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Resolution: 117-21
File Number: 2021-0245
2021 FIRE AND POLICE PAY AND BENEFITS STUDY:
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2021 FIRE AND POLICE PAY AND BENEFITS STUDY
PREPARED BY THE JOHANSON GROUP, AND TO ADOPT THE 2021 FIRE AND POLICE
STEP PAY PLANS
WHEREAS, Mayor Jordan proposes an adjustment to the Police and Fire pay plan grids to provide
for implementation of the 2021 step pay plans, as recommended by the Johanson Group's 2021 Fire
and Police Pay and Benefits Study Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves the 2021 Fire
and Police Pay and benefits Study prepared by the Johanson Group, and further approves the 2021
Fire and Police step pay plans, copies of which are attached to this Resolution
PASSED and APPROVED on 4/6/2021
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2021 FIRE AND POLICE PAY AND BENEFITS STUDY:
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2021 FIRE AND POLICE PAY AND BENEFITS STUDY
PREPARED BY THE JOHANSON GROUP, AND TO ADOPT THE 2021 FIRE AND POLICE STEP
PAY PLANS
WHEREAS, Mayor Jordan proposes an adjustment to the Police and Fire pay plan grids to provide for
implementation of the 2021 step pay plans, as recommended by the Johanson Group's 2021 Fire and Police
Pay and Benefits Study Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves the 2021 Fire and
Police Pay and benefits Study prepared by the Johanson Group, and further approves the 2021 Fire and Police
step pay plans, copies of which are attached to this Resolution
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Action Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council accept the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study conducted by
the Johanson Group and approve the proposed Fire and Police step pay plans.
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TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Susan Norton, Chief of Staff
FROM: Missy Cole, HR Director
DATE: March 29, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
SUBJECT: Acceptance of the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study and Approval of
Proposed Fire and Police Step Pay Plans
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council accept the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study
conducted by the Johanson Group and approve the proposed Fire and Police step pay plans.
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, after a professional services selection was completed, City Council approved a contract
for the Johanson Group to conduct a classification, compensation, and benefits study. The
contract included contingency amounts for ongoing market reviews and other consulting
services.
Following the implementation of the classification study, Mayor Jordan formed the 2017 City
Council Ad Hoc Pay Plan Committee to make recommendations to the City Council regarding
new criteria for future pay and benefits studies. The Committee consisted of Council Members,
Administration and one representative from each employee group — Fire, Police, and Merit.
This Committee made the following recommendations to the City Council regarding Fire and
Police pay and benefits surveys.
1. Survey data sources —Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Jonesboro, and Lawrence, KS
2. Survey frequency —conduct annual studies, alternating between Police and Fire in the
odd numbered years and merit in the even numbered years
3. Survey five benefits provided by the data sources —retirement, medical/dental, time off in
excess of statutory requirements, certification pay, and longevity pay
On February 6, 2018, the City Council approved these recommendations along with a change
order to the Johanson Group contract to conduct annual pay and benefits studies.
DISCUSSION:
The Johanson Group's 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Report follows this staff
memo. The Final Report provides a summary of the study, including a discussion of the five
benefit options identified for inclusion in the survey. The study recommendations from the
Johanson Group are listed below:
Mailing Address:
113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Adoption of the 2021 Proposed Fire and Police Pay Step Plans
Continuation of current competitive employee benefits for Fire and Police uniformed
personnel to meet the City's Total Rewards: Compensation and Benefits Philosophy —
Competitive base pay to attract applicants within the City's market recruitment area and
retain competent employees by leading market recruitment area with total rewards (base
pay and benefit) offerings
BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT:
Accepting the Johanson Group Study and adopting the proposed pay plans will equip the City to
implement updated, competitive fire and police pay structures.
A separate agenda item with Mayor Jordan's recommendation for the 2021 Employee
Compensation Appropriation Authority & Step Pay Plan Structure Adjustments will be presented
to the City Council for consideration.
Attachments:
Johanson Group's City of Fayetteville 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Report
CITY OF FAYETTEVI LLE
2021 FIRE AND POLICE PAY AND BENEFITS
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STUDY REPORT
March zg, 2o2I
PRESENTED TO:
The Honorable Mayor Lioneld Jordan
Honorable Members of the City Council
PRESENTED BY:
Blair and Bruce Johanson
President and Vice President
johanson group
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To: The Honorable Lioneld Jordan, Mayor
Honorable Members of the City Council
From: Blair and Bruce Johanson, President and Vice -President
Subject: 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Final Report
Johanson Group is pleased to provide this Fire and Police Pay and Benefits study report. It is based
on an analysis of fire and police uniformed pay range comparisons with competing municipalities in
the City's labor market (Bentonville, Rogers and Springdale) and two benchmark cities (Jonesboro,
AR and Lawrence, KS) located outside the Northwest Arkansas region. This memo narrative
summarizes the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study findings and recommendations.
Background Information
Following the completion of the 2017 pay and benefits study in the Spring of 2017, Mayor Jordan
formed the 2017 City Council Ad Hoc Pay Plan Committee to research and provide acceptable
direction and parameters for future uniformed personnel and merit staff pay and benefits studies.
The Committee met on several occasions and finalized their work in November, 2017 with the
following study directives that apply to the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study.
• Total Rewards: Compensation & Benefits Philosophy — Competitive base pay to attract
applicants within the City's market recruitment area and retain competent employees by
leading market recruitment area with total rewards (base pay and benefit) offerings
• Study Market Cities: Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Jonesboro and Lawrence, KS
• Evaluation of Employee Benefit Options — 5 major prevalent benefits: Retirement Plan,
Medical/Dental, Time Off Plans, Certificate Pay, and Longevity Pay
• Frequency of surveys — Every other year (Civil Service -odd years and Merit -even years)
• Financially sustainable structures for step & merit pay plans
• Apples to apples comparison on step and merit range mins and maxes
Discussion of the Fire and Police Pay Plans
The Fire and Police Pay Plans are based on the actual market pay average minimums and actual
blended market pay average maximums for each rank. Pay step plan 2021 minimums and
maximums for Springdale, Jonesboro and Lawrence and merit pay plan 2021 minimums and
blended maximums for Bentonville and Rogers were compared to Fayetteville's 2020 Fire and
Police pay step range minimums and maximums for each rank. Position pay step ranges for the
City of Lawrence's Fire Captain and Police Sergeant were modified to provide better position and
pay range comparison matches for the City of Fayetteville's ranks of Fire Captain, Police Sergeant,
and Police Lieutenant in the 2021 Fire and Police market pay study. The cities of Jonesboro and
Springdale Fire and Police pay step plans did not change for 2021. The cities of Rogers and
Bentonville 2020 pay plan ranges increased by 2.0% and 1.3% respectfully for 2021 and Lawrence's
Fire and Police 2020 pay step plans were increased by 0.5% for 2021.
The position matches and blended maximums were used to create apple to apple comparisons for
market study average pay step and merit range minimums and maximums. The market 2021 Fire
and Police Pay Study Variances by Position Title table based on pay range minimums and blended
maximums is located in Appendix 2.
The overall market average pay range minimums and blended maximums for the Fire and Police
positions are noted on the one page document in Appendix 3. Pay range minimums and
maximums for the cities of Jonesboro and Lawrence were adjusted by the Geographical
Compensation Differential (GCD) multiplier as noted on Appendix 3. The GCD table for all of the
study cities appears in Appendix 13.
The steps were then created by calculating the dollar amount to develop equitable increases from
the minimum to the maximum step. The 2021 Fire and Police uniformed rank positions pay plan
drafts based on implementing the identified market study variances are noted in Appendices 14
and 15 (Fire) and Appendix 16 (Police).
Average Annual Pay by Job Title
As part of the market compensation study, Johanson Group asked the market study municipalities
to provide average annual pay by job title. The Fayetteville fire and police uniformed employees'
average pay for all ranked positions is close to the market means. The 2020 overall fire uniformed
annual average base pay mean is .8% ahead of the 2020 market fire annual pay means, and 2020
overall police uniformed annual average base pay mean is 2.0% ahead of the 2020 market police
annual pay means. The detailed market annual pay mean data by municipality and job title
worksheet appears in Appendix 7.
