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CITY
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Summary of Benefits ~ July 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
457 Plans: National Deferred/Washington Mutual
ICMA Retirement Corporation
PERS 457 Program
Each employee may elect to become a participant of the plan and defer payment of compensation. The maximum amount that may be deferred during the 2007 calendar year is $15,500. If age 50 or older the employee may defer $20,500 a year.
DENTAL COVERAGE
FOR UNREPRESENTED
Unrepresented (Management and Confidential) Unit:
Group Plan: Delta Dental Plan of California
Group Number: 1539-004
Coverage: Dental Program covers several categories of benefits. Delta will provide payment for a maximum of $1,000 for each person covered each calendar year.
Basic Benefit: DPO (Delta Preferred Option) 85/15% or 75/25%
Oral Surgery, Diagnostic and Preventative Benefits - 75/25%
Prosthodontic Benefits - 75/25%
Orthodontic Benefits - 60/40% ($2,000 Life Time Maximum)
See Delta Benefit Summary for more details in coverage.
City's Cost: City contribution is $77.26 for each employee including dependents
Premium: $88.14
Employee Cost: $10.88 Per Month / $5.02 Per Pay Period
DENTAL COVERAGE
FOR CUPERTINO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
Cupertino Employees Association (CEA) Unit:
Group Plan: Delta Dental Plan of California
Group Number: 1539-006
Coverage: Dental Program covers several categories of benefits. Delta will provide payment for a maximum of $1,500 for each person covered each calendar year.
Basic Benefit: DPO (Delta Preferred Option) 100% or 75/25% - Oral Surgery
Diagnostic and Preventative Benefits - 75/25%
Prosthodontic Benefits - 75/25%
Orthodontic Benefits - 60/40% ($2,000 Life Time Maximum)
See Delta Benefit Summary for more details in coverage.
City's Cost: City Contribution $77.26 for each employee including dependents
Premium: $118.60
Employee Cost: $41.34 Per Month / $19.08 Per Pay Period
DENTAL COVERAGE
FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS
Operating Engineers Unit:
Group Plan: Delta Dental Plan of California
Group Number: 1539-005
Coverage: Dental Program covers several categories of benefits. Delta will provide payment for a maximum of $2,000 for each person covered each calendar year.
Basic Benefit: DPO (Delta Preferred Option) 85/15% or 75/25% - Oral Surgery
Diagnostic and Preventative Benefits - 75/25%
Prosthodontic Benefits - 75/25%
Orthodontic Benefits - 60/40% ($2,000 Life Time Maximum)
See Delta Benefit Summary for more details in coverage.
City's Cost: City Conbribtion is $110.34 for each employee including dependents
Premium: $110.34
Employee Cost: None
*The City makes dental insurance benefits available through Delta as well as the Operating Engineers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California for employees represented by Operating Engineers.
EMPLOYEE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
Group Plan: Managed Health Network, Inc.
Plan No: 1010
City's Cost: Monthly Premium is $3.54 for each employee including their dependents.
Employee Cost: None
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to all employees. The EAP is designed to provide professional counseling services for employees and family members. The city has selected Managed Health Network, Inc. (MHN) to administer the EAP Program.
Employees and eligible family members (immediate family) are entitled and encouraged to use the EAP for confidential pre-paid counseling services for health, behavioral and personal problems. Employees and family members will be entitled to five visits each per year per incident at no cost to the employee.
HEALTH
INSURANCE
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
The City contributes:
Unrepresented:
Employee Only - $702 Month
Employee + 1 - $762 Month
Employee + 2 - $802 Month
CEA:
$714.00/Month
*OE3:
Employee Only - $765.29 Month Less $110.34 Dental = $654.95
Employee + 1 - $905.29 Month Less $110.34 Dental = $794.95
Employee + 2 - $945.29 Month Less $110.34 Dental = $834.95
When the medical insurance plan selected by the employee costs less than the City's maximum premium contribution, the City contributes the difference to the employee's gross pay.
