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    Compensation Council

    Also known as:
    Minnesota State Compensation Council
    Active dates:1983-
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 15A.082
    1983 Minn. Laws Chap. 299 Sec. 8
    1993 Minn. Laws Chap. 192 Sec. 2
    Function:

    State law has established a Compensation Council to meet in the odd numbered years to make recommendations to the legislature regarding the salaries of judges and constitutional officers. The council also makes recommendations regarding salary ranges for heads of state and metropolitan agencies.

    The council must report its recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate by April 1 in each odd-numbered year.

    History:

    The Compensation Council did not meet in 2011 or 2015.
    Membership:

    16 members (8 appointed by governor, 1 from each congressional district, of whom no more than four may belong to the same political party; the chief justice of the supreme court appoints 2 non-judges; the legislature appoints 6 members); per diem.

    Each Compensation Council shall expire upon submission of the recommendations.

    Chair: Thomas K. Berg (2017 -  )

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Notes:

    Appointments must be made by October 1 in even-numbered years. (Source: Annual compilation and statistical report: membership on state councils, boards and commissions, 1991.)
    Internet resource:
    Compensation Council Members
    Compensation Council
    Reports:
    Recommendations of the Minnesota State Compensation Council (1983 - )
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 04/12/2019
     

    Additional print information on this group may be available in the Library's collection of agency notebooks. Please contact a librarian for assistance. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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