SLOCEA - Trades, Crafts and Services

BU 02 Benefit	Rate	Description
County Retirement Contribution	17.81% CETC	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked
County Pickup of Employee Retirement	10.38%	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked
County Pension Bond Debt Service	4.88%	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked
County Retiree Health		$24.72/PP full-time, $12.36/PP part-time $0/PP quarter-time or temp
County Pension Plan per EFS		CEA Trades, Crafts, Services (CETC)
FICA ER FICA EE	6.20% 4.20%	2009 FICA wages up to $106,800 max 2010 FICA wages up to $106,800 max
Medicare	1.45%	Medicare wages with no maximum
Unemployment	.13%	Effective 01/01/11
Workers' Compensation	Varies	See Workers' Comp Schedule
County Cafeteria Contribution	695.95/mo	$587.95/mo without medical coverage, effective 01/01/2011
Health Insurance		Coverage for domestic partners
Post Employment Health Plan	$50/Mo	Universal VEBA through Nationwide. Post employment health plan that provides reimbursements for qualified health care expenses
Education Allowance	$250/yr	$3,000 total per fiscal year for unit 02
Mileage Reimbursement	.555/mi	Effective 07/01/2011
Summer Care Scholarship	need-based	$2,500 total per fiscal year for units 02. Administered by SLOCEA beginning in 2005.
Tool Allowance - Leadworker	$100/yr	Reimbursement per fiscal year
Tool Allowance - Maintenance Mech	$300/yr	Reimbursement per fiscal year. in two equal payments, August 1 and February 1.
Tool Allowance - Auto Mechanic	$600/yr	Reimbursement per fiscal year August 1 and February 1 starting 2009
Safety Equipment Allowance	$250/fiscal yr
Uniform Allowance - Park Rangers	$400/fiscal yr	$300 when hired not to exceed $700 in the 1^st two years.
Uniform Allowance	$145/yr	Custodian and Airport Maintenance Worker
Uniform Allowance	$30/mo	Kennel Workers
Uniform Allowance - Greenskeepers	$100	One-time payment for jacket
Evening Shift Differential	5% x hr rate	5pm to 11pm hours for non-flex schedules
Night Shift Differential	10% x hr rate	11pm to 7am hours for non-flex schedules
Simmler Residence Differential	.60/hr
Special Differential	.25/hr	State EMT-I or Applicator's Certificate
Park Ranger Differential	$150/mo	EMT-I, Vessel for Hire, Boating Safety Enforcement
Auto/Equip Mechanics	$100/mo	State of Calif Fueling Certificate
Maintenance Mechanics	$100/mo	Hazerdous Material Certificates
State Water Certificate Differential	$50/mo	Park Rangers and Greenskeepers
Bilingual Pay	$35/mo	Approved by Human Resources
Standby/On Call	$2.75/hr	Permanent employees
Standby Consultation	$1.15/day	Can be paid $25/mo with approval
Call Back Overtime	OT/hr per FLSA	2 hour minimum paid at time and one-half OT threshold based on hours actually worked (excludes paid leave hours)
Compensating Time Off	1.5 hrs/hr worked	90 hr maximum accrual; payoff on termination
Sick Leave	12 days/yr	1440 hours (180 days) max accrual; payoff @ hourly rate for 50% of hours after 5 years of service
Post Employment Health Plan	$50.00/mth	Universal VEBA through Nationwide for pretax health insurance reimbursements
Holiday Pay	3 days/yr	Employees who work on Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or New Years day will be paid premium pay for all hrs worked (time and one-half)
Annual Leave 12 day cap	12 days/yr	Employees may sign up at any time, but withdrawal must be in August
Personal Leave	1 day/fiscal yr	Employees on initial probation excluded
VTO	160 hrs/ fiscal yr	With Admin Dept approval only
Vacation 320 hour cap	10 days/yr 15 days/yr 20 days/yr	Beginning of service to end of fourth year Beginning of fifth year to end of ninth year Over ten years of service Maximum payoff of 320 hours after 6 months of service
Pay-in-lieu Program	40 hrs/fiscal yr	One time per fiscal year, permanent employees with a minimum balance of 200 vacation hours may sell back vacation hours. Additionally, employees must use 40 hours of vacation in the current fiscal year to be eligible.
Jury Leave		Regular pay while on jury duty; cannot claim jury pay
Paid Military Leave	30 days/ fiscal yr	30 days maximum when called to active duty
Emergency Meals	$15.00/meal	When ordered to work 4 hours before or after normal work shift Or supervisor can get reimbursed
County Housing	Various rents	Assignment by management for County benefit
Use of County Vehicle	$1.50 each way	The value of commuting to and from work will be taxed
Suggestion Award	Based on merit	Submit ideas to the Suggestion Award Committee
ITS Health Care Spending Account	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $3,000 per plan year
ITS Dependent Care Spending Account	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $5,000 per plan year
Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)	Up to 5 years	Employee continues active employment while Pension benefits are paid to a DROP account.
Life Insurance		Employee paid supplemental life $15,000 or $50,000
Deferred Comp	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $16,500 or 100% of wages/yr
State Disability Insurance (SDI)	1.20%	2011 Employee paid on wages up to $93,316 max with Admin fee of .05%
Automatic Payroll Deposit		All new employees are required to use ACH as of 10/24/2006

The County provides uniforms for the following: public works workers, water systems workers, equipment and auto mechanics, maintenance painters, facility maintenance workers, Hospital storekeepers, and leadworkers.