Placer County County: Placer, Population Served: 270000, Number of Employees: 3000 EMPLOYEE GROUPS Elected Management - Non-Safety Cafeteria Plan: $175.00 + 0% Deferred Compensation: $62.50 Health Insurance: $1,372.84 Life Insurance: $15.50 Long Term Disability: 0.36% Retirement Contribution: 14.684% Retirement Pick-up: $0.00 + 7% Social Security: 6.2% Medicare: 1.45% BENEFITS Auto Allowance $550/mo. Bereavement Leave Included in salary. Cafeteria Plan Effective 1/1/08, Management employees receive $2,100 per year, which can be used for a contribution into a 401(k), dependent care, medical co-insurance or cash. Deferred Compensation Voluntary 457 and 401(k) are available through payroll deduction, beginning 01/01/08, the County will match employee contributions to a 401(k) $1 for every $4, to a maximum of $750/yr. 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 and PPO plans. Depending on which plan the employee chooses, the maximum County contribution for medical insurance for a family is up to $1317.64/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 Included in salary. Life Insurance $50,000 coverage, employer paid at a cost of $15.50/mo. Long-Term Disability Employee paid LTD for the first 5 years of employment, County paid there after at a cost of $0.36/100. Management/Admin. Leave 80 Hours per year plus a 4% adjustment per formula. 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 7% of the employee contribution, EPMC 7%. (Note: Placer County employees contribute 6.2% into Social Security and 1.45% into Medicare, which is matched by the County.) Sick Leave Included in salary. Special Assign/Additional Pay Longevity pay of an additional 5% after 7 years. Vacation Included in salary.