Surveys and Data
Annual Member Surveys
New Hampshire Municipal Officials Directory Survey
This annual survey is conducted in the spring following town meeting, and the resulting data is published each summer in the New Hampshire Municipal Officials Directory. Member municipalities receive one complimentary copy. The New Hampshire Municipal Officials Directory is also available for purchase; visit the Print Publications page to preview details, including member/non-member rates and table of contents. (Select “Informational Resources” in the left-hand menu for easy access to publication details.) Municipalities are encouraged to send updates as they occur during the year.
Contact: Audrey Bentley, ext. 117.
Wage, Salary and Benefits Survey
Each spring, LGC invites all municipalities to participate in the annual wage, salary and benefits survey. The resulting data is published each fall in the Wage, Salary and Benefits Survey for Municipalities. Member municipalities receive one complimentary copy. The Wage, Salary and Benefits Survey for Municipalities is also available for purchase; visit the Print Publications page to preview details, including member/non-member rates and table of contents. (Select “Informational Resources” in the left-hand menu for easy access to publication details.) Learn more about the Wage, Salary and Benefits Survey components and process, as well as available options for customized reports, a valuable service offered to member municipalities.
The 2011 data collection process will be conducted online. The designated contact for each municipality will be provided a unique user name and password. Municipalities with a January-December fiscal year will receive log in information the week of April 4 and may enter data from April 4-May 27; municipalities with a July-June fiscal year will receive log in information the week of May 23 and may enter data from May 27-July 15. If you are the designated municipal contact with log in information, you may access the online Salary Survey to update municipal data.
Contact: Audrey Bentley, ext. 117.
Topical Surveys
Regionalization and Cooperative Agreements
LGC surveyed municipalities in spring 2010 to gain an increased understanding of the variety of regional/cooperative arrangements in existence and under consideration. The three key areas of investigation were: shared positions/programs/functions; shared facilities/equipment; and cooperative purchase agreements. Preliminary survey findings were published in the July/August 2010 issue of New Hampshire Town and City magazine.
Contact: Chris Porter, ext. 138.
New Hampshire Town and City Reader Survey
Nearly 500 readers of New Hampshire Town and City magazine participated in a spring 2010 subscriber survey. Results indicated 80 percent of respondents save each copy for a few months or more, and 47 percent of respondents share their copy with at least one other person. Overall feedback was very positive, and the majority of respondents are pleased with the current publication schedule. Findings were published in the May 2010 issue of New Hampshire Town and City magazine.
Contact: AnnMarie French, ext. 133.
LGC Member Outreach Survey
The LGC’s Board of Directors, working with LGC staff, distributed a member outreach survey in July 2010 to a sample of more than 1,000 local officials. The survey was one step in LGC’s ongoing management and operations study, which was undertaken by its board one year ago. Information gleaned from the survey will feed directly into LGC’s strategic planning process to ensure the organization is well positioned to meet member needs in the future. View results from the member outreach survey (PDF). Review the survey findings, including charts identifying respondent categories, published in the October 2010 issue of New Hampshire Town and City magazine.
Contact: AnnMarie French, ext. 133.
Perambulation Survey
This survey was conducted over several weeks in early summer 2010 to gauge awareness of RSA Chapter 51 regarding perambulation—or walking—of municipal boundaries every seven years. The study’s areas of investigation included: level of familiarity with the RSAs; municipal officials charged with perambulation; record-keeping practices; boundaries walked and not walked in the past seven years; and impediments to regular perambulation. Review survey results (PDF). Read the series of perambulation articles published in the November/December 2010 issue of New Hampshire Town and City magazine.
Contact: Chris Porter, ext. 138.