Minnesota Statutes 471.701 requires that "a city or county with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest-paid employees." For the City of Cottage Grove, titles and salaries are: City Administrator - $125,689, Finance Director - $120,174 and Public Safety Director - $116,626. Date of publication:  Jan. 1, 2013.