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Dardenne Prairie reviews Evergreen salary study; mayor to propose alderman stipend and pay ordinance
Summary
The City reviewed a compensation study by Evergreen Solutions showing local salaries sit about 41% through peer pay ranges and roughly 6.3% below peer averages; the mayor said he will place an ordinance to raise alderman pay (including a proposed $90–$100 monthly stipend) and staff recommended a 10-step pay plan with either a $22,000 "bring-to-minimum" or a targeted 10-year tenure parity option.
The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen reviewed a compensation benchmark study from Evergreen Solutions on Oct. 1, during a special work session where the city administrator introduced consultant Mark Holcomb and the report's recommendations.
Mark Holcomb, the Evergreen Solutions presenter, summarized the study design, saying the firm compared Dardenne Prairie to 13 peer governments and adjusted for cost-of-living differences. "Your salaries right now are about 41% of the way through their ranges," Holcomb said, and the city’s base pay sits about "6.3% behind the average pay of the other organizations," a gap the consultant said is worth addressing through a formal pay structure.
The firm recommended establishing a 10-step,…
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