Salary Surveys for Salary Policy Bargining Unit Employees

2008 Custom Survey of Select
Law Enforcement Positions
Health and Welfare Benefits
Due March 14, 2008

Conducted by
Tennessee Valley Authority

Benefits Survey
Law Enforcement and Police Communications Officers
General Instructions

Benefit Plans Covered by Survey
Please provide information with regard to the benefits provided at your agency.
Information should include the organization’s broad-based plans only. Please do not
include any non-qualified executive plans. This survey includes questions related to
benefit cost and prevalence.
Employee Groups Covered by Survey
The employee groups covered by this survey are the Commissioned Police Officer and
the Police Communication Officer.
Plan Year Covered by Survey
Please enter cost data for the 2007 or most recently completed plan year only.
Who to Contact for Questions and Where to Return the Survey
Gary D. Watson
Program Manager, Health and Welfare Benefits
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 8D
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
gdwatson@tva.gov
Telephone Number: (865) 632-3788

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I. Contact Information
Company Name:
Contact Name:
Title:
Address:
City/State:

Zip Code:

Telephone:
II. General Company Information
Please report the following scope data:
Number of salaried employees
Average annual salary
Total salaried base payroll
Total pension eligible salaried base payroll

$
$
$

III. Paid-Time Off Benefits
1. Does your organization provide miscellaneous paid time off for the
following:
Yes
Jury duty
Military duty
Bereavement
Other (please describe)

3

No

2. How many vacation days, sick leave days and holidays were used by
your salaried employees in 2007?
Average # per
employee
Vacation days
Sick leave days
Holidays (fixed plus floating)
3. If employees can roll over unused vacation days and/or sick leave into
the next calendar year please indicate the average number of days
rolled over.
Average # per
employee
Vacation days
Sick leave days
4. Does your organization offer a cash out option for vacation and/or sick leave
Yes______
No ______

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IV. Health Care Benefits and Death and Disability Benefits
1. Do you offer the following plans? If yes, please enter the cost of coverage
under each benefit plan for salaried employees. Enter a “0” where employee
pays no cost of the plan. When more than one plan is offered, please respond
for the plan with the highest enrollment or the core plan.
Monthly
Employee
Cost

Offer?

Monthly
Employer
Cost

Medical Plan
-- Individual coverage

Yes

No

$

$

-- Family coverage

Yes

No

$

$

-- Individual coverage

Yes

No

$

$

-- Family coverage

Yes

No

$

$

-- Individual coverage

Yes

No

$

$

-- Family coverage

Yes

No

$

$

Separate dental plan

Separate vision care plan

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2. Please indicate the total number of employee’s enrolled in the individual and
family coverage for the following plans. Please classify employees covering
anyone in addition to themselves as family coverage. If you have more than
one medical plan option please indicate total number of enrollees for all plans
Medical

Participant
s

Individual
Family
Dental
Individual
Family
Vision
Individual
Family
3. Are there any special death or disability benefits provided for law
enforcement employees (which are not provided in the defined benefit plan)?
Yes

No

If yes, pleases describe:

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4. What was the employer cost of providing death and disability benefits for
active salaried employees in 2007? Enter “n/a” or “none” if your organization
does not offer this benefit. Do not include any administrative expenses.
Annual
Employee
premium

Offer?
Yes

No

Long-term disability

Yes

No

Basic life insurance

Yes

No

Supplemental life insurance

Yes

No

Accidental death and disability

Yes

No

Other (please describe)

Yes

No

Short-term disability (after sick

Annual
Employer
Premium

leave ends)*

*Sick leave is salary continuance at 100% pay. Sick leave is covered in this survey by an earlier
question.

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V. Retirement Plan

What was the employer’s contribution to the retirement plan benefit for your
salaried employees in 2007? Enter “n/a” or “none” if your organization does not
offer the benefit.
Cost
Defined benefit pension plan actual cash contribution
Defined benefit pension plan service cost
(FAS 87 Service Cost)
Pension plan premiums under insurance or annuity contracts

What was the employer cost of providing capital accumulation benefits for your
salaried employees in 2007? Please enter the 2007employer contributions as a
dollar amount or a percent of straight-time payroll for salaried employees. Enter
“n/a” or “none” if your organization does not offer the benefit.
Dollar
Amount

Percent of
Payroll

401(k) employer matching contribution

$

%

403 (b) employer matching contribution

$

%

Other thrift or savings plan

$

%

Other (please describe)

$

%

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VII. Legally Required Benefits
What was the employer cost of providing legally required benefits for your
salaried employees in 2007? Please enter the 2007 employer contributions as a
dollar amount or a percent of straight-time payroll for salaried employees. Enter
“n/a” or “none” if your organization does not offer the benefit.
Percent of Payroll
F.I.C.A.

%

Civil Service Retirement

%

Workers’ Compensation

%

VIII. Employee Services
What was the employer cost of providing employee services for your salaried
employees in 2007? Please enter the 2007 employer cost as a dollar amount.
Enter “n/a” or “none” if your organization does not offer the benefit.
Cost
Meals furnished or meal allowance (not travel related)

$

Child/elder care

$

Parking (not travel related)

$

Police Officer Clothing or clothing allowance

$

Training and education expense/reimbursement

$

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