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The following description is a general overview of
the benefits provided to permanent part-time employees. For specific details,
please review the
Human Resource
Guidelines and the annual
Compensation
Resolution, or contact the
Human Resources office.
Retirement. The City contracts with the California Public Employees
Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits. The employee is
responsible for his/her 7% employee contribution. The City contracts for the 2%
at 55 benefit, and includes the ability to "buy back" previous service time and
convert unused sick leave hours at retirement.
Payday. The City issues paychecks on a biweekly basis, every other
Friday.
Holidays. The City recognizes 11½ paid holidays per year: New Years Day,
Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Eve (½ day). Employees are compensation for
the number of hours that they would regularly have been scheduled to work on the
holiday.
Sick Leave. Employees accrue sick leave biweekly, at a
rate of 72 hours per year for 75% employees and 48 hours per year for 50%
employees. Sick leave may be used upon accrual.
Vacation Leave. Employee accrue vacation leave biweekly,
in accordance with their length of service, as follows:
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Length of Service
Up to 24 months
24 months - 60 months
60 months - 132 months
132 months +
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75% Employees
60 hours per year
72 hours per year
102 hours per year
132 hours per year
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50% Employees
40 hours per year
48 hours per year
68 hours per year
88 hours per year
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Vacation may be taken upon successful completion of the
employee’s probationary period (generally one year), at the discretion of the
Department Head.
Cafeteria Plan. The City offers employees a monthly
credit amount to be put toward the purchase of their medical, dental, and vision
plans; the amount is enough to provide partial coverage for the employee, plus
all of his/her qualified dependents. The amount is calculated in order to pay
for at least 75% of the premium costs for 75% employees and 50% of the premium
costs for 50% employees, for most insurance plans.
Flexible Spending Accounts. As part of the Cafeteria
Plan, the City offers employees the use of designated reimbursement accounts for
either health or dependent care expenses, which allows the employee to pay for
qualified expenses on a tax-free basis.
Medical Insurance. The City contracts with CalPERS to
offer medical insurance to employees, plus their qualified dependents. There is
a choice from among four plans: Blue Shield HMO, Kaiser Permanente, PERS Choice
(Blue Cross PPO), or PERS Care (Blue Cross PPO).
Dental Insurance. The City contracts with Delta Dental
for dental coverage for employees, plus their qualified dependents.
Vision Insurance. The City contracts with Vision Services
Plan (VSP) for vision coverage for employees, plus their qualified dependents.
Deferred Compensation. The City offers two choices for voluntary 457
contributions: ICMA and Nationwide.
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