Original Author: Stokes, Richard
Date of Material: 01/30/2012
Subjects(s):
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Surveys
Personnel--Compensation
Car Allowance Survey
Reviewed Date: 06/15/2021
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Twenty-one cities responded to a survey about whether they have car allowances, who is eligible for car allowances, and the amount of the car allowance.
1. Does your organization provide car allowances?
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City
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Yes/No
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Jackson
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Yes
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Springfield
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No
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Metro Nashville
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Yes
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Brentwood
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No
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Athens
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Yes
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Goodlettsville
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Yes
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Gallatin
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No
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Germantown
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No
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Franklin
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Yes
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Pigeon Forge
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No
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Johnson City
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Yes
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Covington
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Yes
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Cleveland
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Yes
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Knoxville
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Yes
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Elizabethton
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Yes
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Farragut
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Yes
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Sevierville
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Yes
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Maryville
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No
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Oak Ridge
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No
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Memphis
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Yes
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Murfreesboro
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Yes
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21 of 44 responses 14 - yes 7 - no
2. If yes, who is eligible to receive a car allowance? (list positions)
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City
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Departments
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Jackson
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Department personal vehicles for City Business – Director of HR; Manager of Fairgrounds Park; Director of Neighborhood Services; Director of Planning; Manager of the Ned McWherter Cultural & Arts Center; Manager of the Civic Center.
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Metro Nashville
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All employees required, by the nature of their official responsibilities, to have a vehicle assigned to them on a 24 hours basis who are required by the Internal Revenue Service to report the miles driven to and from work as income, because employee is driving a nonexempt vehicle, for tax purposes, are eligible for a payroll adjustment of $3.00 for each day the vehicle is used for commuting to and from work, provided all forms required by the Metropolitan Finance Department are properly and timely filed.
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Athens
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Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director, Human Resource Director, Purchasing Agent, Comm. Dev. Director, Building Inspector, Codes Enforcement Officer, Police Chief, Parks Director. The Fire Chief and Public Works Director both have city vehicles and do not receive car allowance.
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Goodlettsville
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We allow department heads that might be called back out to take a City car home.
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Franklin
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Directors, Assistant City Administrators who do not have an assigned City Vehicle & City Administrator
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Johnson City
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Assistant City Manager, Transit Director, W/S Director, Planning Director
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Covington
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Some of the Department Heads have cars excluding the HR Director and City Recorder/Treasurer.
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Cleveland
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City Manager, Asst City Manager, and Department Heads who are not provided a vehicle. Fire, Police and Public Works have take-home vehicles and do not get allowance. Development and Eng. Services Director, Finance Director and Recreation Director get the allowance.
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Knoxville
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Directors and Senior Directors
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Elizabethton
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City Manager only
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Farragut
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A variety of Department Heads but not all.
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Sevierville
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The only position that gets a car allowance is the City Administrator.
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Maryville
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A few Executive staff members are provided a car.
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Oak Ridge
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Most of our key employees have an assigned vehicle and we have a motor pool for the occasional users.
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Memphis
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Mayor and director level
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Murfreesboro
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Mayor and City Council
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3. How much is the car allowance?
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City
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Amount
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Jackson
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$350 monthly
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Metro Nashville
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$3 for each day
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Athens
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Varies per department from $600 to $800 per month
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Goodlettsville
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They pay taxes on the fringe benefit for any miles to and from home.Police/fire chiefs do not pay the fringe benefit amounts.
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Franklin
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$200.00 per month for Directors and Asst. City Administrators; $400.00 for City Administrator
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Johnson City
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$310 per month
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Covington
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$300.00/month that includes gas allowance
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Cleveland
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$350/month
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Knoxville
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$500/month
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Elizabethton
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$500 per month
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Farragut
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Car allowance is $138.37 bi-weekly. That is $3,600/year.
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Sevierville
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$700 a month
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Memphis
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$900/month
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Murfreesboro
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$400.00 per month for Mayor and $200.00 per month for Council
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Main Document(s):
Car Allowance Survey Results %282%29.pdf