Employee Benefits

City Employee Benefits

Direct Deposit for Payroll
Health (Includes Dental and Vision)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield SEIB Local Government
  - Single Coverage: no charge to the employee
  - Family Coverage: a bi-weekly charge of $63.80
Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave
- Holiday and Sick Leave are granted after 30 days of employment
- Holidays (11 per year)
  - New Years Day
  - Martin Luther King
  - Memorial Day
  - Independence Day
  - Labor Day
  - Veterans Day
  - Thanksgiving (two days)
  - Christmas (two days)
  - Floating Holiday
- Sick Leave
  - 40-hour employees earn 8 hours per month
  - 24-hour employees earn 10.5 hours per month
- After one year of employment, vacation leave is accrued as follows:
  - First year of employment: one week vacation
  - After first year, the next January: two weeks vacation
  - After 10 years of employment: three weeks vacation
  - After 15 years of employment: four weeks vacation
  - After 20 years of employment: five weeks vacation
Life Insurance Policy
- Policy Amount $15,000 (double if accident)
Sick Leave Bank for Employees Who Wish to Participate
State Retirement System
- Participation in State Retirement System is mandatory
- 5% of gross salary (not to include over time) is contributed to the State Retirement System
- Police and Fire Department Certified employees contribute 6% of gross salary (not to include over time) to the Retirement System