Retirement:

• Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

  • Classic Employees: 3.0% @ age 50 formula - employee pays 9.00% of gross pay

  • New Employees: 2.7% @ age 57 formula – employee pays 12.25% of gross pay

• Medicare and Social Security (FICA)

  • Employee does not participate in Social Security

  • Employee pays 1.45% of gross salary for Medicare only if hired after 3/31/86

Vacation:

• Vacation is accrued bi-weekly, cannot use vacation during first 12 months of City service

  8 hour shift employees

  • For 1-9 years of service: 15 days (120 hours)/year

  • For 10-20 years of service: 20 days (160 hours)/year

  • For 21+ years of service: 24 days (192 hours)/year

  • Maximum vacation accrual is 400 hours

  24 hour shift employees

  • For 1-9 years of service: 8 shifts (192 hours)/year

  • For 10-19 years of service: 10 shifts (240 hours)/year

  • For 20+ years of service: 12 shifts (288 hours)/year

  • Maximum vacation accrual is 672 hours

Holiday Pay/Holidays:

• 7.5% of base salary for 24-hour shift employees for Holiday Pay

• Thirteen (13) paid eight-hour holidays per year for 40 hour per week employees

Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA):

• City contributes $250.00 a month toward employee’s VEBA account. Account funds may be used to pay for qualified medical expenses after separation from the City and after age 50 (pre-tax)

• If account balance is less than $2,000 upon separation, then account funds can be used immediately

Life Insurance:

• City pays for $10,000 of Basic Life Insurance coverage. City paid premium is $1.91/month

• Coverage is effective the first of the month after one calendar month of employment

• Additional optional life insurance may be purchased for the employee, spouse, domestic partner, and/or dependent children

Psychological Counseling:

• Confidential psychological counseling is available. Maximum up to 20 visits per year. Employee is responsible for $10 copay per session. After any insurance coverage and the employee’s copay is subtracted, the remainder of the sessions will be covered by the fire department.

Health Insurance:

• The City contributes up to 100% of the premium of the Kaiser (Region 1) plan for Employee Only and Employee + 1 Dependent plans, and up to 90% of the premium of the Kaiser (Region 1) plan of the Employee + 2 or More Dependents plan

• Employees electing health coverage with premiums above the City health contribution will pay additional premium costs from salary on a pre-tax basis

• No cash difference is paid if an employee elects a plan cheaper than the max City contribution

• Coverage is effective the first of the month after date of hire

• If an employee enrolls in a plan with a premium that is less than $859.20/month, they will be paid the difference in cash

Dental Insurance:

• Choice of two Delta Dental plans

• City pays lowest cost of employee only plan ($22.22 for 2025); additional cost is paid by employee

• Coverage is effective on the first day of the month following date of hire with receipt of completed enrollment form

Vision Insurance:

• Choice of two VSP plans

• Full cost is paid by employee

• Coverage is effective the first of the month after date of hire with receipt of completed enrollment form

Sick Leave:

• Sick leave is accrued bi-weekly for equivalent of 12 days or shifts per calendar year with no maximum accrual 8 hour shifts:

  • Employees accrue 12 days (96 hours) of sick leave per year

  • Up to 48 hours/year of accumulated sick leave may be used for family illness

  • Up to 32 hours/year of accumulated sick leave may be used for personal leave 24 hour shifts:

  • Employees accrue 12 shifts (288 hours) of sick leave per year

  • Up to 6 shifts (144 hours)/year of accumulated sick leave may be used for family illness

  • Up to 60 hours/year of accumulated sick leave may be used for personal leave

  • Employee may convert sick leave to vacation once per calendar year

    • 8-hour shift employees: Annual maximum conversion is 96 hours sick to 48 hours vacation

    • 24-hour shift employees: Annual maximum conversion is 216 hours sick to 72 hours vacation

• Partial sick leave payoff provision on retirement depending on years of service and sick leave cap (or 3,000 hours for 24-hour shift employees)