Benefits Summary

The City offers an excellent comprehensive benefit package. Following is a brief summary of our existing benefits program:

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Health Insurance

The City pays the employee premium. Blue Options with BC&BS of NC.

Life Insurance

Two times annual salary rounded to next highest thousand. The City pays the employee premium.

Short-term Disability

Pays 60% of weekly earnings, not to exceed $700. Pays a maximum benefit of 26 weeks. The City pays the employee premium.

Retirement

A mandatory retirement plan through The Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System to which the employee contributes 6% of annual salary and the City contributes an actuarially determined amount.

401(k)

Supplemental retirement administered by Prudential Financial. Employees may contribute up to 15% of annual salary. The City pays 5% of gross salary.

Vacation Leave

Accrual rate based on total years of service to city. (Fire personnel accrual rate is different due to work cycle)

Sick Leave

Twelve (12) days a year. (Fire personnel leave is different due to work cycle)

Parental School Leave

Four (4) hours of leave per calendar year (for grade school children); may be used to attend school functions, eat lunch with child, attend parent/teacher conferences, etc.  May be paid or unpaid, if the employee chooses to use any accumulated personal or vacation time.

Family and Medical Leave

Up to 12 weeks paid/unpaid leave for qualifying conditions.

Holidays

Nine paid holidays per year. (2 days for Thanksgiving. 2 or 3 days for Christmas.)

Military Leave

Available to employees who are members of The National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve during active duty, including the required annual training period.

Civil Leave

Paid leave for jury duty. The City pays the difference between court stipend and regular day’s wages.

Personal Leave

Fourteen (14) hours of personal leave will be granted to each employee a year (Jan.-Dec.) and may be used in a maximum of 3-hour blocks depending on department mission needs.

Social Security

The City and the employee each contribute 7.65% of gross salary.

Workers’ Compensation

Injured employees may be compensated for on-the-job injury or death.

Longevity

Awarded to full-time employees according to years of service beginning with 5th year of employment.

Employee Assistance Program

Free confidential counseling for employees and their dependents, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Allows employees to pay for health insurance or other voluntary insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars. Employee may elect to have deductions withdrawn from paycheck for those expenses.

Credit Union

Employees may join the NC Local Government Employees’ Credit Union ($25 to open required savings account, $100 for checking account, and a $5 membership fee).