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Benefits
The City of Redwood City is pleased to offer a wide range
of benefit programs to our employees. The benefit package
offered by the City is both comprehensive and competitive.
This summary provides a brief overview of the available benefits
to eligible employees. Eligible employees are full-time and
part-time employees working a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Retirement
CalPERS
- Membership in the California Public Employee’s
Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Single highest year formula.
- 3%@50 – Fire
- 3%@50 –Police
- 2.7%@55 – Miscellaneous
Health
Medical
- All plans administered by CalPERS.
- Choice of 2 HMO’s and 2 PPO’s.
- City pays all or part of monthly premium.
Dental
- City pays monthly premiums for employees and their
qualified dependents. Pro-rated for part-time employees.
Vision
- City pays monthly premiums for employees’ and
their qualified dependents. Pro-rated for part-time employees.
Flexible Benefit Plan (Cafeteria Plan)
- Allows employees to contribute Tax-Free income for
- Medical Premiums
- Health Care Reimbursement ($8,000.00 Annual Maximum)
- Dependent Care Reimbursement ($5,000.00 Annual Maximum)
Employee Wellness
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- Licensed counselors provide confidential consultation
and referrals for:
- Emotional and personal issues
- Legal concerns
- Financial issues
- Marital and Family Relations
- Child and Eldercare services
Up to 3 consultations per incident per year are provided
free of charge for employees’ and their eligible dependents.
AFLAC – All AFLAC plans are optional
voluntary plans that are paid 100% by employees by standard
payroll deduction.
- Dental – Provides additional dental coverage.
- Personal Cancer Protector Plan – Provides additional
coverage for covered individuals, when diagnosed with
cancer.
Employee Fitness
Several City facilities offer weight rooms, some at no
cost, and others for a fee, to ensure a healthy lifestyle.
Income Protection
- Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
Insurance
- Basic Plan – Monthly premiums paid by the City.
- Optional Plan – Additional coverage may be
purchased by employee, up to a maximum of one and a
half times the annual salary.
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Basic Plan – Monthly premiums are paid by the
City.
- Optional Plan – Additional coverage may be
purchased by employee, up to a maximum of one and a
half times the annual salary.
- AFLAC
- Personal Recovery Plus – Provides additional
coverage due to hospitalization for several medical
issues.
- Personal Accident Expense Plus – Provides additional
disability income.
Savings Plans
401(a) Plan
The PARS Defined Contribution Retirement Enhancement Plan
is available to Executive Level Managers only.
Paid Time Off
- Vacation
- Accrued bi-weekly. May be used after 6 months of
service.
- Sick Leave
- Accrued at the rate of 1 day per month.
- Bereavement Leave
- Employees may be absent with pay for up to three
(3) consecutive work days (or more if travel over 300
miles is required.)
- Personal Business Leave
- Two days of Leave are available to most employees to
perform personal business.
- In-Lieu Hours
- Available to Executive Level Managers only.
- Donated Time
- Employees can apply for donated time when due to a
catastrophic situation they have run out of paid time
off.
- Employees donate up to ten percent (10%) or more with
Department Head approval of their own accrued vacation
leave, in lieu hours or administrative (floating) holiday
balance to the employee in need of paid time off.
- Holidays
The City provides paid holidays as listed below for most
employees. Certain positions do require employees to work
on holidays. Holidays may include:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed the third Monday
in January)
- Washington’s Birthday (observed the third Monday
in February)
- Memorial Day (observed the last Monday in May)
- Independence Day
- Labor Day (observed the first Monday in September)
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- New Year’s Eve
- Administrative/Floating Holiday
Miscellaneous
Educational Expense Reimbursement
Reimbursement is available for job-related courses taken
as part of an accredited institution’s degree program
or for professional development workshops or seminars. Full
and Part-time employees are eligible to receive reimbursement
for the cost of tuition, registration fees, books and supplies.
Mileage Reimbursement
Employees may be reimbursed for travel requested and authorized
by the City.
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