Policy Research Shop Support for the Policy Research Shop is provided by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. Policy Research Shop Administrative and Road Crew Salaries A Comparative Assessment of Vermont’s Towns Presented to Town of Strafford Sub-Committee on Pay, Classification and Compensation Presented by David Garcia, Tyler Stoff, and Mariel Wallace May 27, 2015 The contents of this report were developed under grant P116B from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Policy Research Shop Introduction Comparison of Strafford’s administrative and road crew salaries 24 towns immediately larger and 24 immediately smaller Town Office Hours per Week Population Property Tax Revenue Miles of Road Road Classification

Policy Research Shop Methodology Salary information and property tax revenue data was collected through online town reports, s, and phone calls to town clerks Road and population data was collected from state databases For towns with separate town clerk and treasurer positions, salaries were combined to create comparisons with Strafford

Policy Research Shop Figure 1: Combined versus Separate Clerk and Treasurer Positions 19 Towns30 Towns

Policy Research Shop Figure 2: Number of Towns versus Office Hours (N=49)

Policy Research Shop Figure 3: Total Combined Salaries versus Hours Open (N=49)

Policy Research Shop Figure 4: Total Combined Salaries versus Property Tax Revenue (N=30)

Policy Research Shop Figure 5: Total Combined Salaries versus Population (N=49)

Policy Research Shop Figure 6: Combined Clerk and Treasurer Salaries versus Hours Open (N=49)

Policy Research Shop Figure 7: Combined Clerk and Treasurer Salaries versus Property Tax Revenue (N=30)

Policy Research Shop Figure 8: Combined Clerk and Treasurer Salaries versus Population (N=49)

Policy Research Shop Figure 9: Combined Assistant Salaries versus Hours Open (N=30)

Policy Research Shop Figure 10: Combined Assistant Salaries versus Property Tax Revenue (N=30)

Policy Research Shop Figure 11: Combined Assistant Salaries versus Population (N=30)

Policy Research Shop Figure 12: Road Crew Salaries versus Property Tax Revenue (N=26)

Policy Research Shop Figure 13: Road Crew Salaries versus Population (N=36)

Policy Research Shop Figure 14: Road Crew Salaries versus Total Miles of Road (N=36)

Policy Research Shop Figure 15: Road Crew Salaries versus Miles of Class 2 Road (N=36)

Policy Research Shop Figure 16: Road Crew Salaries versus Miles of Class 3 Road (N=36)

Policy Research Shop Figure 17: Road Crew Salaries versus Miles of Class 4 Road (N=36)

Policy Research Shop Conclusions Strafford’s administrative salaries are slightly higher when compared to property tax revenue Assistant Town Clerk/Treasurer salary is higher with regard to hours open per week and property tax revenue Town Clerk/Treasurer salary appears in line with towns with similar property tax revenues Road Crew salaries largely follow predictions with regard to road classification

Policy Research Shop Sources See the Appendix section of the printed report for a table of all collected town data. See the References section of the printed report for a full list of sources for all collected town data.