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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mark Hanson — General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />February 13, 2024 <br />5.4 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Compensation Study Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Approve comparable peer utilities <br />for the 2024 Compensation Study. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the December 2023 commission meeting, the Commission approved entering into a <br />professional service agreement (PSA) with Baker Tilly to complete a company -wide <br />compensation study. The next steps outlined in the associated December commission report <br />included: 1) the review and submittal of job descriptions, and 2) the identification of <br />comparable utilities. After review by the respective manager, human resources, and the general <br />manager, all 35 job descriptions currently on file have been submitted to Baker Tilly. The <br />second step, identification of appropriate comparable peer utilities, is the subject of this report. <br />Future next steps, undertaken once the comparable peer utilities have been approved, are <br />provided at the end of the report. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Baker Tilly has recommended a list of comparable and competitive peer organizations to <br />include in the study. Their recommended list, based on labor market competition, population <br />served, cost of living, and cost of labor, is provided in the table below. <br />Population <br />Cost of <br />Cost of <br />Utilities Organization Name <br />Served <br />Living <br />Labor <br />Anoka Municipal Utilities - City Owned <br />17,900 <br />94.8 <br />105.4 <br />Austin Utilities <br />26,200 <br />83.9 <br />93.7 <br />City of Chaska Utilities - City Owned <br />28,000 <br />93.4 <br />105.5 <br />Connexus Energy <br />95.6 <br />105.4 <br />Great River Energy <br />98.0 <br />105.6 <br />City of Moorhead Utilities - City Owned <br />44,700 <br />91.1 <br />93.5 <br />City of North St. Paul Utilities - City Owned <br />12,600 <br />97.8 <br />105.4 <br />Owatonna Public Utilities <br />26,400 <br />90.1 <br />92.5 <br />Shakopee Public Utilities <br />44,600 <br />93.4 <br />105.5 <br />Wright Hennepin Electric <br />96.6 <br />105.5 <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />26,200 <br />95.4 <br />105.4 <br />Page 1of3 <br />127 <br />