ITEM 6.1 Compensation StudyW
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Administration
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
May 11, 2015
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
6.1
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Requesting direction on entering into a contract for a Classification and Compensation St
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT?
Yes
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The City issued a Request for Proposals for a Classification and Compensation Study. Of the three firms
from which proposals were requested, two responded: Flaherty and Hood, P.A. and Springsted
Incorporated submitted proposals.
As you can see by reviewing the proposals, the hours proposed by both firms to complete the study are
similar and both can complete the project in about the same timeframe. Both will use the City's current
rating system and both have their own system that can be used if the City chooses. Both firms have
experience and have provided city references. According to the information provided, Springsted has
completed more compensation and classification studies and in a more diverse range of cities than
Flaherty and Hood. The cost difference in the proposals is significant; Flaherty and Hood's proposal is
$4,800 and Springsted's is $8,567.50. Both of those amounts exclude the optional tasks.
I am currently in the process of conducting reference checks. I will have additional information for the
Council at Monday's meeting along with a recommendation. It is important that the Council is
comfortable with and confident in the abilities of the consultant selected. Thus, if the Council has
questions or concerns that are not answered at the meeting, I suggest this item be tabled until May 26
for further review.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ❑ ATTACHED ❑ NONE
Previously distributed.
POSSIBLE MOTION
Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.
Dependent upon reference checks and additional information provided at the meeting the Council may
Move that the City enter into a contract with to provide a Classification and
Compensation Study as outlined in their proposal dated
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: BUDGETED: ❑ YES
❑ NO
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)