Discussion of the External Prevalent Market Benefits Study
Retirement Plan
The City of Fayetteville has adopted and continues to fund the Arkansas LOPFI 2 retirement plan for
its uniformed fire and police personnel. The 2020 Arkansas market pay study cities offer and fund
LOPFI 1 retirement plans for their fire and police personnel. The City of Fayetteville contributed
26.00% and 25.84% of covered pay for fire and police uniformed personnel respectfully during the
2020 calendar year. The market pay study cities inclusive of Lawrence averaged 21.7% and 22.7%
contributions of base pay for fire and police uniformed personnel. The City of Fayetteville's funding
of the LOPFI 2 retirement plan exceeds the market for the Arkansas study municipalities and City of
Lawrence.
Medical and Dental Plans
The City of Fayetteville offers medical health insurance plan options, and the most popular plan is
the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with Health Savings Account contributions made by the
City. The City of Fayetteville's cost share of the HDHP insurance monthly premiums and annual
HSA contributions for its employees exceed the market. The City of Fayetteville offers a separate
dental plan and the dental insurance premiums are paid by the City employees. The market offers
cost shares on dental insurance monthly premiums from 25% to 100% with an average of 55%.
Time off Plans
For Police Sick Days and Fire Sick Shifts, the City of Fayetteville offers 12 accrued sick days/shifts
during the first year of employment and 20 accrued sick days/shifts from the second year and
beyond. The 2021 Arkansas pay and benefits study municipalities offer 20 accrued sick days/shifts
from some point during the first year of employment and for each year after.
For Police and Fire Vacation Leave, the City of Fayetteville is competitive with market average
vacation days/shifts offered during years one to ten of employment. For Police, accrued vacation is
less than market average vacation days from ten to twenty years of employment and then above
market average vacation days from twenty or more years of employment. For Fire vacation shifts,
the City of Fayetteville is less than market average vacation shifts from ten or more years of
employment.
Certificate Pay
The City of Fayetteville offers certificate pay for police officers and no certificate pay for fire
uniformed positions. The market study municipalities offer limited options for fire certificate pay,
and more options are offered for police focused certificate pay, especially in the cities of
Bentonville and Lawrence.
Longevity Pay
Two of the five market study municipalities do not offer longevity pay plans. Three of five market
study municipalities offer longevity pay plans that start after five years of employment for two of
the cities and after twenty-one years of employment for one of the cities. Annual minimum
payouts range from $250 to $1,000.
Other Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Information Discussion
Additional information beyond the City Council's directives for the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and
Benefits Study was requested by Fire and Police Chiefs and Fire and Police labor representatives.
Average City Tenure by Job Title, Benefits Study Summary Worksheets, and Assignment Pay were
completed and noted respectfully in Appendices 8, 10, and 12.
Recommendations for the Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study
• Adoption of the 2021 Proposed Fire and Police Pay Step Plans
• Continuation of current competitive employee benefits for Fire and Police uniformed
personnel to meet the City's Total Rewards: Compensation and Benefits Philosophy —
Competitive base pay to attract applicants within the City's market recruitment area and
retain competent employees by leading market recruitment area with total rewards (base
pay and benefit) offerings
List of Appendices:
2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Report Cover Page
Appendix 1: City Council Direction for Future Pay and Benefits Studies: Uniformed Positions
Appendix 2: Fire and Police Range Full Min and Blended Max 2021 Pay Study Variance Percentages
Appendix 3: Fire and Police Pay Range Study Full Min & Blended Max & Revised Position Matches
Appendix 4: Fire and Police Study — City of Lawrence Position Match Methodology
Appendix 5: Fire and Police Pay Range Study — Full Min and Blended Pay Range Max Methodology
Appendix 6: Fire and Police Blended Maximum Bentonville and Rogers Worksheets 1-11-2021
Appendix 7: Fire and Police Study — Average Pay and Pay Range Penetration by Job Title
Appendix 8: Fire and Police Study — Average City Tenure by Job Title
Appendix 9: Fire and Police Study — Medical and Dental Cost Shares
Appendix 10: Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study Summary
Appendix 11: Fire and Police Study — Certificate Pay
Appendix 12: Fire and Police Study — Assignments and Pay
Appendix 13: 2020 Geographical Compensation Differential (GCD) Table
Appendix 14: Proposed Fire Department Pay Plan 24 Hour Shift
Appendix 15: Proposed Fire Department Pay Plan Day Shift
Appendix 16: Proposed Police Department Pay Plan
Johanson Group would be pleased to answer any questions you might have concerning this report
and the recommendations for the 2021 Fire and Police Pay and Benefits Study.
It has been a pleasure working with the City's leadership team on this biennial study.
Sincerely,
Blair Johanson
President, Johanson Group
Phone: 479-521-2697
www.johansongroup.net
APPENDIX 1
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Civil Service —Uniformed Positions
City Council —Future Pay and Benefits Studies
• Total Rewards: Comp. & Benefits Philosophy
- Competitive base pay to attract applicants within the City's market
recruitment area
- Retain competent employees by leading market recruitment area
with total rewards (base pay and benefit) offerings
• Study Market Area: Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Jonesboro
and Lawrence
• Evaluation of Employee Benefit Options - 5 major benefits
- Retirement Plan, Medical/Dental, Time Off Plans above statutory
requirement, Certificate Pay, Longevity Pay
• Frequency of surveys - Every other year (Civil Service -odd
years and Merit -even years)
• Financially sustainable structures for step & merit pay plans
• Apples to apples on step and merit range mins and maxes
APPENDIX 2
City of Fayetteville
Pay Study Plans — Fire and Police
Uniformed Rank Positions
2021 Pay Study Variances by Position Title
Pay Range Full Minimums and Blended Maximums
Revised Position Matches
February 12, 2021
Fire Position Title
Average Pay Range
Minimum Variance
Average Pay Range
Maximum Variance
Battalion Chief
-4.1%
-7.1%
Fire Captain
-4.0%
-5.3%
Driver
-4.0%
-5.0%
Firefighter
-4.1%
-4.6%
Average
-4.1%
-5.5%
Police Position Title
Average Pay Range
Minimum Variance
Average Pay Range
Maximum Variance
Police Lieutenant
-4.6%
-2.1%
Police Sergeant
-3.9%
-3.8%
Police Corporal
-1.2%
-5.8%
Police Officer
-1.6%
-2.5%
Average
-2.8%
-3.6%
Pay Range Study Cities:
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence, KS
APPENDIX 3
City of Fayetteville
Fire and Police Pay Range Study
Full Minimums & Blended Maximums and Revised Position Matches
February 12, 2021
Fire Department
Fire
Fire
Battalion
Battalion
City
Firefighter
Firefighter
Fire Driver
Fire Driver
Captain
Captain
Chief
Chief
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Bentonville
$38,870
$46,644
$44,820
$58,245
$53,760
$78,398
$65,631
$88,768
Rogers
$39,178
$54,414
$44,134
$61,298
$57,767
$80,231
$82,552
$101,670
Springdale
$37,982
$56,017
$39,189
$58,775
$52,821
$79,220
$62,444
$93,651
Jonesboro*
$37,642
$56,268
$56,718
$65,446
$66,526
$76,333
$77,444
$88,331
Lawrence*
$42,840
$70,120
$46,134
$75,512
$67,534
$99,902
$86,259
$125,034
Average
$39,302
$56,693
$46,199
$63,855
$59,682
$82,817
$74,866
$99,491
Fayetteville
$37,769
$54,221
$44,408
$60,832
$57,366
$78,653
$71,926
$92,922
Variance $
($1,533)
($2,472)
($1,791)
($3,023)
($2,316)
($4,164)
($2,940)
($6,569)
Variance %
-4.06%
-4.56%
-4.03%
-4.97%
-4.04%
-5.29%
-4.09%
-7.07%
Police Department
Police
Police
Police
Police
Police
Police
Police
Police
City
Officer
Officer
Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Bentonville
$40,914
$51,574
$49,462
$68,682
$54,392
$71,989
$61,984
$84,773
Rogers
$41,657
$51,230
$49,091
$66,651
$57,767
$78,488
$77,513
$82,732
Springdale
$38,470
$56,737
$46,006
$68,999
$53,500
$80,238
$63,246
$94,855
Jonesboro*
$35,535
$53,148
$53,560
$61,800
$62,830
$72,100
Lawrence*
$42,969
$75,827
$67,132
$89,131
$80,591
$104,003
Average
$39,909
1 $57,703
$48,186
1 $68,111
$57,270
1 $76,329
$69#233
1 $87,693
Fayetteville
$39,270
$56,306
$47,611
$64,397
$55,120
$73,570
$66,186
$85,862
Variance $
($639)
($1,397)
($575)
($3,714)
($2,150)
($2,759)
($3,047)
($1,831)
Variance %
-1.63%
-2.48%
-1.21%
-5.77%
1 -3.90%
-3.75%
-4.60%
-2.13%
Jonesboro* 1.03 GCD Multiplier Jonesboro Fire: 2,750 Hours Annualized to 2,912 Hours
Lawrence* 0.94 GCD Multiplier
APPENDIX 4
City of Fayetteville
2021 Pay Study Plans — Fire and Police
Uniform Ranked Positions
January 11, 2021
Positions Match Methodology with City of Lawrence Positions as Established in the 2019 Study
Fire Captain
After reviewing and discussing the City of Lawrence Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captain position descriptions with Fire Chief Dayringer
and Fire Labor Group Representative Jimmy Vinyard, we agreed that the Lawrence Fire Lieutenant was a lesser job than the City of
Fayetteville's Fire Captain position and the Lawrence Fire Captain was higher than Fayetteville's Fire Captain position. During the
February 15, 2019 meeting, it was recommended that the Fayetteville Fire Captain pay step plan range match would be based on the
minimum combined average and maximum combined average of the City of Lawrence's Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captain positions.
