Human Resources Department

Benefits Package (effective 10/1/08)

The City provides a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time regular employees. You will find that our benefits are quite competitive and some even out of the ordinary! Our benefits include but are not limited to the following:

• The City of Deltona pays 100% of employee medical (HMO), dental, and vision premiums. In addition, the City pays 50% of dependent coverage.
  
• Medical Insurance (United Healthcare) - We offer two choices.
  
• The City's first option is a premium HMO plan. The features of this plan are similar to the point-of-service (POS) plan except that the plan is limited to in-network benefits only. However, this option offers dependent coverage at lower premiums than the POS plan.
  
• The second option, which is an extra cost, is the point-of-service (POS) plan that allows the option of going out of network. Out of network benefits will subject you to higher out of pocket expenses. The City contributes to the premiums for this plan, but not 100%. The remaining premiums must be covered by the employee.

Both plans include:

ﾧ Low deductible - $250.00 per year
ﾧ Low cost Co-payments for Physician Visits
ﾧ Prescription Drug Coverage
ﾧ Open access to Specialists

• Dental Insurance (United Healthcare) - Coverage includes payment based on reasonable and customary charges with the employee responsibility varying based on service(s) received. Employees have the option of staying within the network, or going out of network.
  
• Vision Insurance (United Healthcare) - Coverage offers an allowance for prescription lenses or contact lenses every twelve (12) months.
  

• Pre-Tax Premium Cafeteria Plan - Allows medical, dental, and vision insurance   premiums to be deducted from your paycheck before taxes are calculated; this results in less taxes taken from your paycheck and more take home pay.
  
• Life Insurance - Paid 100% by the City. A full-time employee is covered by an amount equal to 1½ times your basic annual salary, to a maximum of $150,000. There are also Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefits and a "seat belt rider" that doubles the benefit under certain circumstances.
  
• Short-term and Long-term disability Policies - Paid 100% by the City. Full-time employees will receive
  66 2/3% of their pay ($1,300. maximum per week) for up to 22 weeks of disability following a 30 day elimination period, under the short-term disability plan. The Long-term disability plan will pick-up where the short-term plan ends, and pays 66 2/3% of your pay for up to 5 years, with a maximum benefit of $6,000. per month.
  
• Retirement Plan - The City participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS), at no cost to employees. Employees will have the option of choosing the pension program or the investment plan through FRS.
  
• Deferred Compensation - Two voluntary 457k plans are available through ICMA and Nationwide Retirement Systems. Deferred compensation allows you to save money on a pre-tax basis for your retirement and lowers your tax liability. Deferrals are subject to the limits set by the IRS.
  
• Vacation - Full-time staff earn from 40 to 200 hours of vacation each year based on years of continuous service. Maximum accrual is 400 hours.
  
• Sick Leave Accruals - Full-time staff accrue 96 hours of sick leave per year. Sick leave may be used for medical appointments and family related care. Maximum accrual is 480 hours.
  
• Paid Holidays - Eleven holidays are observed each year:
  New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving & Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
  
• Tuition Assistance - We encourage continuing education for our employees and provide up to $1,800 per year to help defer the cost of tuition and books (when funds are available).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - The EAP program is totally confidential and provides assistance to employees with problems that may be affecting job performance or creating stress in their lives.
  
• Other Insurance - The City has partnered with Aflac to provide additional voluntary benefits to employees such as Cancer and Accident policies, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  
• Payroll Deductions - Employees may authorize payroll deductions for United Way or AFLAC policies.
  
• Bereavement Leave -- Up to three days authorized admin time off.
  
• Worker's Compensation Insurance - Salary continuation for work-related injuries at no cost to the employee.
  
• Family Medical Leave (FMLA) - Up to twelve weeks authorized unpaid leave, or paid if accrued time available.
  
• Job Related Training/Seminars - 100% paid by the City.
  
• Employee Recognition Program - For exceptional job performance; may include eight hours admin time off.
  
• Direct Deposit - Available to employees at no cost.
  

* Some benefits differ, depending on the employee representation unit.

For additional information, please contact the City of Deltona's Human Resources Department at
(386) 878-8100, or via e-mail at cburgess@deltonafl.gov.

REMEMBER - applications are only accepted for posted positions and resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of an application!