12-13-2021 Employee Benefits Comparabilty StudyPAUL W. ESSMAN
CAPITAL CITY CONCEPTS, LLC I the COMPARABILITY DATA COMPANY
December 13, 2021
Rod Storm
City Administrator
City of Blair
218 South 16"' Street
Blair, NE 68008-1674
Dear Rod,
The City of Wahoo has contracted Capital City Concepts to conduct a comparability study.
Enclosed is a copy of the survey document (fillable pdf or word) for your location. If most
benefits have not changed from our 2021 survey, please fill out your new insurance rates and any
benefit changes.
Please review the document and do not hesitate to call me at (402) - 475- 4994. I would be happy
to visit your location and assist in the completion of the documents. You can also contact
Melissa Harell, City of Wahoo, with any question. If possible, return survey by the week of
January 15th.
After your review, please return the survey and any additional documents (contracts, pay plans,
ETC) to Neessman a,aol.com or our new email npcgpaulessmanresearch.com or mail to:
CAPITAL CITY CONCEPTS, L.L.C.
4136 Boulder Drive
LINCOLN, NE 68516
Thank you very much for your kind assistance,
Sincerely,
CAPITAL CITY CONCEPTS L.L.C.
Paul W. Essman
WWW.PAULESSMANRESEARCH.COM (402) 475-4994 • FAX (402) 420-5128
EMAIL: NPC@PAULESSMANRESEARCH.COM 4136 BOULDER DRIVE • LINCOLN, NE 68516
WAGE COMPARABILITY SURVEY
2022
EXTRA QUESTIONS
With the HSA health insurance plan wahoo provides a contribution to the employee's HSA account - $1,000 for single
coverage, $2,000 for family coverage. Wahoo did this to incentivize employees selecting the less expensive health
insurance plan. If you have an HSA is your city doing this?
On -Call. Wahoo currently only have their utility employees on call during weekends and holidays. Is this your
common practice or do you have employees on call for a week at a time so there is someone available even during
the work week.
Education assistance plan. If employer has an education assistance plan does it specify that the education received
must be related to the current position or future position with the
City?
CITY OF WAHOO
WAGE COMPARABILITY SURVEY
2022
Wage Survey - Part 1
Code Number Location
Employee Survey
The City of WAHOO asks for your assistance in providing salary information for selected
job classifications. In order to collect accurate data, the person(s) being interviewed
for this survey should have thorough knowledge of the job descriptions he/she uses for
a job match as well as the benefit system provided at your location.
Please answer the following questions:
1. The salary ranges reported in this survey became effective
and were effective through
2.
Do you anticipate any across-the-board increases
in the next fiscal year? If yes, when is
occur? What percentage?
increase vary among the job classifications?
What is your fiscal year?
for employee classifications
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Or will the
3. a. Do you have a step pay plan? Yes No If yes, how many steps from
minimum to maximum? What is the percent difference between steps?
How long does it take to progress along the line?
What policy applies for movement along the wage line: i.e. performance?
or longevity? other?
b. How is advancement or promotion determined? Performance
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CITY OF WAHOO
WAGE COMPARABILITY SURVEY
2022
Benefit Survey - Part II
Code Number Location
The City of WAHOO asks your assistance in providing benefit information for
your employees. It is very important that we have complete and accurate
information relating to benefits. This data will allow us to compare total
compensation values.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. A. Current population of your City?
B. Number of full-time employees in your City?
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2. Are your employees represented by a union or employees' association? Yes
No Name of union employees' association?
3. If available, please provide copies of the job description you used to
make comparisons in the wage portion of this survey, along with copies of
ordinances, rules, etc., implementing salaries and fringe benefits. We
would also appreciate copies of your pay plan, union contract and any other
pertinent data.
Job Description
Collective bargaining agreement
Fringe Benefit booklet
Health Insurance
Pension
Organizational Chart
SPECIFIC INFORMATION: If different benefit for Police, please list below
general employee answer.
I. Leave of Absence
A. Sick Leave:
1. Number of sick leave hours earned per year?
2. Maximum accumulation of sick leave earnings (express in
number of hours)?
3. Once an employee accumulates the maximum number of sick
leave days, can additional earnings be applied to vacation? Yes
No Can additional sick leave be converted to cash?
Yes No If yes, please explain your policy and
limitations.