City of Lawrence
Pay Step Plan Minimum
Pay Step Plan Maximum
Fire Lieutenant
$54,477
$82,947
Fire Captain
$80,591
$116,857
Match Rate
$67,534
$99,902
Police Lieutenant and Police Sergeant
The City of Lawrence has a Police Lieutenant position. The City of Lawrence has a Police Sergeant position, but based on a review and
discussion of the job description by Deputy Chief of Police Reynolds, Captain Jamie Fields and Police Labor Group Representative
Phillip Lee, it was determined that it functioned at a different level and was not good match for the City of Fayetteville's Police
Sergeant position. During the February 13, 2019 meeting, the participants discussed various options for providing a pay step plan
range minimum and maximum match from the City of Lawrence's Police Sergeant position for the 2019 Fayetteville Police Sergeant
and Lieutenant market pay step plan study. The following methodology was used to create a City of Lawrence Pay Step Plan Minimum
and Maximum comparison for both police positions.
City of Lawrence Lt. Range (12-20-2020)
w/GCD Adjustment
Pay Step Plan
Minimum
Pay Step Plan Maximum
Police Lieutenant FYV Study Match
$80,591
$104,003
Police Sergeant FYV Study Match
$67,132
$89,131
FYV Police Lieutenant
FYV Police Sergeant
FYV Sergeant as a % of FYV Lieutenant
Same % of Lawrence Police Lieutenant Match
Minimum: $66,186
Minimum: $55,120
83.3%
83.3% X $80,591= $67,132
Maximum: $85,862
Maximum: $73,570
85.7%
85.7% X $104,003 = $89,131
APPENDIX 5
City of Fayetteville
2021 Pay Study Plans — Fire and Police
Uniform Ranked Positions
January 11, 2021
Pay Range Full Minimum and Blended Maximum Calculations for Pay Study
• Pay Step Plan Minimums for Jonesboro, Lawrence and Springdale
• Merit Pay Range Minimums for Rogers based on 90% of Range Midpoint
• Merit Pay Range Minimums for Bentonville
Jonesboro: Police Officer and Firefighter: 21 Steps; Police Sergeant and Fire Driver/Engineer: 11 Steps
Police Lieutenant, Fire Captain and Fire Battalion Chief: 8 Steps
Lawrence: 24 Steps — Police Officer
Pay step movements are based on annual tenure (2.5%), annual merit (2.5%) and competency achievements (2.5%)
Top out of the pay step plan without competency achievements is step 16 within 8 years
Top out of the pay step plan with up to a max of 6 competency achievements is step 24 within 9 years (best case)
Competency achievements are based on 4 areas: Educational, Perishable, Technical and Special Assignments
24 Steps — Firefighter, Engineer and Fire Lieutenant
Steps 2 — 16 have a 2.5% separation between pay steps and steps 17 — 24 have 1.25% separation between pay steps
Pay step movements are based on annual tenure and annual evaluations — up to two steps per year until 24th step
Top out of pay step plan within 12 years with two step movements per year (best case)
Springdale: 10 Steps — All uniformed fire and police positions except for Fire Chief and Police Chief
• Pay Step Plan Maximums for Jonesboro, Lawrence and Springdale
• Bentonville and Rogers have merit pay (non -step) ranges for fire and police uniformed positions. To help with apple to apple
comparisons with blended maximums the following methodologies were used.
Bentonville: Merit Pay Range Maximums: 120% of actual pay average for fire and police uniformed positions except for Fire Driver
and Police Corporal Ranks where the highest paid employee's pay above 120% of actual pay average was selected
Rogers: Merit Pay Range Maximums were used for Firefighter, Fire Driver and Fire Captain and highest salary selected for
Battalion Chief
Merit Pay Range Maximums and Pay Range Blended Maximum for Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant based on
highest paid salary by rank and pay range blended maximum for the Police Officer position.
APPENDIX 6 Page 1
City of Fayetteville
Fire Pay Study
Blended Maximum Worksheet
January 11, 2021
Bentonville - Fire
Actual
Average
Salary
Multiple
%
Pay Range
Blended
Max
2021 Pay
Range Max
Highest
Paid
Emps.
Level I
or II
Emps.
with this
Salary
Years of
Tenure
Firefighter 1
$38,870
120%
$46,644
$58,185
$38,870
I
1 1
1
$41,501
II
1
2
Fire Driver
$47,750
120%
$57,300
$67,335
$58,245
1
22
$57,169
1
23
$56,332
1
19
Fire Captain
$65,332
120%
$78,398
$83,511
$73,853
2
30 & 27
Battalion Chief
$73,973
120%
$88,768
$102,557
$73,973
1
24
Rogers - Fire
Actual
Average
Salary
Multiple
%
Pay Range
Blended
Max
2021 Pay
Range Max
Highest
Paid
Emps.
Level I
or II
Emps.
with this
Salary
Years of
Tenure
Firefighter/EMT
$40,337
120%
$48,404
$54,414
$65,063
1
23
$ 54,144
1
18
$47,917
1
8
$46,173
1
7
Fire Driver
$50,103
120%
$60,124
$61,298
$60,581
1
21
$60,100
1
21
$51,497
1
14
Fire Captain
$67,762
110%
$74,538
$80,231
$78,719
1
27
$78,659
1
25
$75,410
1
20
$75,110
2
22
Battalion Chief
$90,344
100%
$90,344
$114,655
$101,670
1
32
$96,196
1
28
$81,757
1
21
APPENDIX 6 Page 2
City of Fayetteville
Police Pay Study
Blended Maximum Worksheet
January 11, 2021
Bentonville - Police
Actual
Average
Salary
Multiple
%
Pay Range
Blended
Max
2021 Pay
Range
Max
Highest
Paid
Emps.