| HEALTH PLANS |
2007 RATES |
2008 RATES |
| Blue Shield
HMO |
| Emp. Only |
$ 484.21 |
$ 532.93 |
| Emp. & I Dep. |
$ 968.42 |
$ 1,065.86 |
| Emp. & 2 or more Dep. |
$ 1,258.95 |
$ 1,385.62 |
| Kaiser
North |
| Emp. Only |
$ 431.17 |
$ 470.67 |
| Emp. & I Dep. |
$ 862.34 |
$ 941.34 |
| Emp. & 2 or more Dep. |
$ 1,121.04 |
$ 1,223.74 |
| Pers-Care |
| Emp. Only |
$ 769.50 |
$ 749.83 |
| Emp. & I Dep. |
$ 1,539.00 |
$ 1,499.66 |
| Emp. & 2 or more Dep. |
$ 2,000.70 |
$ 1,949.56 |
| Pers-Choice |
| Emp. Only |
$ 455.18 |
$ 482.48 |
| Emp. & I Dep. |
$ 910.36 |
$ 964.96 |
| Emp. & 2 or more Dep. |
$ 1,183.47 |
$ 1,254.45 |
| Pers-Select
(New 2008) |
| Emp. Only |
- |
$ 467.18 |
| Emp. & I Dep. |
- |
$ 934.36 |
| Emp. & 2 or more Dep. |
- |
$ 1,214.67 |
*The City makes available for OE3 members a PERS plan of comprehensive health and welfare benefits for eligible employees.
Employees represented by OE3 also have the option of a Health & Welfare plan offered by the union.
Effective 1/1/07 Cost: $1,415.00 per month.
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Medical Insurance Coverage
Level
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City Contribution
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Operating Engineers Monthly
Medical Rate
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Difference Paid By Employee
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| Employee Only |
$765.29 |
$1,415 |
-$649.71 |
| Employee + 1 |
$905.29 |
$1,415 |
-$509.71 |
| Employee + 2 |
$945.29 |
$1,415 |
-$469.71 |
INCENTIVE
LEAVE
Non vested leave time (sick leave) is paid upon termination in good standing if an employee has a minimum of 320 hours of accumulated leave.
Incentive leave payment is paid at the employee’s final base hourly rate at the time of termination for unrepresented and CEA units.
For the OE3 unit, incentive leave payment is paid on the average base salary hourly rate during the final sixty complete months of employment.
Incentive leave is paid in accordance to the following schedule: Retirement - 85% of accumulated hours. Resignation - 70% of accumulated hours.
SICK
LEAVE
Employees accrue eight hours of sick leave monthly (3.7 hours per pay period). Accumulation is unlimited.
LIFE
INSURANCE
Unrepresented and CEA Units:
Group Plan: Hartford Life Insurance Company (Policy No. 698457)
Coverage: Two and one half times annual salary rounded to the next highest $50,000. Maximum Coverage - $250,000
OE3 Unit: Five times annual salary rounded to next highest $50,000. Maximum Coverage - $250,000
Employee Cost: None
Employer Cost: Two and one-half (Unrepresented & CEA) and five times (OE3) annual salary rounded to next highest $50,000. Maximum - $250,000.
(Life = .2 per thousand, AD&D = .03 per thousand)
Eligibility: All regular employees who work at least 20 hours per week.
Additional Life Insurance purchased by employee: Not available
LONG TERM
DISABILITY
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
Group Plan: Aetna Long Term Disability Insurance(Group Policy #621726)
Coverage: 66-2/3% of Pre-disability Earnings of base salary up to $7,000 per month.
Elimination Period is the first 60 days of each disability.
Employee Cost: None
Employer Cost: Premium .49 of each $100 of insured earnings to a maximum of $7,000/month ($89.25 month maximum).
Term: To age 65
Age 65 (two years LTD maximum)
69+ (one year LTD maximum)
RETIREMENT
PLAN
Unrepresented, CEA Units and Operating Engineers Units:
The City of Cupertino Retirement Plan pays the employee's contribution to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) - 7.0% of base salary.
To be eligible for service retirement, the employee must be at least age 50 and have five years of PERS credited service.
Brief Description:
The City of Cupertino contracts for the following PERS options:
a. 2% at age 55
b. Highest 12 month salary
c. Service credit for unused sick leave
d. Military service buy back option
e. 1959 Survivor Benefit
f. Peace Corps buy back option
**Effective December 22, 2007 the retirement formula will increase to 2.7% at age 55, with the City paying 6% of the employee contribution.
EMPLOYEE
VACATION
Employee's Vacation Accrual in accordance to the following schedule:
Service Time = Annual Accruals
0 - 3 Years = 80 Hours or 10 Days per annual accruals
4 - 9 Years = 120 Hours or 15 Days per annual accruals
10 - 14 Years = 136 Hours or 17 Days per annual accruals
15 - 19 Years = 160 Hours or 20 Days per annual accruals
20 + Years = 176 Hours or 22 Days per annual accruals
The maximum accumulation is two times the employee's annual accrual.
