Items 4. Adjournment *Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the house agenda packet book located by the Council Chambers entrance, or online at the City’s website at www.corcoranmn.gov. Due to the COVID-19 health pandemic, the City Council’s regular meeting place is not available and is not open to the public. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.021 the one or more members of the City Council may participate by telephone or other electronic means. Meeting Held Via Telephone/Other Electronic Means Call-in Instructions Call: +1 312 626 6799 US Enter Meeting ID: 851 8338 4704 Press *9 to speak during the Public Comment Sections in the meeting. Video Link and Instructions: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85183384704 visit http://www.zoom.us and enter Meeting ID: 851 8338 4704 Participants can utilize the Raise Hand function to be recognized to speak during the Public Comment sections in the meeting. Participant video feeds will be muted. For more information on options to provide public comment visit: www.corcoranmn.gov Item 2. 1 8200 County Road 116  Corcoran, MN 55340 763-420-2288  www.ci.corcoran.mn.us MEMO Meeting Date: May 13, 2021 To: City Council From: Brad Martens, City Administrator Re: Comparable City Discussion for Compensation Philosophy Discussion ____________________________________________________________________ In April, the Council held a work session to discuss staff planning as well as the need for a compensation philosophy. Staff was directed to begin the process of developing data necessary for a compensation philosophy to be implemented. Staff believes the first step in establishing a philosophy is to establish a peer group and a general sense of where Corcoran should rank within that peer group. Staff established the attached table of potential cities for comparison and recommends selecting a peer group of the following eight cities for comparison: • Carver • Dayton • Medina • Minnetrista • Orono • Rogers • Victoria • Wayzata The reason for the selection of these cities is due to one or more of the following: • Range of population is similar in nature • Geographic location makes them a likely competitor • Growing community • Complexity of the organization is similar Item 2. 2 It should be noted that staff began looking into additional information for each city such as annual budget, tax capacity, etc. and found that information not to be helpful. As one example, the City of Medina’s tax capacity is twice that of Corcoran due to their non- residential development however the jobs are very similar. Additionally, the 2021 budget for Medina has a significant capital project included which makes it appear significantly larger than Corcoran. Staff found that cities include different items in their budgets, so it is difficult to compare apples to apples. Staff believes that the above four factors are more important for consideration. If the City Council supports the recommended comparable city group, staff will begin obtaining information from the cities for their pay structures and pay for similar positions, as well as benefit information (PTO, insurance, etc.). It is noted that two of the recommended cities do not have police departments for comparison. In addition to the discussion on comparable cities, staff requests the Council begin discussing a compensation philosophy once this information is obtained. As City Administrator, having a firsthand view of how hard it is to attract talent, I feel strongly that Corcoran should be in the upper tier of this peer group. City Council feedback on that opinion is requested. Next steps: • May 13th City Council selects comparable cities; directs staff to obtain data • July Staff presents data to Council with recommendations for changes Attachments: 1. Comparable cities 2019 Pop.7 County Metro Police Geographic Size Fast Growing Distance from Mpls. Or St. Paul Notes Corcoran 5,986 Yes City 36.1 Yes 21.2 Medina 6,788 Yes City 27.1 Yes 26.4 Access to Hwy. 55 Dayton 6,374 Yes City 25 Yes 29.3 Access to I-94 Rogers 13,232 Yes City 26.2 Yes 24.3 Access to I-94 Albertville 7,519 No County 4.7 Yes 30.9 Access to I-94 Minnetrista 8,108 Yes City 30.9 Yes 24.7 Lake Minnetonka St. Michael 18,157 No County 36.4 Yes 30.5 Access to I-94, Wright County Otsego 18,130 No County 30.5 Yes 33.2 Access to I-94 Lake Elmo 11,105 Yes County 24.2 Yes 14.1 Access to I-494 Hugo 15,388 Yes County 36 Yes 18.7 Access to I-35E Oak Park Heights 4,897 Yes City 3.3 No 20.7 Lost an officer to them Greenfield 2,956 Yes County 21.5 No 29.7 Borders Wright County Independence 3,778 Yes West Hennepin 34.5 No 23.6 Access to Hwy. 12 Hanover 3,489 Yes - partial County 5.6 No 27.9 Crow River, two counties Delano 6,282 No - Wright County 4.4 Yes 28.3 Historic, Crow River Elko New Market 4,920 Yes City 3.4 Yes 31.6 on I-35 Jordan 6,497 Yes City 3.2 No 35.7 Hwy 169 Rockford 4,419 Yes - partial County 2.6 No 29.2 Crow River, Hwy 55 Victoria 10,585 Yes County 10.7 Yes 26 Lake Minnetonka Carver 4,990 Yes County 4.3 Yes 30.6 On MN River, Hwy 212 Maple Plain 1,823 Yes West Hennepin 1 No 20.4 Hwy. 12 Waconia 13,277 Yes County 4.6 Yes 35.8 Historic, on lake Belle Plaine 7,250 Yes City 6.1 Yes 42.4 Access to Hwy. 169 Nowthen 4,771 Yes County 35.2 No 35.2 Anoka County Oak Grove 8,868 Yes County 35.2 No 30.3 Anoka County Scandia 4,054 Yes County 39.7 No 34 Borders WI Wayzata 4,672 Yes City 4.7 No 13 Lake Minnetonka Orono 8,284 Yes City 24 Yes 18 Lake Minnetonka Mound 9,447 Yes Orono 5.1 No 24.1 Lake Minnetonka Deephaven 3,790 Yes City 3.9 No 16.2 Lake Minnetonka Maple Grove 68,101 Yes City 35 Yes 16 I-94/I-494 Plymouth 79,475 Yes City 35.3 Yes 11.2 I-494