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Cafeteria Health Plan
The City provides $15,800 annually towards the purchase of qualified benefits on a pre-tax basis under the City's Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan. Qualified benefits include: health, dental, vision, dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), healthcare FSA, parking and transit FSA. The remaining balance is available as additional taxable income, up to $7,900 per year ($329.17 twice monthly). Health insurance benefits are provided through California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
Retirement
The City contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS):
Retirement Formulas
Tier 1 – Classic 2.7% @ 55
Tier 2 – Classic 2% @ 60
Tier 3 – New Member 2% @ 62
457 Deferred Compensation
The City offers a 457 and/or 401(a) deferred compensation. These accounts are voluntary and employee funded.
Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long Term Disability Insurance
The City provides Basic Group Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD). Group Term Life Insurance is equal to 1x your basic annual earnings up to a maximum of $150,000. AD&D is up to the amount of your Group Term Life Insurance. LTD benefits are 66% of monthly earnings up to a maximum of $8,000 per month. San Dieguito Water District employees pay for their LTD premium. Employees may choose to purchase additional life insurance through the City's Voluntary Optional Life Insurance program.
Sick Leave (Maximum Four Units)
The City's Income Protection Plan (IPP) protects employees who become incapacitated by a single episode of illness, injury or disability for one or more work days, not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days (520 hours). New hires shall receive one Unit of Benefit upon hire. Subsequent units shall accrue at the rate of one Unit every quarter until twelve (12) months have been completed. After twelve (12) months of employment, the employee shall accrue a Unit per month, except for any month in which an absence has occurred. Employees who were hired prior to June 30, 2003 and remain consistently employed by the City and/or SDWD earn five (5) units.
Parental Leave (Baby Bonding)
Employees who qualify for California Family Rights Act (CFRA) baby bonding will be eligible for twelve (12) weeks of employer paid leave. Available leave is prorated based on FTE status.
Vacation Leave
Employees earn vacation hours based on the following years of service:
Hours of Paid Vacation Per Year
Hire - 5 Years 104 Hours
6 - 10 Years 128 Hours
11 - 15 Years 152 Hours
16+ Years 184 Hours
Credit is given to new employees for related continuous prior public service employment at the rate of one year for every two years worked.
Paid Leave for Family Member Illness
Each new full time employee is granted a beginning balance of fourteen (14) hours of paid time off to attend to family member(s) in need of the employee's assistance in times of illness. One hour of additional paid leave is accrued each pay period. The maximum accrual is seventy-eight (78) hours.
Holidays
Employees receive twelve (13) fixed holidays and four (5) floating holidays (45hours) per fiscal year.
Holiday Closure
The City is closed from Christmas Eve through New Years Day.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Confidential services are available to employees and household members to assist with personal and professional issues. Eight sessions per issue are available each calendar year.
Computer Purchase Program
The City will loan employees who successfully complete the probationary period of employment an interest free loan of up to $3,000.
Tuition Assistance
Eligible employees may receive up to $1,200 in reimbursement per fiscal year for approved coursework tuition, required textbooks and registration.
Social Security and Medicare
The City does not participate in the Social Security program. The City and employees each pay 1.45% to Medicare Insurance.
This is intended to provide a general summary of benefits available to employees of the City of Encinitas and San Dieguito Water District. Exact benefits an employee is entitled to receive are determined by the City Council through collective bargaining agreements between the City and the union representing the employee's classification, as well as through various Resolutions and Ordinances. If there is a conflict between the information in this summary and the official plans/contracts, the official documents will prevail.