At the request of the Mayor, a thorough compensation analysis was conducted by the Payroll Manager and Director of Human Resources for the leadership positions.

The following information was collected and analyzed. 

10 cities (5 above and 5 below CB by population)

o   Sioux City

o   Iowa City

o   Waterloo

o   Ames

o   West Des Moines

o   Council Bluffs

o   Ankeny

o   Dubuque

o   Urbandale

o   Cedar Falls

o   Marion

10 positions/groupings and criteria   

o   Mayor/City of Manager/ City Administrator  - min, max, current, total comp including -car allowance, IPERS, deferred comp, years in public service, and years in job

o   Chief of Staff/Assist City Administrator/ Assist City Manager - min, max, current, total comp including -car allowance, IPERS, deferred comp, years in public service, and years in job

o   “Administrative Crown” (City Manager and Assistant City Manager, etc)- min, max, current

o   Fire Chief- min, max, current

o   Director of Finance- min, max, current

o   Director of HR - min, max, current

o   Director of Parks and Recreation- min, max, current

o   Director of Community Development- min, max, current

o   Chief of Police- min, max, current

o   Director of IT- min, max, current

Wage compression internally was also reviewed.