Level I
or II
Emps.
with this
Salary
Years of
Tenure
Police Officer
$42,978
77-
120%
$51,574
$60,549
$47,445
II
1
9
$43,805
I
1 1
4
Police Corporal
$53,714
120%
$64,457
$73,278
$68,682
2
20 & 26
$67,288
1
21
$60,819
1
17
Police Sergeant
$59,991
120%
$71,989
$80,579
$68,890
1
22
$62,442
1
22
Police Lieutenant
$70,644
120%
$84,773
$99,154
$81,952
1
24
Rogers - Police
Actual
Average
Salary
Multiple
%
Pay Range
Blended
Max
2021 Pay
Range
Max
Highest
Paid
Emps.
Level I
or II
Emps.
with this
Salary
Years of
Tenure
Police Officer
$42,692
1120%
$51,230
$57,856
1 $48,460
1
3
$48,133
1
1 1
5
Police Corporal
$53,020
120%
$63,624
$68,183
$66,651
1
25
$59,514
1
18
$58,056
1
17
Police Sergeant
$65,422
110%
$71,964
$80,231
$78,488
2
27 & 23
$77,422
1
27
Police Lieutenant
$79,093
100%
$79,093
$107,658
$82,732
1
26
$79,729
1
20
$79,337
1
20
$76,835
2
15 & 10
Avg Pay by Ranked Job Title
APPENDIX 7
October 2020
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro*
Lawrence*
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
$ VAR
% VAR
Firefighter
$38,870
$40,337
$40,606
$42,441
$47,273
$41,905
$41,964
$59
0.1%
Fire Driver
$47,750
$50,103
$54,448
$57,408
$73,742
$56,690
$54,453
-$2,237
-4.1%
Fire Captain
$65,332
$67,762
$68,441
$70,125
$67,915
$70,521
$2,606
0
3./07
Batallion Chief
$73,973
$90,344
$82,617
$81,370
$100,349
$85,731
$88,711
$2,980
3.4%
0.8%
October 2020
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro*
Lawrence*
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
Police Officer
$42,978
$42,692
$43,588
$43,095
$58,754
$46,221
$41,542
Police Corporal
$53,714
$53,020
$55,629
$54,121
$60,576
$6,455
10.7%
Police Sergeant
$59,991
$65,422
$70,595
$58,258
$63,567
$68,134
$4,567
0
6./07
Police Lieutenant
$70,644
$79,093
$89,555
$68,868
$77,040
$78,672
$1,632
2.1%
2.0%
AVERAGE PAY PENETRATION OF PAY RANGE MAXIMUM
October 2020
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
VAR
Firefighter
67%
74%
72%
80%
67%
72%
77%
5%
Fire Driver
71%
82%
93%
93%
98%
87%
90%
3%
Fire Captain
78%
84%
86%
97%
86%
90%
4%
Batallion Chief
72%
79%
88%
98%
80%
83%
95%
12%
October 2020
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
VAR
Police Officer
71%
74%
77%
81%
77%
76%
74%
-2%
Police Corporal
73%
78%
81%
77%
94%
17%
Police Sergeant
74%
82%
88%
94%
85%
93%
/o ° 8
Police Lieutenant
71%
73%
94%
96%
84%
92%
8%
Jonesboro* 1.03 GCD Multiplier
Lawrence* 0.94 GCD Multiplier
Avg City Tenure by Job
APPENDIX 8
October 2020
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
Variance
Firefighter
2.0
2.8
3.0
8.2
2.8
3.8
4.4
0.6
Fire Driver
8.3
13.5
8.8
14.6
15.2
12.1
11.4
-0.7
Fire Captain
18.8
17.4
9.5
21.4
16.5
16.7
17.7
1.0
Batallion Chief
21
25.4
11.6
22.0
24.1
20.8
1 23.4
2.6
October 2020
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
OVERALL AVERAGE
Fayetteville
Variance
Police Officer
3.8
5.0
4.5
8.8
6.2
5.7
2.8
-2.9
Police Corporal
14.2
11.4
5.7
10.4
13.4
3.0
Police Sergeant
13.1
17.6
16.7
18.8
16.6
15.2
-1.4
Police Lieutenant
19.3
18.2
20.9
23.0
20.4
21.2
0.8
APPENDIX 9
2021 Premium Cost Shares
MONTHLY MEDICAL PREMIUM COST SHARES (PPO)
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
Fayetteville PPO
%
$
%
$
%
$
%
$
%
$
%
$
Employee Only
Employee
25%
$131.72
9%
$46.28
30%
$145.03
29%
$124.60
3%
$21.67
°
25/0
$172.92
City
75%
$395.12
91%
$467.94
70%
$338.41
71%
$304.96
97%
$658.34
75%
$505.52
Employee & Spouse
Employee
30%
$289.74
15%
$214.50
°
38/°
$558.44
City
70%
$676.07
85%
$1,244.49
62%
$920.88
Employee & Children
Employee
17%
$120.64
30%
$260.63
15%
$197.17
°
38/°
$460.98
City
83%
$589.01
70%
$608.15
85%
$1,124.83
62%
$760.18
Employee & Family
Employee
25%
$354.90
16%
$190.06
30%
$398.40
27%
$267.64
17%
$364.00
°
38/°
$760.06
City
75%
$1,064.68
84%
$997.82
70%
$929.59
73%
$725.23
83%
$1,738.17
62%
$1,253.36
DENTAL PREMIUM COST SHARES
Bentonville
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
Lawrence
Fayetteville
%
$
%
$
%
$
%
$
% $
%
$
Employee Only
Employee
25%
$4.46
100%
$24.20
30%
$8.29
0%
$0.00
Included with
Medical
°
100%
$27.50
City
75%
$25.28
0%
$0.00
70%
$19.33
100%
$21.94
0%
$0.00
Employee & Spouse
Employee
30%
$17.29
100%
$54.98
City
70%
$40.33
0%
$0.00
Employee & Children
Employee
100%
$45.98
30%
$15.55
100%
$63.24
City
0%
$0.00
70%
$36.27
0%
$0.00
Employee & Family
Employee
25%
$11.56
100%
$61.33
30%
$26.41
73%
$58.80
100%
$98.10
City
75%
$65.54
0%
$0.00
70%
$61.63
27%
$21.94
0%
$0.00
A majority of the Fayetteville City employees have selected the HDHP Plan with $3,000 and $6,000 Annual Out of Pockets.
Market Cost Share vs. FYV-HDHP Cost Share Analysis
Market Avg.
FYV-HDHP
Variance
Employee Only
18%
14%
$94/Mth.
$49/Mth.
$45/Mth
Employee & Spouse
28%
15%
$252/Mth.
$113/Mth.
$139/Mth.
Employee & Children
20%
15%
$193/Mth.
$86/Mth.
$107/Mth.
Employee & Family
22%
15%
$315/Mth.
$159/Mth.
$156/Mth.
Market
Avg. FYV Variance
OOP
OOP-HSA$
Individual
$2,487
$2,150
$337
Family
$5,621
$4,120
$1,501
Fayetteville HDHP
Fayetteville
HSA
EE
14%
$49.62
$0.00
City
86%
$303.36
$70.80
EE1
15%
$113.26
$0.00
City
85%
$648.02
$106.66
EE
15%
$85.80
$0.00
City
85%
$490.88
$132.50
EE
15%
$159.04
$0.00
City
85%
$910.00
$156.66
Fire and Police 2021 Pay and Benefit Study Summary
APPENDIX 10-1
PAY RANGE STRUCTURE
ACTUAL PAY AVERAGE
YEARS OF SERVICE
EMPLOYEES
PREMIUM PAY FOR
ANNUAL HOLIDAYS OR
Pay Range
By Job Title - Range
Average City
OVERTIME FOR WORKED
CITY COMPENSATION or Steps
Comments
Penetration
Tenure by Job Title
# by Job Title
HOLIDAYS
Ranges include
Bentonville Range
statutory holiday
Avg Pay by Ranked Job Title
Ava Tenure by Job
# of Ees by Job
Overtime for Worked
Holidays
pay
Ranges include
Rogers Range
statutory holiday
Avg Pay by Ranked Job Title
Ava Tenure by Job
# of Ees by Job
Overtime for Worked
Holidays
pay
SHIFT EDUCATION
DIFFERENTIALS DIFFERENTIALS
Per Pay Period
No Assoc. - $35
BA - $100
Masters- $150
Only for period of At time of hire,
high volume AA degree 3%
ambulance activity of base - BA-6%
$0.50 to $1.00 / hr. and MA-7%
Holiday Pay - One
Springdale Steps end of year check. Avg Pay by Ranked Job Title Ava Tenure by lob # of Ees by Job Overtime for Worked No No
Added to steps Holidays
for this pay study
Steps include Police - Any shift
Jonesboro Steps statutory holiday Avg Pay by Ranked Job Title Avg Tenure by Job It of Ees by Job Overtime for Worked other than 1st shift No
pay Holidays $25 per month
s
m> y
Fire - No
Police -50 cents/hr
Fire
Police: Overtime for
2.5%of Base
Steps include
Worked Holidays
Late Swing and
Pay per Degree
Lawrence, KS Steps holiday pay
Avg Pay by Ranked lob Title Ava Tenure by Job # of Ees by Job Fire: 12 Hours Straight Time
Midnight Shifts
Police
25 cents
Pay for Working a Holiday
2 5% of Base
Second and Ea
Early
E
Swing Shifts
Pay per Degree
Premium Holiday Pay is
prorated and paid over
each pay period to assist in
aligning with holiday pay
Fayetteville, AR Steps Steps include
Avg Pav by Ranked Job Title Ava Tenure by Job # of Ees by Job practices of other
No
No
holiday pay
departments.
