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City administrator lists staffing requests for 2026; recommends prioritizing and deferring some changes until compensation study
Summary
City Administrator Wilson presented department staffing requests for 2026, including reclassifications, hour increases for part-time roles, and several new positions. Wilson recommended limited immediate reclassifications and deferring broader pay adjustments until a compensation study is completed.
City Administrator Wilson told the Inver Grove Heights City Council that staffing requests submitted by department heads will be a major discretionary element of the 2026 draft budget and that the 6.7% levy figure presented earlier does not include new or adjusted staffing requests.
Wilson said staffing requests fall into three categories: reclassifications (changing job titles and pay grades to reflect evolving duties), increases in hours for part-time roles, and entirely new positions. He said reclassification requests were submitted by police, fire, inspections and engineering departments and that reclassifications are generally less costly than hiring new staff but…
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