Housing & Community Development Manager

 MISCELLANEOUS/UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

I. HEALTH & WELFARE

A.    Section 125 Options - Available to all eligible full-time employees.

2. Cafeteria Plan Options with Lump Sum – The City shall contribute to the monthly Cafeteria Allowance allocated specifically for the mandated purchase of insurance coverage as follows:

• No coverage:  $500.00 (for employees hired after January 31, 2020)
• No coverage:  $1180.00 (for employees hired before January 31, 2020)
• Employee Only:  100% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium (for employees hired before January 1, 2020, the employee only cafeteria allowance shall remain frozen at $1330.00 per month until it equals the employee only Kaiser rate.)
• Employee +1: 95% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium.
• Employee +2: 95% of the CalPERS Kaiser Bay Area medical premium.

                 Mandated:

                 Dental/Orthodontia (Eff. 01/01/2020) - Employee pays full premium: $117.30/mo.

                 Maximum Annual Dental Benefit:             $1,500 Non-PPO/$1,600 PPO                                              

                 Maximum Lifetime Orthodontia Benefit:     $2,000

                 City-sponsored Short/Long Term Disability – The employee pays the full premium of $35.00/mo.

                 City-sponsored Group Term Life (Eff. 04/01/2021) – Employee pays full premium ($0.235 per $1K). Coverage varies from $25K-$40K. Majority at $25K.

            Coverage

             Amount       Position                                                                                                 

$25,000       All Miscellaneous/Unrepresented employees except those reflected under $40,000 coverage.

                 Optional:

                 Medical: PERS basic health plans offered and employees may purchase coverage with remaining monies after mandated purchases. If total monthly health premium exceeds amount of any remaining monies, employee pays difference via payroll deduction. Unused monies from applicable monthly amount are applied to wages.

                 Additional Term Life Insurance - Available in $10,000 increments between $1K and $750K not to exceed 5 times Annual Earnings for member. Also available for spouse and children. Rates vary depending on age of the employee.

Voluntary Vision – Superior Vision offers coverage for exams and frames & lenses or contact lenses. Monthly premium varies from $8.14 for an Employee Only plan to $28.40 for an Employee + Family plan.   

3. Vision Reimbursement Program - Employees and their dependents are eligible for a maximum reimbursement of $200.00 per year for frames or lenses.

II         RETIREMENT - PERS 3% At Age 60 for classic members and 2%@62 for new members per the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013

  3% @ Age 60 for Classic Members Effective 01/01/2013; Third Level of 1959 Survivor Benefit, One Year Final compensation, annual cost of living allowance (3%); Pre-Retirement Optional Settlement 2 Death Benefit.

         2% @ Age 62 for New Members Effective 01/01/2013; Three Year Final Compensation

          Employer contribution:         38.83 % effective 07/01/24

          Employee contribution:        8.00% for Classic Members and New Members

Employee shall pay an additional 0.75% towards the employer share of the PERS contribution.      

The City pays 0% of employee contribution. In lieu, the City provides 414h, a one-time, irrevocable option for employee to elect to have his or her mandated PERS member contribution picked up by the City. Electing this option authorizes the City to designate the mandatory contribution on a tax-deferred basis.

Effective 7/1/2008, a retiring employee shall place 100% of eligible Sick Leave Cash Out into the City sponsored Retiree Health Savings Account. Sick leave cash out is eliminated for all employees hired after July 1, 2020.

III.     Retiree Health Benefits

The retiree health benefit for all employees hired on or after November 14, 2022 shall be limited to the PEMHCA minimum.

For employees hired on or after November 14, 2022, the City shall contribute $50 per month to the current Mission Square retiree health savings account.

IV.      HOLIDAYS - 12 paid holidays per year**

V.       SICK LEAVE - Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 working days/year. Pay out is 1/2 of employee’s total accrued sick leave hours (up to 1600 hours) and applies ONLY at retirement, death, or abolishment of position. (for employees hired before July 1, 2020)

 VI.     VACATION - Employees accrue vacation days after completion of service years reflected below.                            

     Completed Years of Service                  # Days Received

          After 1                                                   13

          After 5                                                   18

          After 13                                                 23

          After 21                                                 28

          Classifications with floating holidays in WWR accrue vacation dates as follows:

            Years during which Vacation is Earned           Accrual Rate

          Accrues from initial employment date                 10 days/year    

          Accrues after 4th anniversary date                      15 days/year             

          Accrues after 12th anniversary date                    20 days/year             

          Accrues after 20th anniversary date                    25 days/year                 

          New hires are eligible to use accrued vacation during their probationary period upon approved of their Department Head or designee.

VII.    UNIFORM –

Per Resolution 22-219 effective January 1, 2023, for employees who are required to wear a uniform, the City will report to CalPERS a $35.00 uniform allowance per pay period as compensation subject to retirement contributions for employees in classic retirement tiers. Payroll has the list of Misc/Unrep employees required to wear uniforms.

VIII.    MILEAGE – Effective January 1, 2024 reimbursement rate is 67 cents per mile.