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lt EN HILLS Approved: July 27, 2015 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 29,2015 5:30 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the special City Council work session at 5:30 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and Robert Woodburn Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative Services Sue Iverson; Finance Analyst Dave Perrault; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Assistant City Engineer John Anderson; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Associate Planner Matthew Bachler; and City Clerk Amy Dietl 1. AGENDA ITEMS A. Compensation Study Results Ann Antonsen, Springsted, Inc., reviewed the compensation study results with the Council. She explained that she was hired by the City to complete a compensation study which included updating all of the job descriptions. She indicated that a comprehensive market survey was also completed. She provided a listing of communities that were included in the survey. She provided comment on the salary ranges and discussed how these compared to Arden Hills. It was noted that the numbers within the study were from 2014 making them behind the market for 2015. She reviewed how the compensation rates were analyzed and commented on the salary ranges for each employee. She reported that five employees were currently below the minimum range in the recommended pay plan compensation. Councilmember Holmes asked if the City would be making any adjustments to the numbers considering the fact the numbers were from 2014. She questioned how the Personnel Committee planned to implement the compensation study. Ms. Antonsen recommended that the 2014 numbers be increased by 2%when comparing them to Arden Hills' 2015 wages.