4. Can sick leave be converted to cash upon: (If yes to any of
the following, please indicate the maximum number of days or
percentage of earnings that are convertible).
Resignation?
Dismissal?
Retirement?
Death?
5. Can employees use sick leave for family illness? Yes
No For Funeral Leave? Yes No
Maximum policy?
6. Do you provide for funeral leave (separate from sick leave?) Yes
No If yes, number of hours immediate
Number of hours for non -immediate
B. Vacation Leave:
1. How many hours of vacation are earned after each year of
employment? Please fill out the number of Vacation Hours
Earned on the chart below.
After Years Vacation
of Service Hours Earned
If more steps please list
2. Do your employees earn vacation leave from the first day
of employment? Yes No
3. Can vacation earnings be carried over from year to year? Yes
No If yes, maximum carry over?
4. Can unused vacation earned be converted to cash at the end of
the year? Yes No If yes, please explain your policy
and limitations.
C. Holidays:
1. What is the total number of paid legal holidays provided per
year?
Please check the holidays provided by your city:
New Years Eve Day
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Jr's Day
Presidents Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Memorial Day
Christmas Eve Day
Fourth Of July
Labor Day
Christmas Day
Other (please list)
2. Do you provide any "Personal" holidays to be used at the
employee's discretion? Yes No If yes, how many hours?
3.
Are there any other authorized paid leaves of absence? Yes
No If yes, for what purpose?
4. If an employee is scheduled to work on a holiday, at what rate
is he/she compensated?
5. If called in to work a holiday on an unscheduled basis, at what
rate is the employee compensated?
D. Injury Leave:
1. Is a long term disability plan furnished by the employer? Yes
No If yes, what is the long term level of benefit'?
Cost to Employer?
2. Is a short term disability plan furnished by the employer? Yes
No If yes, what is the short term level of benefit?
Cost to Employer?
3. Is there any special leave category employees may utilize in
case of a work -related injury prior to the time worker's
compensation begins?
Separate paid "injury" Leave policy
Use available sick leave
Other (please specify)
II. Insurance
A. Health Insurance:
Do employees have more than one health plan to choose from Yes
No If no, go to question "1". If yes, is there a health plan
option that is requested by more of the surveyed employees? Yes
No If yes, go to question "1" and fist all options.
Which of the following best describes your primary health plan:
Traditional P.O.S.
Ina
1. What is the total monthly premium for family coverage?
Two Party Coverage?
Single Coverage?
2. How much of the monthly premium does the employer pay for
family coverage?
How much does the employee pay?
3. How much of the monthly premium does the employer pay for EE
SPOUSEcoverage?
How much does the employee pay?
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How much of the monthly premium does the employer pay for EE
CHILD coverage?
How much does the employee pay?
How much of the monthly premium does the employer pay for
single coverage?
How much does the employee pay?
5. What is the name of your health insurance provider or
administrator?
6. Is major medical coverage part of the health insurance package?
Yes No If so, what is the maximum payable benefit?
Is there a deductible amount the employee must pay? Yes
No If so, what is the amount of deductible? Family
Single Two - Party
7. Does your policy contain a prescription card feature? Yes
No If yes, explain benefit.
8. a. What is the in -network maximum out-of-pocket? Single
Two -Party Family
b. What is the in -network percentage of coinsurance? (i.e.
90/10, 80/20, 70/30) o
C. What is the in -network stop loss amount that the
coinsurance is applied to? Single Two Party
Family
d. Does the employer contribute to deductibles or out-of-
pocket amounts? Yes No If yes, amounts:
9. Is optical care part of your insurance plan? Yes No
10. If an employee refuses insurance coverage, is there any other
payout or benefit in lieu of insurance coverage?
11. Is medical insurance made available by the employer after.
retirement? Yes No What is the premium cost? Single
Two Party Family What
percent of the premium is paid by the employer?
B. Dental Insurance:
1. Is dental insurance available? Yes No
2. Is dental insurance part of your overall health insurance
premium? Yes No
3. Is yes to paragraph 2, how much of the monthly premium
paid by the employer, is attributed to dental coverage?
Family Single
4. If yes to question 1 but no to question 2 above, what is the
total premium for family coverage?
Single coverage?
5. Actual dollar cost incurred by the employer (report as
employer's contribution per month per employee). Family
coverage? Single coverage?
