Methodology Preview:Functional families and class counts are modeled to the City of Keene's 223 positions per RFP 02-26-21 + Addendum #1. Salary, benefit, and pension figures shown here are illustrative — production data populated from Keene HRIS, NHRS Group I/II, NH HealthTrust, and NE peer-municipality adopted schedules at engagement award.

HSG Methodology Demo

City of Keene · RFP 02-26-21

NH HealthTrust · Benefits

HealthTrust Yellow Plan — employer monthly share

City of Keene participates in the NH HealthTrust State Health Plan, the same state-pooled benefits vehicle used by every NH municipality. Standard Plan and Savings Plan (HDHP) by tier, plus Dental Plus, State Vision, basic life, and basic LTD. The County's employer share is the second-largest non-base line in total compensation.

State Health Plan Standard vs. Savings Plan

The Standard Plan is the default HealthTrust medical plan; the Savings Plan is a high-deductible plan with HSA eligibility. The County's mix of Standard vs. Savings election (typically 70/30 or 80/20 in NH municipalities) materially affects total benefit cost. We pull the actual mix from HealthTrust at engagement award and weight the comp study accordingly.

Why benefits aren't ‘the same’ everywhere

Even though every NH municipality uses HealthTrust, employer-paid optional coverage (Dependent life, supplemental LTD, vision premium tiers) is set locally. This is where Keene's benefits stack will diverge from peer counties — and where the County's policy decisions matter most. We surface those divergences as scenario inputs in the comp recommendations.

Rates illustrative. Production rates pulled from the NH HealthTrust 2026 Insurance Benefits Reference Guide and City of Keene's actual benefit-election distribution at engagement award.