Police: 96 hours premium
holiday pay annually
Fire: 104 hours premium
holiday pay annually
APPENDIX 10-2
Fire and Police 2021 Pay and Benefit Study Summary
MEDICAL & DENTAL PLANS
BENEFITS & OTHER 2020 RETIREMENT
Insurance Prem.
CITY
COMPENSATION PLANS
Plan Offerings
Cost Share %$
Deductibles
Out of Pocket
H.S.A. Contributions
Wellness Program
Fire
LOPFI 1- 15.88%
Co -pay PPO
PPO Individual/
PPO
Health Assessment Screening,
Bentonville
Emp. 2.5%
(BCBS) and
Cost Shares
$1,500 and
individual/
No
Weight Control and Health
Police LOPFI 1 21.98%
Delta Dental
Family/$3,000
$4,500
Family/$9,000
Center Fees
Emp. 8.6%
Fire and Police LOPFI I
Co -pay PPO
PPO Individual/
PPO
Rogers
Police & Fire 23.5%
(BCBS) and
Cost Shares
$500 and
Individual/
No
No
Fire Emp. 8.5%and
Delta Dental
Family/$1,500
$2,750
Police Emp. 2.5%
Family/$5,500
PPO Ind/$2,000
Employer Paid
Fire and Police LOPFI I
Co -pay PPO,
Famil y/$6,000
EE Only - $1,016
Free Access to City Gym and
Springdale
Police & Fire 23.5%
HDHP w/ HSA
Cost Shares
PPO $1,000
HDHP
EE/Spouse - $2,032
Free Membership to
Fire Emp. and
(BCBS), Delta
HDHP $2,700
Ind/$2,700
EE/Child+- $1,831
Springdale Rec. Center
Police Empp.. 2.5%
Dental
Family/$5,400
EE/Family - $2,797
Fire and Police LOPFI I
Co -pay PPO
PPO Individual/
PPO
Corporate Rate: $38.50
Jonesboro
Police 22.54%
(BCBS) and
Cost Shares
$600 and
Individual/
No
Saint Bernard's Health &
and Fire 23.50%
Delta Dental
Family/$1,800
$2,000
Wellness Center
Employee 8.69'o
Family/$6,000
Y k S a
k
HRA Individual/
WellCare Clinic Wellness and
Kansas Police and Fire
$1500 and
HRA
Acute Care; Personal Health
Retirement System:
Aetna HRA and
Family/$3,000
Individual/
Assmts; Annual Flu Shots;
Lawrence, KS
City 22.13%
Delta Dental
Cost Shares
Employer:
$4.000 and
No
Biometric Screenings;
Employee 7.15%
Individual/$250
Family/$8,000
Employee Health & Fitness
and Family/$500
Day Event; and EE Discounts
on Fitness Classes and Clubs
Fire and Police
PPO Individual/
PPO
Health Risk Assessments; Flu
LOPFI Benefit
PPO,
$1,000 and
Individual
Employer Paid
Shots; HepB shots; Wellbeing
Program 2
HDHP w/HSA
Family/$2,000
/$3,000
EE Only: $850
Day; Free City Gym;
Fayetteville, AR
Cost Shares
Family/$6,000
EE/Spouse: $1,280
Discounted membership to
Fire 26.00%
(BCBS), Delta
HDHP
HDHP Individual
EE/Child+: $1,590
Fayetteville Public School
Police 25.84%
Dental
Individual/$3,000
/$3,000
EE/Family: $1,880
Gym; Individualized Health
Employee 8.5%
and Family/$6,000
Family/$6,000
Coaching
APPENDIX 10-3
CITY
Bentonville
Fire and Police 2021 Pay and Benefit Study Summary
TIME OFF PLANS CERTIFICATE PAY ASSIGNMENT PAY
Personal
Holidays Vacation Days Sick Days Days Type Amount Type Amount LONGEVITY PAY
A.C.A. §14-53-106 Fire and 0-9.9 yrs 15 days
A.C.A. §14-52-105 Police - 10-14.9 yrs 18 days 20/Year
Holiday pay is figured into 15-24.9 yrs 20 days 90/Max 3/Year Certificate Pay Assignment PaNo v
their base salary. 25+ yrs 24 days
Police: 0-10 yrs - 15 Days;
A.C.A. §14-53-106 Fire and
> 10 yrs - 20 days
A.C.A. §14-52-105 Police -
Fire/Shifts: < 5yrs - 168
20/Year
Rogers
Holiday pay is figured into
hrs; 5-9.99 yrs 216 hrs;
90/Max
None
Certificate Pay
Assignment Pay
their base salary.
10-19.99 yrs 264 hrs;
>20 yrs 312 hrs
A.C.A. §14-53-106 Fire and
A.C.A. §14-S2-105 Police -
0-10 yrs 15 days
General
$300 /year
Springdale
Holiday
y pay is figured into
11-19 yrs 20 days
20/Year
None
Intermediate
$600/ year
Assignment Pav
their base salary for this pay
20+ yrs 25 days
90/Max
Advanced
$900/ year
study.
Senior
$1200/ year
Police & Fire
Police
A.C.A. §14-53-106 Fire and
0-14 yrs 15 days
20/Year
Jonesboro
A.C.A. §14-52-105 Police -
15+ yrs 20 days
90/Max
None
No
No
No No
Holiday pay is figured into
Fire (24hr)
Fire
their base salary.
0-14 yrs 21 days
20-30/Year
15+ yrs 28 days
180/Max
t
Police-Fire/Fire 24
Police
Police
1-5 yrs 12 days/144 hrs
12/Year
3/Year
6-10 yrs 16 days/194 hrs
130/Max
Fire
Lawrence, KS
9
11-15 yrs 19 days/216 hrs
Fire
1-5 Yrs -3
Certificate Pay
Assignment Pay
16-20 yrs 22 days/240 hrs
278 Hrs/Yr
6-10 Yrs - 4
21-25 yrs 24 days/264 hrs
1,464
11-15 Yrs - 5
26+ yrs 25 days/288 hrs
Hours/Max
16+ Yrs - 6
Police
Police
0-19- 15 days 30/max
Yr 1- 12 daysPolice
19-24 18 days 36/max
Yr 2+ 208
hrs/Year
A.C.A. §14-53-106 Fire and
24-29 24 days 48/max
days
Fire 24 hr
General
$25/mo for
Fayetteville, AR
A.C.A. §14-52-105 Police -
29+ 26 days 52/max
Max/90
Shift
Intermediate
each, max
Assignment Pay
Holiday pay is figured into
Fire
Advanced
their base salary.