6. What is the employee's cost for Family Dental coverage?
Single?
7. What is the name of your dental insurance carrier?
C. Life Insurance:
1. Amount of basic coverage?
2. If available, amount of accidental death and dismemberment
(AD & D) ?
3. What is the monthly premium per employee for life insurance?
4. How much of the monthly premium does the employer pay?
How much of the monthly premium does the employee pay?
S. If life insurance is a function of annual salary, what is the
average annual salary for your city?
III. Retirement/Pensions:
1. Is a retirement or pension plan provided to employees? Yes
No Is your pension a defined benefit or a
defined contribution plan?
Defined benefit
(Employee receives a planned benefit based on a formula
for years of service and age.)
Defined Contribution
(Employee receives a total pension based on amounts
contributed by the employee and employer plus interest.)
2. What' is employer's percentage contribution?
(percentage of salary) o
3. What is employee's percentage contribution? (percentage of
salary)
4. Do you have any additional retirement plan? Yes No What
percent of the employee's pay is contributed by the employer?
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5. Do you have a VEBA 501C9? Yes No If yes, what is the
employer's contribution?
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IV. Special Compensation Practices:
1. Does your employer have a longevity pay plan? Yes No
If yes, please explain. (Provide a copy of the
Plan/Schedule.)
Longevity Pay
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
yr annual amt
2. Premium Pay for NON Police Employees
A. On -Call Pay
Is on -call pay provided [i.e. where a (usually reduced)
hourly wage is received during the on -call period - whether
called in to work or not?] Yes No If yes,
there a minimum amount of paid time guaranteed? Yes
No If yes, how much? At what rate?
B. Call -in Pa
Is call -in pay provide (i.e. where a person does not receive a
set amount of pay during the call -in period, but receives pay
when actually called into work?) Yes No If yes, is a
minimum amount of paid time guaranteed? Yes No If yes,
amount of guaranteed time? At what rate?
If called in when does time commence (i.e.
after call, or at job site or other?)
C. Shift Differential
Do you have a shift differential? Yes No If yes, what
is the rate for the following shifts:
a.
b.
Evening (second) shift
Night (third) shift
D. CDL
Does the employer pay for a CDL, if position requires the
license? Yes No
3. Does the employer have an educational assistance plan for
tuition, books and related fees for their employees? Yes
No _ If yes, please indicate percentage of contribution
the employer makes for the following items: Tuition
Books Lab Fees
Is an incentive pay provided for completion of an educational
program? Yes No How much?
4. Is overtime provided over shift per day? Yes No
Over 40 hours per week? Yes No Is overtime
provided for work after regular shift? Yes No
or Other
Overtime is provided in the following manner (check as
appropriate):
Cash Compensation time
UP
Time and one-half
Double time
Other
Time o 1� comp. time
Double comp. time
Other
Do you allow employees to "bank" compensatory time? Yes
If yes, how many hours?
No
B. When computing overtime, do the following count as time worked:
Vacation? Yes No Sick leave? Yes No Holidays?
Yes No Compensation time? Yes No
S. Are public works or electric utility uniforms paid for by t=he
employer? Yes No if yes, what is paid by the
employer?
6. Are lineman tools furnished by employer? Yes No
Amount? (per month)
7. Cleaning allowance or cleaning provided (separate from clothing
allowance)? Yes No If yes, what policy?
8. Does the employer provide for union "dues checkoff"? Yes
No
9. Do you have an employee assistance program? Yes No I_C
so, what benefits and cost.
10. Do you have employees who act in a "lead worker" capacity? Yes
No If so, do they receive additional pay :for
that task? Yes No Likewise, is there a premium
for vehicle or equipment
11. Out of grade/classification work.
Is an employee paid an additional amount of money when they are
assigned to work in a higher classification? Yes No
If yes, how much is the employee compensated?
V. Work Conditions
1. Work in a highly urban area? Yes No
2. Work under a Union contract or specific personnel rules
(written)? Yes No and/or subject to public
employment bargaining law? Yes No
3. Work under a formal pay plan? Yes No
VI. Work Time
A. What are scheduled work hours per day?
B. What are scheduled work hours per week?
C.
Is meal time considered work time? Yes
which employee groups?
