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Edgerton council adopts new salary ranges in 4-1 vote
Summary
The Edgerton City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2175 on Dec. 12, 2024, updating salary ranges and recommending use of unencumbered fund balance to address pay compression; the measure passed 4-1 with Councilmember Conus voting against.
The Edgerton City Council voted 4-1 on Dec. 12 to adopt Ordinance No. 2175, setting new salary ranges for city officers and employees and directing staff to move salary ranges annually based on the federal Employment Cost Index. City Administrator Beth Linn and Assistant to the City Administrator Kara Banks presented a compensation and benefits study benchmarking Edgerton against Gardner, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee and Overland Park and recommended the revised structure to alleviate pay compression.
Linn told council that if only employees below the minimums are elevated to new ranges, compression could worsen and recommended using unencumbered fund balances in each fund to allow the City Administrator to address pay-equity discrepancies across departments. Councilmember Ron Conus opposed the ordinance, saying he was concerned that Edgerton was being compared to much larger cities and questioned the city’s revenue base to match those benchmarks. Mayor Roberts and other councilmembers said the city’s workload and need for professional staff supported the comparisons and the new ranges.
The ordinance took effect upon publication. Councilmembers Longanecker, Lewis, Lebakken and Malloy voted in favor; Conus voted against. Staff said the city will retain a three-year cadence for total compensation studies and recommended annual ECI-based adjustments going forward.