Fire
Yr 1-12 shfts
None
Senior
$100/mo
0-10 8 shifts 16/max
Fire Day
10-20 9 shifts 18/max
Yr 2+20 shfts
16 hrs/Year
20+ 10 shifts 20/max
Max/90
shifts
$10 per month of
service after 5 years
Paid in December for
active employees only
No
21-25 Yrs $1,000/Yr
26-30 Yrs $1,500/Yr
31+ Yrs $2,000/Yr
Fire After 5th Year
$48/year X # of Yrs
Police
5-9 Yrs $250
10-14 Yrs $500
15-19 Yrs $750
20+ Yrs $1,000
No
APPENDIX 11
Bentonville Police - Per Pay Period
General Certificate
Intermediate Certificate
Advanced Certificate
Senior Certificate
Instructor - General Certificate
Instructor - Intermediate Certificate
Instructor - Advanced Certificate
Instructor - Senior Certificate
Chief Level I Certificate
Chief Level II Certificate
Chief Level III Certificate
ACO Advanced Certificate
ACO Senior Certificate
Bentonville Fire - Per Pay Period
$15
$30
$45
$60
$30
$45
$60
$75
$45
$60
$75
$45
$60
Lawrence Police - % of Base Salary
EMT Certification
2.5%
Emergency Medical Responder
2.5%
OUI Investigator
2.5%
M-Squad
2.5%
Patrol Shift Investigator
2.5%
Accident Investigator
2.5%
Motor Vehicle Inspector
2.5%
Evidence Technician 1
2.5%
Evidence Technician II
2.5%
Expert Witness
2.5%
Drug Recognition Expert
2.5%
Foreign Language 1
2.5%
Foreign Language II
2.5%
Advanced Investigation Training
2.5%
Military Service
2.5%
Maximum of six 2.5% steps for (Educ. & Certs.)
Lawrence Fire - % of Base Salary
Coroner Investigator - ABMDI
Coroner Investigator - ABMDI Diplomat
Fire Investigator II
Fire Investigator II + 2 Years
5%
7.5%
5%
7.5%
Certificate Pay
Rogers Police - Per Month
For Each CLEST Certificate
Instructor
Field Traning Officer
Maximum of 6 Certificates
Rogers Fire - Per Hour
ARFF Certificate
Technical Rescue Team
HAZMAT Team
$25
$25
$25
$0.40
$0.40
$0.40
Fayetteville Police - Per Month
General Certificate
Intermediate Certificate
Advanced Certificate
Senior Certificate
Maximum of $100/month
FTO - additional
51.50/hr when assigned
in this capacity.
Springdale Police - Per Month
Max/Year
$25
General Certificate $25
$300
$25lin
Intermediate Certificate $25
$600
$25Advanced
Certificate $25
$900
$25Senior
Certificate $25
$1,200
Maximum of $100/month
Field Training Officer - Additional
$160 per pay period only when assigned
this capacity.
APPENDIX 12
ASSIGNMENTS AND PAY
Bentonville Police - Per Pay Period
Lawrence Police - % of Base Salary
Springdale Police - Per Year
Rogers Police - % of Base Salary
Field Training Officer
$75
Armor
2.5%
SWAT $1,200
Bi-Lingual 5%
Special Response Team
$75
Drug Enforcement Inestigator
2.5%
K-9 $1,200
Special Response Team Leader
$11S
Evidence Custodian
2.5%
CID
$115
Intoxilizer Mechanic
2.5%
K-9 Officer
$115
Juvenile Investigator
2.5%
Bomb Commander
$231
Rangemaster
2.5%
Bomb Technician
$154
School Resource Officer
2.5%
CID Stand-by Pay
$210
Accident Investigator Unit Officer
2.5%
Bi-Lingual
$100
Training Unit Officer
2.5%
Dive Team
2.5%
Patrol Service Dog Handler
2.5%
Department Instructor
2.5%
Public Affair's Officer
2.5%
Bentonville Fire - Per Pay Period
Lawrence Fire - % of Base Salary
Springdale Fire - Per Year
Rogers Fire - Per Hour
Paramedic -in -Training (Prerequiste)
$96.16
Acting Office Position
2.5%
HAZMAT $1,500
Technical Rescue Team $0.40
Paramedic -in -Training (Actual)
$192.31
Air Pak Maintenance
5.0%
HAZMAT Team $0.40
HAZMAT Team Specialist
$75
AED Manager
5.0%
HAZMAT Team Technician
$75
Clothing Supply Clerk
5.0%
HAZMAT/TRTTeam Coordinator
$100
Coroner Investigator
2.5%
Tactical Rescue Team (Special Ops)
$75
CPR Coordinator
5.0%
Special Response Team
$75
Fire Investigator
2.5%
Special Response Team Leader
$115
HAZMAT Monitor Technician
5.0%
Bi-Lingual
$100
Night Consultant
5.0%
Public Education Specialist
5.0%
Tactical Medic
5.0%
Technology Specialist
5.0%
APPENDIX 13
2020 Geographical Salary Comparison
Administrative Assistant - Average Fayetteville Salary = $36,815
CompAnalyst
DOLAR
&
DOL KS
Salary.com
Pay/Scale
CNN
ERI
Overall
Average
Geographic
Compensation
Differential
GCD
Multiplier
Fayetteville
$37,100
$34,960
$38,381
$35,200
1 $37,100
$38,147
$36,815 1.00
$36,801 1.00
$36,718 1.00
1.00
Bentonville
$37,100
$34,960
$38,381
$35,500
$37,100
$37,766
1.00
1.00
Rogers
$37,100
$34,960
$38,381
$35,000
$37,100
$37,766
Springdale
$37,100
$34,960
$38,381
$35,200
$37,100
$37,994
$36,789
1.00
1.00
Jonesboro
$37,800
$31,848
$39,098
$33,200
$35,245
$37,003
$35,699
0.97
1.03
Lawrence
$40,000
$37,595
$40,375
$37,600
1 $38,584
1 $38,910
$38,844
1.06
0.94
APPENDIX 14
FAYETTEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT PAY PLAN 24 HOUR SHIFT
PROPOSED 2021 IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE 04-05-2021
Position/Grade
Rate
Step A
Step B
Step C
Step D
Step E
Step F
Step G
Step H
Step I
Step J
Firefighter
BASE PAY
$ 38,016.00
$ 39,874.56
$ 41,733.12
$ 43,591.68
$ 45,450.24
$ 47,308.80
$ 49,167.36
$ 51,025.92
$ 52,884.48
$ 54,855.68
F232-S
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 1,296.00
$ 1,359.36
$ 1,422.72
$ 1,486.08
$ 1,549.44
$ 1,612.80
$ 1,676.16
$ 1,739.52
$ 1,802.88
$ 1,870.08
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 39,312.00
$ 41,233.92
$ 43,155.84
$ 45,077.76
$ 46,999.68
$ 48,921.60
$ 50,843.52
$ 52,765.44
$ 54,687.36
$ 56,725.76
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 13.50
$ 14.16
$ 14.82
$ 15.48
$ 16.14
$ 16.80
$ 17.46
$ 18.12
$ 18.78
$ 19.48
Driver
BASE PAY
$ 44,661.76
$ 46,548.48
$ 48,435.20
$ 50,321.92
$ 52,208.64
$ 54,095.36
$ 55,982.08
$ 57,868.80
$ 59,755.52
$ 61,754.88
F235-S
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 1,522.56
$ 1,586.88
$ 1,651.20
$ 1,715.52
$ 1,779.84
$ 1,844.16
$ 1,908.48
$ 1,972.80
$ 2,037.12
$ 2.105.28
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 46,184.32
