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CITY OF SAGINAW
POLICY ON SALARIES AND COMPENSATION

2022-2023

Salaries for all positions for the City of Saginaw will be administered as follows:

• There will be a starting salary and maximum salary for each grade as set by the City Council.
Department Heads may allow up to one year of credit for a minimum of three years experience
with City Manager approval for new employees.
• When a percentage raise is approved by the City Council, the starting and maximum salary for
each grade will increase by that percent.
• When the City Council approves a raise in the pay scale, the Department Head has the
authority to approve or deny the raises based on the employee’s job performance and attitude
with final approval of the City Manager. The increase is not a blanket, automatic, across-the-
board raise.
• A schedule for certification pay for each department deemed beneficial to the City, as a part of
the employee’s required work responsibilities has been established. The amounts are to be
paid on a monthly basis per the accomplishment and are over and above the pay scale of the
pay grade.
• When an employee promotes to the next highest position their salary will be set at whichever
step of the new position will provide a raise over their current salary. Employees that are
demoted to a less responsible position will use the classification grade number of the lower
classification for determining the monthly salary as years of service would dictate.

BENEFITS AND LONGEVITY

The City of Saginaw is an at will employer offering the following benefits:

• SALARY: Salary ranges are designed to be competitive with industries and other
municipalities.
• RETIREMENT: Texas Municipal Retirement System (7% of Employee’s total salary with City
match of 2:1).
• LONGEVITY: $6.00 per month of service after the first year. Paid in lump sum check on the
first Friday in December of each year.
• SERVICE AWARDS: Service pin awarded for 5 years of service; a diamond is added for each
additional 5 years.
• VACATION: One week after first six months; two weeks after one year; three weeks after five
years; four weeks after 15 years; and five weeks after 25 years. Vacation is earned monthly.
Part-time employees working at least 29 hours per week earn vacation benefits as well.
• HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
and following Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and two Floating Holidays.
• INSURANCE:
▪ Medical and Dental (Employee portion paid by City, dependent coverage optional and City
will pay maximum of $365.00/month).
▪ Life 50,000/100,000 (Paid by City).
• OTHER: Sick leave, disability plan, and military leave.

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