SLOCEA - Supervisory Unit

BU 05 Benefit

Rate

Description

County Retirement Contribution

17.24 CEA

Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan. 

County Pickup of Employee Retirement

8.75%

Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan. 

County Pension Bond Debt Service

4.88%

Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan. 

County Retiree Health

$24.72/PP full-time, $12.36/PP part-time, $0/PP quarter-time or temp

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%

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Workers' Compensation

Varies

See Workers' Comp Schedule

County Cafeteria Contribution

$725.58/mo

$617.58/mo without medical coverage, effective 01/01/20110

Health Insurance

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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

$54,000 for fiscal year 07/01/2007 for units 01, 05, 13

Mileage Reimbursement

.555/mi

Effective 07/01/2011

Hospital Memberships

$60/yr

Reimbursement for State licenses or certifications

Uniform Allowance

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Animal Control Officer and same as the employees they supervise in BU02

Safety Equipment

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Same as the employees they supervise

Summer Care Scholarship

need-based

$15,000 total per fiscal year for units 01, 05, 13, 11. Administered by SLOCEA beginning in 2005.

Evening Shift Differential

5% x hr rate

6pm to 11pm hours for non-flex or 3pm to 11pm if shift ends on or after 10pm

Night Shift Differential

10% x hr rate

11pm to 7am hours for non-flex schedules

Nurse Differential

$2.00/hr

Jail Nurse

MH Inpatient Differential

$1.50/hr

All employees whose primary workstation is the Mental Health In-patient Unit

Park Ranger Differential

$150/mo

EMT-I, Vessel for Hire, Boating Safety Enforcement

Water/Waste Water Supv.

5% hr rate

Water/Waste Water Certification

State Water Certificate Differential

$50/mo

Park Rangers and Greenskeepers

Bilingual Pay - High Use

$100/mo

Approved by Human Resources

Bilingual Pay - Low Use

$60/mo

Approved by Human Resources

Standby/On Call

$2.75/hr

Permanent employees

Standby/On Call

$2.75/hr

Haz Mat team

Standby/On Call

$3.35/hr

SART Nurses & SART personnel

Standby/On-Call

$1.65/hr

Temp Help employees

Consultation Standby

$1.15/day

Can be paid $25/mo with approval

Call Back

OT/hr

2 hour minimum paid at time and one-half

Overtime

per FLSA

OT threshold based on hours actually worked (excludes paid leave hours)

Compensating Time Off

1.5 hrs/hr worked

120 hr maximum accrual; payoff on termination

Sick Leave

12 days/yr

2080 hours (260 days) max accrual; payoff @ hourly rate for 50% of hours up to 1440 after 5 years of service

Sick Leave Exchange for Vacation

80 hrs for 40 hrs

Per calendar year. Must maintain a 30-day balance 14 years of service required

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 carryover

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

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Regular pay while on jury duty; cannot claim jury pay

Witness Pay

 

Regular pay for being a witness in a case related to job

Paid Military Leave

30 days/ fiscal yr

30 days maximum when called to active duty

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.

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 to $93,316 max with Admin fee of .05%