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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

2021 Gender Pay Equity

Minnesota Salary Range Test

Salary Schedule & Pay Adjustments Department of Human Resources Total Compensation Division

Overview

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• State statute requires government organizations to submit to

a gender-based pay equity test every three years

• Minneapolis last submitted a report for 2017 in early 2018

and passed

• Minneapolis is due to submit its 2020 file in early 2021

Data was recently submitted to get preliminary test results

Tests

• The City must pass three tests that compare pay practices for

male dominated jobs and female dominated jobs

• The City doesn’t pass the Salary Range Test
• Compares the average number of years to reach the top step
• The calculation is: average # years for male jobs/average # years for

female jobs

• 80% is passing and the City is at 76%
• To pass the Salary Range Test, the City needs to decrease the

number of steps for female jobs in the CNR schedule (non- appointed, non-represented)

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The cost to bring the City into compliance is: $28.4K annually $4.2K for 2020

Remedy

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• Pass all state mandated gender pay equity tests
• Minimize cost to the City
• Minimize negative impact on employees

Goals

Reduce the number of steps for CNR female dominated jobs by eliminating the bottom steps and reallocating the remaining steps

Solution

The jobs selected for a reduction in steps have:

• Employees currently on the top step (no pay change/cost)
• Employees currently on the first or second step (small pay increase)

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

small cost no cost

Impact

• Reduced 35 jobs by one step each
• City passes the Salary Range Test at 80.3%
• 8 employees will receive average additional pay of $3.55K

annually as a result of the changes

• Implementation date is November 8, 2020
• Total Cost: $28.4K annually ($4.2K for 2020)

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Department # Emps Affected Annualized Cost *

Attorney 1 $0.00 City Clerk 1 $0.00 City Coordinator 3 $0.00 Finance and Property Serv 6 $6,850 Human Resources 10 $6,439 Information Technology 2 $0.00 Internal Audit 1 $4,193 Minneapolis Health Department 9 $1,420 Police Department 6 $8,015 PW-Fleet Services 1 $0.00 PW-Solid Waste 1 $0.00 Regulatory Services 3 $1,523

Total 44 $28,439 * Cost is $0.00 when employee(s) in the job are

• n the top step already

NOTE: Additional action may be required when December 1, 2020 data is known.

Request

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• Approve $28,439 annually to cover the cost of salary

increases required to decrease salary steps in order to meet the state’s salary range test

• Refer the matter to City Council

2021 Pay Equity Goals

• Race-based pay equity
• Measure and evaluate current state
• Address as needed
• Gender pay equity
• Evaluate gender pay equity more deeply and broadly
• Address as needed

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