$ 48,135.36
$ 50,086.40
$ 52,037.44
$ 53,988.48
$ 55,939.52
$ 57,890.56
$ 59,841.60
$ 61,792.64
$ 63,860.16
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 15.86
$ 16.53
$ 17.20
$ 17.87
$ 18.54
$ 19.21
$ 19.88
$ 20.55
$ 21.22
$ 21.93
Captain
BASE PAY
$ 57,699.84
$ 60.177.92
$ 62,656.00
$ 65,134.08
$ 67,612.16
$ 70,090.24
$ 72,568.32
$ 75,046.40
$ 77,524.48
$ 80,087.04
F238-S
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 1,967.04
$ 2,051.52
$ 2,136.00
$ 2,220.48
$ 2,304.96
$ 2,389.44
$ 2,473.92
$ 2.558.40
$ 2,642.88
$ 2,730.24
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 59,666.88
$ 62,229.44
$ 64,792.00
$ 67,354.56
$ 69,917.12
$ 72,479.68
$ 75.042.24
$ 77,604.80
$ 80,167.36
$ 82,817.28
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 20.49
$ 21.37
$ 22.25
$ 23.13
$ 24.01
$ 24.89
$ 25.77
$ 26.65
$ 27.53
$ 28.44
Battalion Chief
BASE PAY
$ 72,399.36
$ 75,046.40
$ 77,693.44
$ 80,340.48
$ 82,987.52
$ 85,634.56
$ 88,281.60
$ 90,928.64
$ 93,575.68
$ 96,250.88
F241-S
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 2,468.16
$ 2,558.40
$ 2,648.64
$ 2,738.88
$ 2,829.12
$ 2,919.36
$ 3,009.60
$ 3,099.84
$ 3,190.08
$ 3,281.28
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 74,867.52
$ 77,604.80
$ 80,342.08
$ 83,079.36
$ 85,816.64
$ 88,553.92
$ 91,291.20
$ 94,028.48
$ 96,765.76
$ 99,532.16
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 25.71
$ 26.65
$ 27.59
$ 28.53
$ 29.47
$ 30.41
$ 31.35
$ 32.29
$ 33.23
$ 34.18
24 HR SHIFT SCHEDULED HOURS: 2912 TOTAL PAY INCLUDES BASE PAY AND HOLIDAY PAY FOR THE 12 HOLIDAYS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY (96 HOURS)
PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY: FOR THE RANKS OF FIREFIGHTER, DRIVER, CAPTAIN AND BATTALION CHIEF 104 HOURS OF PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY IS
PRORATED OVER EACH OF THE 26 PAY PERIODS AND LISTED SEPARATELY ON THE PAYSTUB. PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY
ASSISTS IN ALIGNING HOLIDAY PAY PRACTICES WITH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
*****NOTE The Pay Plan steps are based on the hourly rate. Total Pay is calculated by multiplying the hourly rate by 2912.
APPENDIX 15
FAYETTEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT PAY PLAN DAY SHIFT
2021 PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE 04-05-2021
Position/Grade
Rate
Step A
Step B
Step C
Step D
Step E
Step F
Step G
Step H
Step I
Step J
Firefighter
BASE PAY
$ 37,517.44
$ 39,362.56
$ 41,207.68
$ 43,052.80
$ 44,897.92
$ 46,743.04
$ 48,588.16
$ 50,433.28
$ 52,278.40
$ 54,103.68
F232-D
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 1,815.36
$ 1,904.64
$ 1,993.92
$ 2.083.20
$ 2,172.48
$ 2,261.76
$ 2,351.04
$ 2,440.32
$ 2.529.60
$ 2,617.92
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 39,332.80
$ 41.267.20
$ 43,201.60
$ 45,136.00
$ 47,070.40
$ 49,004.80
$ 50,939.20
$ 52,873.60
$ 54,808.00
$ 56,721.60
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 18.91
$ 19.84
$ 20.77
$ 21.70
$ 22.63
$ 23.56
$ 24.49
$ 25.42
$ 26.35
$ 27.27
Driver
BASE PAY
$ 44,024.96
$ 45,909.76
$ 47,794.56
$ 49,679.36
$ 51,564.16
$ 53,448.96
$ 55,333.76
$ 57,218.56
$ 59,103.36
$ 60,928.64
F235-D
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 2,130.24
$ 2,221.44
$ 2.312.64
$ 2,403.84
$ 2,495.04
$ 2,586.24
$ 2,677.44
$ 2,768.64
$ 2.859.84
$ 2,948.16
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 46,155.20
$ 48,131.20
$ 50,107.20
$ 52,083.20
$ 54,059.20
$ 56,035.20
$ 58,011.20
$ 59,987.20
$ 61,963.20
$ 63,876.80
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 22.19
$ 23.14
$ 24.09
$ 25.04
$ 25.99
$ 26.94
$ 27.89
$ 28.84
$ 29.79
$ 30.71
Captain
BASE PAY
$ 56,861.44
$ 59,321.60
$ 61,781.76
$ 64,241.92
$ 66,702.08
$ 69,162.24
$ 71,622.40
$ 74,082.56
$ 76,542.72
$ 79,002.88
F238-D
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 2,751.36
$ 2,870.40
$ 2,989.44
$ 3,108.48
$ 3,227.52
$ 3,346.56
$ 3,465.60
$ 3,584.64
$ 3,703.68
$ 3,822.72
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 59,612.80
$ 62,192.00
$ 64,771.20
$ 67,350.40
$ 69,929.60
$ 72,508.80
$ 75,088.00
$ 77,667.20
$ 80,246.40
$ 82.825.60
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 28.66
$ 29.90
$ 31.14
$ 32.38
$ 33.62
$ 34.86
$ 36.10
$ 37.34
$ 38.58
$ 39.82
Battalion Chief
BASE PAY
$ 71,424.00
$ 74,023.04
$ 76,622.08
$ 79,221.12
$ 81,820.16
$ 84.419.20
$ 87,018.24
$ 89,617.28
$ 92,216.32
$ 94,894.72
F241-D
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 3,456.00
$ 3,581.76
$ 3,707.52
$ 3,833.28
$ 3,959.04
$ 4,084.80
$ 4,210.56
$ 4,336.32
$ 4,462.08
$ 4,591.68
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 74,880.00
$ 77,604.80
$ 80,329.60
$ 83,054.40
$ 85,779.20
$ 88,504.00
$ 91,228.80
$ 93,953.60
$ 96,678.40
$ 99,486.40
HOURLY RATE - SHIFT
$ 36.00
$ 37.31
$ 38.62
$ 39.93
$ 41.24
$ 42.55
$ 43.86
$ 45.17
$ 46.48
$ 47.83
DAY SHIFT SCHEDULED HOURS: 2080 TOTAL PAY INCLUDES BASE PAY AND HOLIDAY PAY FOR THE 12 HOLIDAYS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY (96 HOURS)
PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY: FOR THE RANKS OF FIREFIGHTER, DRIVER, CAPTAIN AND BATTALION CHIEF 96 HOURS OF PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY IS
PRORATED OVER EACH OF THE 26 PAY PERIODS AND LISTED SEPARATELY ON THE PAYSTUB. PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY
ASSISTS IN ALIGNING HOLIDAY PAY PRACTICES WITH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 16 HOURS OF PERSONAL LEAVE TIME OFF
IS OFFERED TO THESE RANKS.
*****NOTE The Pay Plan steps are based on the hourly rate. Total Pay is calculated by multiplying the hourly rate by 2080.
