5.4. SR 04-01-1996?ity of
MEMORANDUM
Item 5.4.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Pat Klaers, City Administ~
April 1, 1996
Consider Increase in Pay for Utilities
Commission
In April, 1989, the City Council increased the pay of the Elk River Municipal
Utilities (ERMU) Commissioners to $100 per month. This was the first
increase in many years, and this rate has not changed since.
Attached for your information is some material from the Minnesota
Municipal Utilities Association regarding compensation for utility boards and
commissions. Based on this information, it is appropriate for the Council to
consider an increase in the monthly payment to the ERMU Commissioners.
At this time the Commissioners are holding a lot of extra meetings as they
work through the process of replacing the general manager. Also, it is
possible that the commission may begin meeting on a bi-monthly basis or 24
times per year versus its currently scheduled 12 times per year. This revised
meeting schedule has yet to be determined, but this issue is expected to
receive a great deal of discussion in later 1996.
It is suggested that the Council increase the ERMU Commissioners pay to
$200 per month for 1996 and 1997 and that this payment be reevaluated at
the end of 1997. At that time, it may be that the pay goes back down to $100
per month or it could stay at the $200 level or even increase based on the
work load of the commission.
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b...dERNING BOARD COMPENSATION SURVEY
Data coltected December 1995
Governed by: Pay
City Pop. Comm. Council Frequency
Additional
Olhef Travel Olhef
Amount Per Diems Expenses BeheSts
Ada 1,708 X Monthly
Adrian 1,151 X Annually
Aitkm 1,800 X Per Meeling
Alexandna 8,029 X Annually
Anoka 17,192 X
Argyle 636 X Monthly
Arlington 1,886 X
Austin 21,907 X
Bagiey 1,388 X Annually
Bame~viile 2,080 X Monthly
Benson 3,235 X Monthly
BlWabik 1,095 X
Blooming Praide 2,043 X Annually
Blue Earth 4,000 X Annually
~,_._Brainerd 12,600 X Monthly
200 00 no AFLAC Ins.
500.00 no
37.50 no Special meetings are $15
45ODO no
.... President rece~'es $600 annually.
60.00 $30/day
none
~ no
450.50 (sae note)
50.00 $351day
100.50 no
none no
$751mtg. no
1,2DO.00 no
17500 no
AlSO haa~ru3'~so~y Board that is rt~ compensated.
Mayo~ receives $1201month.
(see note) Public O~cial Bond $1,000 and Travel Accident Policy
yes $25/special mee{ing. Per diem $15/hr. min. $30 with max. $150 (w/expenses)
yes Health Ins/$10,000 Life
(see note) Health Ins., Life Ins.: $50,000 to age 64,
Breckenndge 3,709
Brewster 559
Buffalo 7,578
,/ Chaska 13,0OO
Cey~ 461
Circle Pines 4,850
Dalano 2,945
,/ Detroit Lakes 7,145
Duluth 85,493
Dundee 107
,/._._Ea~ Grand Forks 8,947
Eitzen 235
Elbow Lake 1,186
Elk R~ver 14.000
Ely 3,968
Faidax 1,276
~" Fairmont
Fosslon
Glencoe
Grand Marais
Grand Rapids
Granite Falls
Grove City
Halslad
Harmony
Henning
Hutchinson
Jackson
Janesv~lie
Kand~yohi
Keewatin
Kenyon
X Monthly $ 15000 (see n~e)
X Monthly $ 5000 no
X Monthly $ 180 00 no
X Monthly $ 300.00 no
X (see note) S40/day
X Annually $ 400 00 no
X none no
X Monthly $ 17500 meals
X Monthly $ 625 DO no
X none no
X Monthly ___~_ 30000___ __r~. _ _ ~
X none no
X Annually $ 30000 no yes
X Monthly $ 10000 no
X Monthly $ 200.00 no yes
x $501day yes
11,265 X
.................. Id.~,~lhl~.. $ 125.00 no yes
1,529 X Annually $ ~0~0~ '
4,800 X Querlerly $25/mtg no
1,171 X Monthly $ 100.00 $25/mtg. yes
8.117 X Monthly $ 41.67 no
3,083 X none no
596 X none no
611 X Annually $ 1DO DO no
1,086 X Annually $1,1DO.00 $35 yes
738 X Monthly $ 75.00 no
18,500 X none no
12,000 X Monthly $ 439 90 no
3,563 X none no
1,969 X Annually $ 400.00 no
506 X none no
3,874 X Semi-Annual no
1,018 X noae no
1,575 X Annually $ 75050 $251mtg. yes
$32,500 to age 69, $25,000 after 70.
President receives $251month extra.
All MMUAJAPPA co~derence expenses paid.
Per diem $75/day; $251mtg up to 3 hm., add $10/hr. if over-S75 max.
