5.2. ERMUSR 01-08-2019 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 8, 2019 5.2
SUBJECT:
Wage & Benefits Committee Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
No action required
BACKGROUND:
At the November 2018 commission meeting, the commission directed the Wage & Benefits
Committee (W&BC)to benchmark the management pay group and report back to the
commission at the December 2018 meeting. The W&BC recommended to the commission at the
December meeting to hire a third party to perform the management group benchmarking. The
commission supported the committee's request and directed staff to research potential
consultants and report back to the commission in January 2019.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has identified three potential consultants to perform the work: Lockton Companies, MRA,
and Mark Fritsch Consulting. Initial conference calls have been conducted with all three to
review project scope. Staff is developing a refined scope and request for proposal to send to
these three consultants. The proposals will be reviewed by the W&BC and a recommendation
will be made at a commission meeting in either February or March.
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