No If yes,
(POLICE DEPARTMENT Premium Pay POLICIES, IF DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS)
Premium Pa
1. On -Call Pay
Is on -call pay provided [i.e. where a (usually reduced)
hourly wage is received during the on -call period - whether
called in to work or not?] Yes No If yes,
how much per hour?
2. Call -in Pay
Is call -in pay provided (i.e. where a person does not receive a
set amount of pay during the call -in period, but receives pay
when actually called into work?) Yes No If yes, is a
minimum amount of paid time guaranteed? Yes No If yes,
amount of guaranteed time? if yes, how much?
At what rate?
3. Is court attendance pay provided? (i.e. 2 hours at an overtime
rate) ?
Is a minimum amount of court attendance pay guaranteed?
4. Is overtime provided after 8 hours per day? Yes No Over
40 hours per week? Yes No Other (i.e. Police 171 hrs 28
days) Overtime is provided in the
following manner(check as appropriate):
Cash
Time and one-half
Double time
Other
Compensation time
Time & 1-� comp. time
Double comp. time
Other
5. Do you allow employees to "bank" compensatory time? Yes No
If yes, how many hours?
6. When computing overtime, do you count (as time worked)
vacation? Yes No sick leave? Yes No Holidays?
Yes No Compensation time?
7. Is a clothing allowance paid by employer? Yes No
Amount? (per month)
8. Cleaning allowance or cleaning provided (separate from clothing
allowance)? Yes No If yes, what policy?
9.A. Is equipment furnished? Yes No What equipment
is furnished? For example, uniforms, furnished, or boots for
Police Department employees.
9.B. For example, do you furnish law enforcement with:
(01) uniform badge Yes No
(02) collar brass Yes No
(03)
whistle & chain
Yes
No
(04)
night stick & carrier
Yes
No
(05)
handcuffs
Yes
No
(06)
handcuff case
Yes
No
(07)
flashlights
Yes
No
(08)
flashlight batteries
Yes
No
(09)
stun gun w/ case
Yes
No
(10)
duty weapon
Yes
No
(11)
ammo clips
Yes
No
(12)
shotgun & ammo
Yes
No
(13)
leather belt
Yes
No
(14)
protective body armor
Yes
No
(15)
ammo or range practice
Yes
No
10. Does the employer provide for union "dues check -off"? Yes
No
11. (a) Do employees ever
work
out -of -class
or stand-in for
supervisory personnel?
Yes
No
If yes, do they
receive additional pay?
Yes
No
Rate of pay?
(b) Do you pay shift differential? Yes No If yes,
please describe your shift periods and rate of shift pay:
12. Work Conditions
A. Does your police department provide 24 hour coverage? Yes
No
B. Are all police officers subject to work shifts? Yes
No
13. Work Time
A. What are scheduled work hours per day?
B. What are scheduled work hours per week?
C. If you have a work cycle for police personnel, what is it?
(i.e. 14, 21, 28 day cycle)
What hours per cycle?
D. Is meal time considered work time? Yes No
E. What is your wage policy for non -certified police
officers? (i.e. Do you have a training wage or other
restrictions prior to certification?)
F. Do you have a School Resource Officer Program? Yes
No If yes, how is the program funded? (i.e. by
city only or in conjunction with state, school, or other)
14. Hazardous Duty and Specialty Pay
A. Do you furnish hazardous duty pay? Yes
what is the amount paid per month?
Which classifications receive training pay? (e.g.
explosive or dangerous material handlers, SWAT
etc.)
If yes,
member,
C. Do you provide specialty pay for the following positions:
Yes No Amount
Field Training Officer
Bomb Technician
Hazardous Materials Handler
Accident Reconstruction Specialist
Training and Proficiency Pay
Emergency Specialty Team
K-9 Handler
Firearm Instructors
Defensive Tactics Instructors
Armorers
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY
STATE OF
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COUNTY OF
Comes now the undersigned
that I am the
(print name) and certify
(title) and state that I.
have a thorough knowledge of the duties, pay, benefits and working conditions of the
employees in the City of
(print City); that I have reviewed
the City of WAHOO's job descriptions and have compared those positions to their_
counterparts in our City; that from my knowledge, research and comparisons, I believe
that the answers supplied in the City of WAHOO wage and benefit survey are true and
correct.
Signed
Mailing Address
Telephone Number (
SUBSCRIBED AND ATTESTED to before me on this
2022
day of
Notary Public or
Other Official Seal