Council Member Benefits: Town-by-Town Breakdown

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Council Member Benefits: Town-by-Town Breakdown

From pensions to life insurance, council members across the state receive several benefits and perks. Below is a community-by-community breakdown of what each local council receives.

Community Council Members Benefits Rankings

Barrington

Rank: 39

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $500
Salary for President: $1,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

 
 

Foster

Rank: 38

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,825
Salary for President: $1,825

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Exeter

Rank: 37

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,859
Salary for President: $1,859

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

North Smithfield

Rank: 36

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,000
Salary for President: $2,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

South Kingstown

Rank: 35

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,000
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Narragansett

Rank: 34

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,100
Salary for President: $2,100

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Jamestown

Rank: 33

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,200
Salary for President: $2,500

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Hopkinton

Rank: 32

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,225
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Cumberland

Rank: 31

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $2,400
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

West Greenwich

Rank: 30

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,950
Salary for President: $2,459

Benefits
Pension: No
Health Insurance: No
Dental: No
Vision: No

Middletown

Rank: 29

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $2,500
Salary for President: $4,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Lincoln

Rank: 28

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,500
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Charlestown

Rank: 27

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,500
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Central Falls

Rank: 26

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $2,940
Salary for President: $2,940

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

East Providence

Rank: 25

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $3,500
Salary for President: $4,500

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Westerly

Rank: 24

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $3,786
Salary for President: $4,326

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Smithfield

Rank: 23

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $4,000
Salary for President: $4,500

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Bristol

Rank: 22

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $5,500
Salary for President: $6,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Johnston

Rank: 21

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $6,448
Salary for President: $6,909

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Warren

Rank: 20

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,125
Salary for President: $1,500

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Portsmouth

Rank: 19

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $1,200
Salary for President: $1,500

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

North Kingstown

Rank: 18

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,200
Salary for President: $3,600

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate Coast to Coast

Dental: No

Vision: No

Richmond

Rank: 17

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,250
Salary for President: $1,500

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

East Greenwich

Rank: 16

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $1,800
Salary for President: $2,100

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Solutions High Deductible Health Plan (individual or family)

Dental: No

Vision: No

Little Compton

Rank: 15

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,123
Salary for President: $6,372

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: Reimbursed only for authorized purchases

Tiverton

Rank: 14

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $2,400
Salary for President: $2,900

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System (optional, 3 members currently participate)

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Glocester

Rank: 13

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $2,500
Salary for President: $3,000

Benefits
Pension: Any council member elected after July 1, 2012 does not participate. Glocester has several council members elected prior to that date that continue to participate in the Municipal Employees Retirement System. 

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Coventry

Rank: 12

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $4,500
Salary for President: $4,500

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: $1,000 for council president’s expenses

West Warwick

Rank: 11

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $5,000
Salary for President: $6,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: Town council receives a $5,000 budget to spend on items such as iPads, coffee and refreshments (as needed), office supplies, flag, flag pole, etc.

Burrillville

Rank: 10

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $6,500
Salary for President: $7,000

Benefits
Pension: No

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: Reimbursed for expenses incurred in the transaction of official town business.

North Providence

Rank: 9

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $8,000
Salary for President: $8,000

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Cranston

Rank: 8

Number of Members: 9

Salary for Members: $4,000
Salary for President: $5,000

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: Annual stipend of $2,800 per council president and council member paid monthly

New Shoreham

Rank: 7

Number of Members: 5

Salary for Members: $5,000
Salary for President: $10,000

Benefits
Pension: Elected officials who work at least 20 hours per week have the option to participate in the Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Other: Council members may apply for reimbursement of expenses incurred in their official capacities (travel or lodging). Most choose not to apply for reimbursement.

Woonsocket

Rank: 6

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $9,000
Salary for President: $9,250

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System (optional)

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: No

Life Insurance: $10,000 

Scituate

Rank: 5

Number of Members: 9

Salary for Members: $2,000
Salary for President: $2,500

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: No

Dental: No

Vision: $150.00 per year vision allowance reimbursed to the employee

Life Insurance: $60,000

Newport

Rank: 4

Number of Members: 7

Salary for Members: $2,000
Salary for President: $4,000

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System and TIAA CREF

Health Insurance: Choice of three: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate VAR, Blue Chip, Classic Blue (all members have one of plans, three are on family plans)

Dental: Choice of three: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate VAR, Blue Chip, Classic Blue (all members have one of plans, three are on family plans)

Vision: No

Pawtucket

Rank: 3

Number of Members: 9

Salary for Members: $4,500
Salary for President: $4,500

Benefits
Pension: Municipal Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate Coast to Coast (three members have the family plan, two members have the individual plan, and four members take no plan)

Dental: Delta Dental

Vision: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate Coast to Coast

Providence

Rank: 2

Number of Members: 15

Salary for Members: $18,765
Salary for President: $20,850

Benefits
Pension: City of Providence Employees Retirement System

Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate Coast to Coast (nine members have the family plan, and six members have the individual plan)

Dental: Delta Dental

Vision: No

Life Insurance: $15,000

Warwick

Rank: 1

Number of Members: 9

Salary for Members: $10,000
Salary for President: $10,500

Benefits
Pension: Warwick Retirement System

Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, choice of HealthMate Coast to Coast, Blue Chip under 65, or Classic (five members take coverage and all have HealthMate Coast to Coast on the family plan)

Dental: Blue Cross Dental

Vision: Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthMate Coast to Coast

Life Insurance: $32,000 

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