Retirement:

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

  • Classic Employees: 3.0% @ age 50 formula - employee pays 11.25% of gross pay

  • New Employees: 2.7% @ age 57 formula – employee pays 11.75% of gross pay

• Medicare and Social Security (FICA)

  o Employee does not participate in Social Security

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

• Recruit Police Officers are represented by Unit 2, but are considered Miscellaneous under CalPERS – 2.7% @ 55 (Classic)/2% @ 62 (New) with 8% less $61 bi-weekly/6.50% employee contribution. Recruits also participate in Social Security and Medicare with 7.65% contribution. After Recruits have successfully completed the Academy and are sworn, retirement is as above.

Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA):

• City contributes $100 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

Sick Leave:

• Sick leave is accrued bi-weekly for equivalent of 96 hours/calendar year with no maximum accrual

• Up to 56 hours/ calendar year of accumulated sick leave may be used for family illness

• Up to 32 hours/calendar year of accumulated sick leave may be used as personal leave

• Employee may convert sick leave to vacation once per year (annual maximum conversion is 96 hours sick to 48 hours vacation)

• Partial sick leave payoff upon retirement depending on years of service (at least 15 years) and sick leave cap (1,500 hours in addition to balance as of 01/01/04)

Uniform Allowance:

• $600 annually

Tuition Reimbursement Program:

• Up to $2,000 per fiscal year for tuition reimbursement

Psychological Counseling:

• Confidential psychological counseling is available (Employee pays $10 per visit. The uninsured costs of all visits will be borne by the City)

Health Insurance:

• City contribution up to $2390.10 (90% of Kaiser Family)/month, based on enrollment in a CalPERS health plan.

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

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

• Effective January 1, 2023, a full-time employee hired on or before December 31, 2022, and who chooses not to enroll in a City health plan and meets the requirements set forth below in in this subsection shall receive a Cash in Lieu amount equal to $835.66/month paid out on the first pay period of the month.

• A full-time employee hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2023, and who chooses not to enroll in a City health plan and meets the requirements set forth below shall receive a Cash in Lieu amount equal to $250/month paid out on the first pay period of the month.

Life Insurance:

• City pays for $15,000 of Basic Life Insurance coverage. Employer premium is $2.87/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

Vacation:

• Vacation is accrued bi-weekly, cannot use vacation during first 6 months of City service

  • For 1-9 years of service: 120 hours/calendar year

  • For 10-15 years of service: 160 hours/calendar year

  • For 16-20 years of service: 176 hours/calendar year

  • For 21+ years of service: 192 hours/calendar year.

• Maximum vacation accrual is 400 hours

• Once per year, employees can elect to convert up to 60 hours of accrued vacation to cash to be paid out in up to two cash-outs the following calendar year

Retiree Medical Reimbursement Program:

• Employees who retire from the City with at least ten (10) years of service shall receive reimbursement to help cover retiree single health insurance premiums. The reimbursement maximum includes the PEMHCA minimum.

• Up to age 65, retirees are eligible for reimbursement up to $379/month in 2021 (amount adjusted annually)

• After age 65, retirees are eligible for reimbursement up to $227/month in 2021 (amount adjusted annually)

Deferred Compensation:

• Voluntary plan available through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Employee may contribute up to the lesser of $23,000/year or 100% of gross compensation into a pre-tax 457(b) account or a post-tax Roth 457(b) account (or a combination of the two accounts) subject to IRS rules. Employees over 50 years of age may contribute up to $46,000/year

• Additionally, the City contributes $150 a month toward employee’s 457(b) account. This dollar amount will factor into the above mentioned IRS rules and limits

Dental Insurance:

• Choice of two Delta Dental plans; enrollment is mandatory

• City pays lowest cost employee only plan ($22.22 for 2021); additional cost is paid by employee

• Coverage is effective on the first day of the month following three full calendar months of employment

Vision Insurance:

• Choice of two VSP plans

• City pays lowest cost employee only plan ($9.00 for 2021); additional cost is paid by employee

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

Flexible Spending Account (IRS Section 125 Plan):

• Employee may contribute up to $3050 per year in pre-tax dollars to a health care spending account

• Employee may contribute up to $5,000 per year in pre-tax dollars to a dependent care spending account

• Employee may contribute up to $270 per month in pre-tax dollars to a commuter benefit plan

Holiday Pay:

• 7.5% of base salary paid per pay period

Bilingual Pay:

• If the Chief of Police determines that a particular assignment involves need for bilingual skills on a regular basis, a certified bilingual employee is eligible for $45/bi-weekly or $90/bi-weekly for advanced certification (employees who have demonstrated both oral and written bilingual proficiency)

POST INCENTIVE PAY

3.75% of base pay for Intermediate CA POST Certification and 3.75% of base pay for Advanced CA POST Certification

Additional Premium Pay

• Various premiums, including Night Shift Differential, Field Training Officer, Narcotics Task Force, Specialized Crimes Action Team, Special Response Team, Traffic Investigator, Explorer Coordinator, Public Information Officer, Motorcycle Duty, Armorer, Crime Scene Investigator and Field Evidence Technician are available, depending upon shift, assignment and/or other requirements