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Council members press staff for details on GuideHouse pay-comparison contract amendment

Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee, Minneapolis City Council · April 24, 2026

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Summary

Council members asked staff for more details about a proposed amendment to a master contract with GuideHouse Inc. to conduct pay-comparison studies across city departments; procurement staff said the contract will be used via task-specific work orders and that costs for each study are determined before work begins.

Council members at the Minneapolis City Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee on April 27 pressed staff for more detail about a proposed amendment to a master contract with GuideHouse Inc. that would expand or specify comparable-jurisdiction research to analyze city pay scales.

Council Member Chavez asked what the requested increase would fund and noted the item had been delayed at the prior meeting: “I’m trying to understand…what the increase would do.” Chair Lynae Palmisano said the item had been pulled previously while staff confirmed total costs across departments and suggested procurement provide more detail.

Pam Fernandez, the city’s director of procurement, explained the arrangement: “So the GuideHouse, GuideHouse consultant is working with the city to study the various positions within the city. And then so they are comparing with other jurisdictions to see if our pay is in the correct level.” Fernandez described the contract as a master contract under which individual work orders would be issued for each position study; each work order and its cost would be determined before the study begins.

Committee members said they appreciated the clarification. The GuideHouse amendment was part of the consent agenda and was approved by voice vote as the committee adopted the consent items, including the newly added gift acceptance. No specific dollar amounts for the requested amendment were read into the record; staff said HR would provide more detail through the established procurement and work-order process.