APPENDIX 16
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PAY PLAN
PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE 04-05-2021
Position/Grade
Rate
Step A
Step B
Step C
Step D
Step E
Step F
Step G
Step H
Step I
Step J
Police Officer
BASE PAY
$ 38,053.12
$ 39,937.92
$ 41,822.72
$ 43,707.52
$ 45,592.32
$ 47,477.12
$ 49,361.92
$ 51,246.72
$ 53,131.52
$ 55,056.00
P330
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 1,841.28
$ 1,932.48
$ 2,023.68
$ 2,114.88
$ 2,206.08
$ 2,297.28
$ 2,388.48
$ 2,479.68
$ 2,570.88
$ 2,664.00
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 39,894.40
$ 41,870.40
$ 43,846.40
$ 45.822.40
$ 47,798.40
$ 49,774.40
$ 51,750.40
$ 53,726.40
$ 55,702.40
$ 57,720.00
HOURLY RATE
$ 19.18
$ 20.13
$ 21.08
$ 22.03
$ 22.98
$ 23.93
$ 24.88
$ 25.83
$ 26.78
$ 27.75
Police Corporal
BASE PAY
$ 45,949.44
$ 48,667.52
$ 51,385.60
$ 54,103.68
$ 56,821.76
$ 59,539.84
$ 62,257.92
$ 64,995.84
P332
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 2,223.36
$ 2,354.88
$ 2,486.40
$ 2,617.92
$ 2,749.44
$ 2,880.96
$ 3.012.48
$ 3,144.96
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 48,172.80
$ 51,022.40
$ 53,872.00
$ 56,721.60
$ 59,571.20
$ 62,420.80
$ 65,270.40
$ 68,140.80
HOURLY RATE
$ 23.16
$ 24.53
$ 25.90
$ 27.27
$ 28.64
$ 30.01
$ 31.38
$ 32.76
Police Sergeant
BASE PAY
$ 54,619.52
$ 56,643.20
$ 58,666.88
$ 60,690.56
$ 62,714.24
$ 64,737.92
$ 66.761.60
$ 68,785.28
$ 70,808.96
$ 72,832.64
P335
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 2,642.88
$ 2,740.80
$ 2,838.72
$ 2,936.64
$ 3.034.56
$ 3,132.48
$ 3,230.40
$ 3,328.32
$ 3,426.24
$ 3.524.16
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 57,262.40
$ 59.384.00
$ 61,505.60
$ 63,627.20
$ 65,748.80
$ 67,870.40
$ 69.992.00
$ 72,113.60
$ 74,235.20
$ 76,356.80
HOURLY RATE
$ 27.53
$ 28.55
$ 29.57
$ 30.59
$ 31.61
$ 32.63
$ 33.65
$ 34.67
$ 35.69
$ 36.71
Police Lieutenant
BASE PAY
$ 66,027.52
$ 67,991.68
$ 69,955.84
$ 71,920.00
$ 73.884.16
$ 75,848.32
$ 77,812.48
$ 79,776.64
$ 81,740.80
$ 83.625.60
P337
HOLIDAY PAY
$ 3,194.88
$ 3,289.92
$ 3.384.96
$ 3,480.00
$ 3,575.04
$ 3,670.08
$ 3,765.12
$ 3,860.16
$ 3,955.20
$ 4,046.40
TOTAL PAY ****
$ 69.222.40
$ 71,281.60
$ 73.340.80
$ 75,400.00
$ 77,459.20
$ 79,518.40
$ 81,577.60
$ 83,636.80
$ 85,696.00
$ 87,672.00
HOURLY RATE
$ 33.28
$ 34.27
$ 35.26
$ 36.25
$ 37.24
$ 38.23
$ 39.22
$ 40.21
$ 41.20
$ 42.15
TOTAL PAY: TOTAL PAY INCLUDES BASE PAY AND HOLIDAY PAY FOR THE 12 HOLIDAYS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY (96 HOURS)
PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY: FOR THE RANKS OF OFFICER, CORPORAL, SERGEANT AND LIEUTENANT 96 HOURS OF PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY IS PRORATED
OVER EACH OF THE 26 PAY PERIODS AND LISTED SEPARATELY ON THE PAYSTUB. PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY ASSISTS IN
ALIGNING HOLIDAY PAY PRACTICES WITH OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS. 8 HOURS OF PERSONAL LEAVE TIME OFF IS
OFFERED TO THESE RANKS.
****•NOTE The Pay Plan steps are based on the hourly rate. Total Pay is calculated by multiplying the hourly rate by scheduled hours - 2080.
A
City of Fayetteville
2021 Base Pay and
Benefits Study for Civil
Service - Uniformed
Positions
City Council Agenda
Session
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Civil Service - Uniformed Positions
Market Area City Comparisons
Market Area Cities
❖ Bentonville
❖ Rogers
❖ Springdale
❖ Jonesboro
❖ Lawrence
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Civil Service —Uniformed Positions
Total Rewards: Base Pay &Benefits
Philosophy
• Competitive base pay to attract applicants
within the City's market recruitment area
• Retain competent employees by leading
market recruitment area with total rewards
(base pay and benefits) offerings
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Civil Service —Uniformed Positions
Total Rewards: Base Pay Study Results
Fire Position Title
Average Pay Range
Minimum Variance
Average Pay Range
Maximum Variance
Battalion Chief
-4.1
%
-7.1
%
Fire Captain
-4.0%
-5.3%
Driver
-4.0%
-5.0%
Firefighter
-4.1
%
-4.6%
Average
-4.1
%
-5.5%
Police Position Title
Police Lieutenant
-4.6%
-2.1
%
Police Sergeant
-3.9%
-3.8%
Police Corporal
-1.2%
-5.8%
Police Officer
-1.6%
-2.5%
Average
-2.8%
-3.6%
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Civil Service - Uniformed Positions
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Compare top five benefit offerings
for Fire and Police civil service
uniformed positions separately
with identified market recruitment
area cities.
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Top Five Prevalent Benefits
Fire:
Police:
• Retirement plan •Retirement plan
• Medical/Dental •Medical/Dental
• Time off plans •Time off plans
above statutory above statutory
requirement requirement
• Certificate Pay • Certificate Pay
• Longevity Pay • Longevity Pay
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Retirement Plan
FYV Fire & Police
• L OPFI 2
• 2020 Fire - 26.00
• 2020 Police - 25.84
• 2020 Employee - 8.5%
Market Retirement
• L OPFI 11KPFRS
• 2020 Fire Avg. - 21.70
• 2020 Police Avg. - 22.73
• 2020 Employee Avg. - 6.46%
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Medical/Dental Plans
FYV Fire & Police
Majority HDHP Plan
• Cost Share: 14-15
• Monthly Prem. $50-$159
• OOP-HSA: Ind. $2, 150
• OOP-HSA: Fam. $4,120
Delta Dental Plan
• Cost Share: 100 % Emp.
• Monthly Prem. $28-$98
Market Medical/Dental
Majority PPO Plans - One HRA
• Cost Share: Avg. 18-28%
• Monthly Prem. $94-$315
• OOP: Ind. $2,,487
• OOP: Fam: $5,621
Delta Dental Plan
• Cost Share: 46 % Emp.
• Monthly Prem. $12-$40
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Time Off Plans
FYV Police
• Holidays State Code
• Sick Days: 20 — 2nd Yr.
• Vac. Days State Code
• Personal Days: 8 Hrs.
FYV Fire
• Holidays State Code
• Sick Shifts: 20 - 2nd Yr.
• Vac. Days State Code
• Pers. Days: FIRE DAY SHIFT
y ONLY- 16 HOURS
Market For Police
• Holidays State Code/Lawr. 9
• Sick Days: 20 — First Year
• Vac. Days State Code/Lawr. <
• Personal Days: 9.6 Hrs.
Market For Fire
• Holidays State Code/Lawr. 9
• Sick Shifts: 12-20 First Year
• Vac. Days State Code/Lawr. <
• Personal Days: 12 Hrs.
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Certificate Pay
FYV Police
• $25 per certificate/mo.
• $100 max. per month
• FTO Pay $1.50 per hr.
FYV Fire
• No certificate pay
Market For Police
• Bentonville — more options/$
• Lawrence — more options/$
• Rogers/Sprgdale.- FYV match
• Jonesboro — no certificates
Market For Fire
• Bentonville — Paramedic cert.
• Lawrence — Fire Investigator
• Rogers — ARFF-TRT-Hazmat
• Jonesboro/Springdale - no
2021 Base Pay and Benefits Study
Evaluation of Employee Benefits
Longevity Pay
FYV Fire & Police
Not o ffe re d
Market Longevity Pay
• Bentonville/Springdale: no
• Rogers: $101month of service
after 5 years; $600/year plus
• Jonesboro: $IK-$2KIyear based
on 21-31 years of service
• Lawrence -Fire: $481year X number
of service years after 5th year
• Lawrence -Police: $2501$1,000 per
year from 5 years to 20+ years