VACATION
SELL BACK
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
Employees may convert, twice per calendar year, up to 80 hours of unused vacation time for payment. The employee must have a minimum balance of 120 hours at the time of conversion.
COMPENSATORY
PAYMENT
Unrepresented (non-FLSA exempt), CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
Eligible employees may convert any/or all accumulated compensatory time to cash two times each calendar year.
UNIFORM
ALLOWANCE
Operating Engineers Unit:
On an annual basis, the City pays $400.00 to employees for the purchase of safety equipment. If the employee terminates employment with the City, the employee shall return to the City the prorated value of the safety equipment allowance.
EMPLOYEE
VISION
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units:
Group Plan: Vision Service Plan #12 074461 0001 (Plan B)
Coverage: Vision Program provides for regular eye examinations and benefits toward vision care expenses including glasses or contact lenses.
Standard Eye Examination and Glasses:
Eye Examination: Once each 12 months*
Spectacle Lenses: Once each 12 months*
Frame: Once each 24 months*
*from your last date of service
Copayments: $20/$20 - The first copayment applies to the eye examination and the second copayment applies to materials. Services obtained through non-member providers are subject to the same copayments and limitations as services through VSP participating doctors.
City's Cost: Monthly premium is $13.74 for each employee including dependents.
Employee' Cost: None
HOLIDAYS
OBSERVED
1. New Year's Day
2. Washington's Birthday
3. Memorial Day
4. Independence Day
5. Labor Day
6. Veteran's Day
7. Thanksgiving Day
8. Day following Thanksgiving
9. Christmas Eve
10. Christmas Day
11. New Year's Eve
12. Martin Luther King Day
*8 Hour Holidays
FLOATING
HOLIDAYS
Employees accrue .77 hours of floating holiday per pay period (20 hours per year). Maximum accumulation is 40 hours.
EXECUTIVE
BENEFITS
(CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY and DEPARTMENT HEADS)
Administrative Leave: Policy No. 13 - Entitled to receive 40 hours of administrative leave annually. Employees accrue 1.54 hours per pay period. Maximum accumulation is 80 hours.
Employees may convert administrative leave hours to pay one time each calendar year.
Vacation Accumulation: Policy No. 15 - Credit for accrual purposes for previous employment in the public sector.
Housing Assistance Program: Policy No. 16 - Favorable terms and conditions for housing within the City of Cupertino. (See Resolution No. 9899)
Automobile Allowance: Policy No. 4 - The following classifications receive automobile allowance
Classification: - Allowance
City Manager - $350.00
City Attorney - $350.00
Director of Administrative Services - $300.00
Director of Community Development - $300.00
Director of Parks and Recreation - $300.00
Director of Public Works - $300.00
Assistant Director of Public Works - $250.00
City Clerk - $250.00
City Architect - $250.00
Human Resources Director - $250.00
Information Manager - $250.00
Traffic Engineer - $250.00
Senior Civil Engineer - $250.00
Recreation Supervisor - $200.00
Executive Assistant to the City Manager - $200.00
UNREPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES
(FLSA EXEMPT)
Administrative Leave: Policy No. 13 - Entitled to receive 24 hours of administrative leave. Employees accrue .93 hours per pay period. Maximum accumulation is 48 hours.
Employees may convert administrative leave hours to pay one time each calendar year.
1959
SURVIVOR BENEFIT
Unrepresented, CEA and Operating Engineers Units
The 1959 Survivor Benefit provides a monthly allowance to eligible survivors of members who were covered for this benefit program and died before retirement.
This benefit coverage is available by contract amendment for those members who are not covered by federal Social Security with their employers. Covered members are required to pay a $2 monthly fee that is deducted from their salary.
Monthly Benefit Payments
Benefit Level: Enhanced Level 4
One Survivor: $950
Two Survivors: $1,900
Three or More Survivors: $2,280**
Employee Cost: $2.00/month
Email hrlist@cupertino.orgor more information regarding health benefits.
Revised 7/1/07
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Human Resources
Address:
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014-3255
Tel:
408.777.3227
Jobline:
408.235.9750
Fax:
408.777.3109 Fax
Email:
hrlist@cupertino.org
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