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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />March 28, 2023 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas <br /> Councilmember Abdullahi Abdulle <br />Councilmember Graeme Allen <br /> Councilmember Pam Axberg <br />Councilmember Emily Dunsworth <br />Absent: <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Devin Massopust, Gina Foschi <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: Laura Linnihan, Baker Tilly <br /> <br />Classification and Compensation Study – Presentation by Baker Tilly <br /> <br />Massopust stated the City of New Brighton’s current pay plan and classification system has been around for <br />decades and any institutional knowledge as to how it was crafted is no longer present. The company that was <br />used to create the classification system went out of business in 2008. As such, it has been a priority to provide <br />a much needed update. The pay plan update is important to reflect the current labor market conditions, but the <br />system update is important as well to ensure legal compliance in future years. Market analyses have been <br />completed over the years, with the most recent occurring in 2019. However, there has been no whole sale <br />changes to the pay structure of the City based on said analyses. In 2022, the Council approved having Baker <br />Tilly create a new compensation and classification system. As mentioned, the new classification system is an <br />imperative update for the City of New Brighton to complete as the current system is outdated and has resulted <br />in a pay plan that is inconsistent as well as outdated. Baker Tilly also has provided a comparison document on <br />benefits that is included in the packet item. Additionally, a market comparison was completed regarding <br />temporary and seasonal positions, though at this time there is no implementation recommendations as relates to <br />that analysis. <br /> <br />Laura Linnihan, Baker Tilly, thanked the Council for their time and noted staff has been a pleasure to work <br />with on this project. She then provided the Council with a presentation on the Classification and Compensation <br />Study and discussed how data was collected. She commented on how employee’s perceptions aligned with <br />supervisor’s comments. The title recommendations and job evaluation/descriptions were discussed, along with <br />the process that was followed for the market assessments and peer evaluations. The results from the market <br />assessments were reviewed with the Council in further detail. It was noted the City had determined to align <br />itself at midpoint. The local government pay equity law was discussed and she described how this impacted <br />female government employees. She then commented on the City’s current step and grade plan, as well as <br />noting the City’s new pay plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg asked what the City’s turnover ratio was. Massopust estimated the City’s turnover <br />ratio was somewhere around 10%. <br /> <br />Further discussion ensued regarding how New Brighton competed with Roseville.