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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
- 50% of accumulated sick leave
- All accumulated annual leave
- Personal leave (maximum of 2 days)
- $50,000 life insurance
- 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