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<br />Council delays decision on wages
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<br />by Jim Boyle
<br />Stag w~er
<br /> The Elk River City Council will dis-
<br />cuss its wages later this year, an
<br />issue which is stirring differing opin-
<br />~ons.
<br /> Council Member Larry Farber, who
<br />1998 requested the issue be con-
<br />,red in a timely fashion for wages
<br />,, 2001, said at a May 22 meeting it
<br />has been awhile since cmmcil wages
<br />have been adjusted. He suggested
<br />that an increase would be justified on
<br />this basis.
<br /> Paul Motin, who requested data on
<br />comparable communities be com-
<br />piled, agrees. He said a cost-of-living
<br />
<br />increase may be appropriate at this
<br />time.
<br /> Coundl members are not "in it for
<br />the money, but I don't think (council
<br />wages) wages have to be kept at the
<br />same level," Motin said.
<br /> The last time coundl wages were
<br />increased was in 1995 and before that
<br />it was in 1991, according to City
<br />Administrator Pat Klaers.
<br /> Farber said he thought more time
<br />than that had passed since the last
<br />increase.
<br /> Coundl Member John Dietz advised
<br /> against increases at this time.
<br /> "It seems like we're in line (with
<br /> other councils)," Dietz said after
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<br />reviewing the chart prepared by
<br />administration.
<br /> He also noted that the council has
<br />gone from having four regularly
<br />scheduled meetings a month to three.
<br /> Council Member Daryl Thompson
<br />said he would like to take some time
<br />to think about the matter before a
<br />derision is made.
<br /> The council agreed to postpone the
<br />discussion until later. It will come
<br />back later this year, sometime before
<br />budget talks get under way.
<br /> Mayor Stephanie Klinzing was
<br />absent from the May 22 meeting due
<br />to an illness.
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<br />Count# salaries at a glance
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<br />City Popul21ion Mayor Council
<br />AndoVer 23~000 $~i800 : $616S0
<br />Stillwater 16,000 $7,200 $6,000
<br />
<br />Fergus Falls 13,000 $10,500 $6,600
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<br />City Population Mayor
<br />Rosemount 13,000 $4,200
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<br />Savage: 17,000:$6;!20
<br />Shakopee 16,000 $6,588
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<br />Owatonna 21,000 $9,000 $7,200
<br />wtma~ : :i8:iOOO
<br />Worthington 10,000 $7,500 $4,500
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<br />Anoka 17,000 $4,200 $3,570
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<br /> aska 15,000 $4,500 $3,600
<br />Hastings 17,000 $6,600 $4,800
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<br />N. St. Paul 12,000 $4,200 $3,000
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<br /> Council
<br /> $3,6O0
<br /> $5,040
<br /> $5,496
<br /> $4,20O
<br />Brainerd 13,000 $5,400 $4,200
<br />Fai~n~ ::;: : : ; 11;000 ii:$2;400 $2,400
<br />Fadbault 19,000 $5,760 $5,160
<br /> $4,231
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<br />New UIm 14,000 $5,400 $4,800
<br />NOrth Man kato ~ 000 : $ 6 ;600 $4 i000
<br />Becker 2,000 $3,000 $2,400
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<br />B f g; ~ke ; ~000 $3,000: ;:$2;400
<br />Buffalo 9,000 $3,360 $2,160
<br /> $3i600
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<br />Rogers 2,000 $1,500 $1,200
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