Fringe Benefits

                                             Effective July 1, 2022

ANNUAL LEAVE

Begin
accruing first day of employment and cannot be taken until successful completion of probationary period, EXCESS of 40 DAYS [320 hours] will be deposited into an 106 Premium Reimbursement Account.

                   0 months - 3 years           1 day per month (12 days per year)

                   4 years - 9 years              1 ¼ days per month (15 days per year)

                   10 years - 15 years           1 ¾ days per month (21 days per year)

                   Over 15 years                   2 days per month (24 days per year)

          * Please note that leave is prorated according to your status determined by actual hours worked*


SICK LEAVE 

Begin accruing first day of employment (UNLIMITED ACCUMULATION)

                   1 day is allowed after first month of employment

                   1 ¼ days per month accumulation


PERSONAL LEAVE

For new employees, personal leave is prorated according to schedule below, for the first year only.  Any employee on board as of December 31 of each year automatically receives 8 days as of January 1 the following year. (NOTE: Personal Leave may not be taken until successful completion of probationary period; personal leave will be lost if not taken before December 31 of each year.)

                   1/1 - 1/31   6 days                    4/1 - 4/30   3 days

                   2/1 - 2/28   5 days                    5/1 - 5/31   2 days

                   3/1 - 3/31   4 days                    6/1 - 6/30   1 day

                                                                 7/1 - 12/31  0 days


FAMILY LEAVE 
 
Up to 12 weeks per year


FUNERAL LEAVE 
 
3 days + 1 day for extended travel


MILITARY LEAVE

3 weeks per year with no loss in pay for Reserve or National Guard Training, Active Duty and serving during emergencies.


CIVIL LEAVE 

No loss in pay while serving Jury Duty.


RETIREMENT 
 
State Pension System (7% employee contribution)


COUNTYFLEX

Provides the employee with a range of health care and other employee benefit options which gives employee the opportunity to design a benefit plan that best meets the employee’s needs. Employee may use available credits to purchase the following:

HEALTH INSURANCE - CareFirst Triple Option and BlueChoice Opt-Out Plus Open Access and Kaiser Permanente (all plans include prescription drug coverage)

DENTAL INSURANCE - CareFirst Dental PPO Plus Plan and CareFirst Dental PPO Plan

VISION INSURANCE - Provided through BlueVision Plus 

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - Provided through American Fidelity. Employees may fund health and child care expenses on a pre-tax basis.

PRE-TAX - All deductions for health, dental, vision and flexible spending accounts are subject to deductions from paycheck before federal and state taxes are applied.


LIFE INSURANCE

Provided through MetLife - $50,000 policy - NO COST TO EMPLOYEE


SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE (TERM/WHOLE/UNIVERSAL AND AD&D)

Provided through MetLife


LONG TERM DISABILITY 
 
Provided through MetLife



DEFERRED COMPENSATION
 

Lincoln Financial Group - Retirement Consultant David Weiland 

Phone - 410-236-2494     Email - Dave.Weiland@LFG.com 

[Customer Service Representative 1-800-234-3500]


RETIREE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE BENEFITS

Employees hired on or after 7/1/2010 will have an automatic PEHP account  made available as the primary retiree healthcare benefit. This 105(h) Universal Reimbursement Account will only be able to be accessed upon separation of service and/or retirement whichever applicable. These accounts are employer funded, tax free, & portable with 20 different Nationwide investment options.   

These funds are solely for the use of offsetting your premium health care cost, prescriptions, co-pays and deductibles. Upon death funds are made available immediately to the surviving spouse or qualified dependents (as defined by the IRC 152 (a). 


DEATH BENEFITS - PAID BY COUNTY

  1. 50% of accumulated sick leave
  2. All accumulated annual leave
  3. Personal leave (maximum of 2 days)
  4. $50,000 life insurance
  5. One(1) month’s salary
     
    One year’s pay (after 1 year’s service) plus employee’s contributions refunded with interest.


HOLIDAYS - 11 per year: 

          New Year’s Day                          January 1

          Martin Luther King, Jr. Day          3rd Monday in January

          President’s Day                          3rd Monday in February

          Memorial Day                             last Monday in May

          Juneteenth                                June 19

          Independence Day                      July 4

          Labor Day                                  1st Monday in September

          Veteran’s Day                             November 11

          Thanksgiving Day                       4th Thursday in November

          Friday after Thanksgiving 

          Christmas Day                            December 25


OTHER BENEFITS    
      
Employee Assistance Program

Travel and Official Expense Reimbursement

Uniforms and Safety Clothing

Tuition Assistance

Legal Plan