Placer County
County: Placer, Population Served: 270000, Number of Employees: 3000

EMPLOYEE GROUPS

Deputy Sheriff's Assoc - Non-Safety



Cafeteria Plan: $0.00 + 0% Deferred Compensation: $0.00
Health Insurance: $1,245.20 Life Insurance: $2.40
Long Term Disability: $0.00 Retirement Contribution: 14.684%
Retirement Pick-up: $0.00 + 6% Social Security: 6.2% Medicare: 1.45%

BENEFITS
Bereavement Leave
May use up to five days of sick leave.

Deferred Compensation
Voluntary 457 and 401(k) are available through payroll deduction, no county match.

Education Allowance
Tuition reimbursement available for approved classes up to a maximum of $1200.00 per year.

Health Insurance
The County of Placer provides Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for its employees and their dependents. MEDICAL: Several medical plans are offered including HMO, PPO and PORAC plans. The maximum County contribution for medical insurance for a family is up to $1190.00/mo. DENTAL: The maximum County contribution for dental insurance for a family is $46.00/mo. VISION: The maximum County contribution for vision insurance for a family is $9.20/mo. (These are non-Tahoe rates.)

Holidays
13 days/yr.

Life Insurance
$10,000 coverage, employer paid at a cost of $2.40/mo.

Retiree Medical
Hired prior to 1/01/05 with 5 years of PERS service credit same as active employee. Hired after 1/01/05, must have 10 years PERS service credit with 5 years with Placer County to receive 50% of the County contribution paid medical with an additional 5% for each additional year.

Retirement
PERS 2.5% @ 55 Local Miscellaneous, Employer's contribution is 14.684%. Employees contribution is 8%, employer picks up 6% of the employee contribution. Note: Placer County employees contribute 6.2% into Social Security and 1.45% into Medicare, which is matched by the County.)

Sick Leave
12 days per year unlimited accrual.

Special Assign/Additional Pay
Wellness Incentive - upon presentation of form from Dr. receive 2.5% of base pay per year; Tahoe subsidy pay of $675/month; Tahoe Rural Health Subsidy of $2000 for single coverage and $3000 for family coverage per year. Education incentive: AA - $50/pp; BA - $75/pp. Career and Educational Incentives as follows: 5% for POST Basic certification, 5% for POST Intermediate Certification, 5% for POST Advanced Certificate. Stand by pay of $21 for weekdays and $24 for weekends and holidays Longevity pay of an additional 5% after 5 years at Step 5 or 10 years service, after 20 years of service 5% increase in base salary.

Stand-By Pay
$21 for weekdays and $24 for weekends and holidays paid for in units of 8 hours.

Vacation
Vacation time: 0 - 2 years = 10 days, 3 - 4 years = 12 days, 5 - 9 = 15 days, 10 - 19 years = 20 days and 20 or more years = 25 days. Maximum accrual of 400 hours with less than 10 years of service and 520 hours with more than 10 years of service.