Health Insurance
AD&D
Health Ina.
Special meetings am $25
Chair receives $500/yr.
Only Secm~a~/receives $501month.
$5.50/t~eakfast; $6.50/lunch; $15.501dinner per day
Trm~ expenses in actual amount.
Health Ins.; $10,000 life; annuity equal to premium dollars o~ health ins. policy
Chair receives $225/rnonth.
Health Ins./$6000 Life
Health Ins.
Mayo~ receives $1,400/yr.
$151special meeting
Lake Ch/sial 2,143 X Annually
Lake Park 638 X Annually
Laker~ekl 1,679 X Annually
Laneslx~o 921 X Annually
LeSueu~ 3.714 X Monthly
Lilch~eld 6,012 X Annually
Luverne 4.471 X AnP. ually
Made'da 2.237 X Annually
Madison 1.951 X Uo~dhly
Marshall 12,023 X Oumtedy
Mebe~e 2,561 X Qumterly
Moo~head 32,295 X Mo~ihly
Moose Lake 1,377 X Per Meeting
Mo~a 2,905 X Per Meeling
Mourdain Iro~ 3,354 X Bi-Monthly
Mo~dain Lake 2,276 X Per Meeting
Nashwauk 1,020 X
New P~ague 3,500 X
~./ New UIm 13,132 X M(mlh¥
Nielsvdie 100 X
Nndh Ebanch 5,000 X
Nedh St. Paul ~13__L_O00 X
~ 2,623 X
OdmMlie 2.094 X
Owatorma 20.280 X
Preslon 1,§30 X
P~m, Celo~ 3,770 X
RedvaxxJ Fails 4,859 X
Rechesief 76,060 X
Sa#d Chades 2,844 X
Saint James 4,364 X
Addillo~
Olher Travel
Amount Per Diems Expense~
~her
Nolee
4(X).00 no yes
1,000.00 no
S401mtg no
650.00 no
17000 no
1,20000 no
4,20000 (see no(e) yes
50000 no
125.00 no
7500 no yes
,mO00 (see no~e) ye~
12500 yes
65.00 no
5000 (see no(e) yes
87.50 no
10.00
~ no
30000 no
$20/special mtg. Chair receives $600/yr.
Mayo~ recefves $1,500/yr.
PERA, Personal Accide Mayor receives $2251mo.
Mayor receives $5,100/yr. Per diem: S401day; S20/hait day
S25~peclal meaing
Per Diem: $70/day of $40/half day
C-.-,ovl per diem rates by City only whefl t~weling.
Increaseing compensation to $2001mo. Jan. 1996
$35/speclal meetings
Chair $601ndg.; Special mlgs. $50; per diem: $501day out e/town; $15/hr. in to
Mayo~ receives $112 50~-rno~thly
Semi-Annual $ 210.00
Annually ' $ 300.00 no
none no
Annually $1,20000 (~ee n~e)
Afl/',ually S 1,2OO.00 no
Semi-Anoual $ 325.00 no
Semi-Annual $ 300.00 $10/hr.
Quadedy S 300.00 no
Annually S 2,000 00 no
Mayor receives S1,500/yr. Per diem = SSOIday o~ $25/half day
Personal Accident on and to/from ulilily meeiings//uncUo~s.
Lite Insurance
May~ receives $375/qumter
Accident Insurance May~ recelve~ S2,500/yr.
Saint Peler 9,481 X Monthly S 12500 no Maym receives S200/mo.; $151speclal meeting~
Sauk Cenlre 3,750 X Mo~lhly $ 125.00 no
.~. Shakopee 11 00O X Mouther $ 15000 no
Spring Valley 2,461 X A~nually $ 60000 $50/day ye~ Chair receive~ S720/yr.
X
Slxmgf~eld 2,173
Staples 2,897
Thief R~er Falls 8,202
Two Ha~txxs 3,651
TIder 1,257
Vbginia 9,410
Wadena 4,242
Warren 1,812
Waseca 8,385
Wells 2,465
Wesllxook 853
Wdlma~ 17,531
Wu',Jom 4,283
Wi~dhmp 1,279
Wndhington 10,400
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Annually S 1,200.00 no
Manthly ~ S 185.00 Sl0/mlg. yes
13 x per year $ 415.38 no yes
SemI-M(xdtdy $ 100.00 no
Monthly S 75.00 no
~ no
Monthly S 250.00 no
Per Meeling $ 50.00 $80/day
no~e no
Anoua~y $ 250.00 $25/day
Annual, S 400.00 no
none
Annually S 750 00 no
Anoually S 300.00 S251day
Mayor receives S461.54 - 13 times per yea.
Mayo~ recel~ S100/mo.
Health Ins/$10.000 Life
ERA der~ed contril~Jtion
yes E&O Ins.
Receive S15 kx each special mtg.