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City Council Work Session Meeting Monday,April 16, 2018 Page 8 tion, that might go back to the previously mentioned enhanced delivery. He won- dered if there are pieces of the G.A.R.E. training that can change the way the City looks for people and then supports them when they are here. He also supports the idea of creating long-term master facility vision and plan for all operations. Peo- ple have been frustrated by the piecemealing, and so this is an excellent point. Councilmember McGehee commented that the City has been through a compen- sation study. There was a lot of consternation at the time, and an outside consult- ant was hired. A simpler solution would be to have parity between union and non-union staff That would eliminate the need for a compensation study. She would appreciate a discussion along those lines. The previous process of a com- pensation study was lengthy and time-consuming for the staff. The Council discussed the results of the prior compensation study. City Manager Trudgeon suggested the City has fallen a bit behind in compensa- tion and thus, it will have to be addressed, not necessarily this year but maybe next year. Another component to consider is union vs. non-union pay. Mayor Roe suggested that part of the discussion must be actual rates of pay ra- ther than relative percent changes. Councilmember Willmus commented that he is not necessarily in favor of another compensation study, but the Council may be able to do something in the middle. It may be difficult to establish a peer group for Roseville. Those will be interest- ing conversations. Councilmember Laliberte asked if the League or Metro Cities already do these compensation studies throughout the public municipality industry. City Manager Trudgeon responded there is not an actual compensation study, but there is data for every position. The challenge is that a City Planner in Roseville might be a Planner 3 somewhere else, so the job descriptions have to be exam- ined, and that is where expertise is helpful. Councilmember McGehee stated all she cares about it some type of parity be- tween union and non-union employees. Once the baseline is established, then the City does not have to fuss with it again—savng staff time, Council time, money spent on consultants, etc.. Mayor Roe summarized that staff can bring the general topic so that Council can discuss more specifics. There would be an interesting discussion about having parity between organized and non-organized. Councilmember Willmus added that this is a mobile society, so people may leave and find something better elsewhere. He does not believe Roseville has to be in