City of Phoenix Benefits Program
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SelectCare Life Insurances
Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
Pre-Tax Benefits
SelectCare® Medical Insurance
SelectCare® Dental Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
Deferred Compensation Plan
Long Term Disability
City of Phoenix Employees' Retirement Plan
Sick leave
Paid vacation and personal leave
Prepaid Legal Plan
Holiday pay
Leave policies for family issues
Child Care Connection
Elder Care Connection
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program
Other work/family benefits
Benefits Reference Guide
Welcome to Phoenix!
The City has partnered with a mortgage company to offer discounts on mortgage financing as well as home products and services for employees who buy a new home or refinance their present home within Phoenix city limits.
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SelectCare Life Insurances
All benefit eligible employees are automatically enrolled in basic life, basic accidental death and dismemberment, and occupational accidental death and dismemberment insurance on their first day of employment. The amount of coverage depends upon the employee's classification.
The City also provides a $200,000 commuter accidental death and dismemberment policy to cover benefit eligible employees and eligible part-time employees. Coverage is provided for an accident that occurs while the employee is commuting directly between home and the City's premises where the employee normally works.
The City pays the premium for these coverages.
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Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
Eligible employees also may enroll in an optional life insurance program. Employees may purchase additional amounts of coverage on themselves, their spouse or qualified domestic partner, and their dependent child(ren). An employee may apply for as much as $250,000; a spouse or qualified domestic partner can request as much as $100,000, and dependent children can be covered up to $10,000.
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Pre-Tax Benefits
An employee's deductions for medical and dental premiums, flexible spending accounts, and the City retirement plan are all taken on a pre-tax basis. This means that before federal, state, and Social Security taxes are calculated and deducted from an employee's pay, these deductions are used/taken to reduce gross pay and thereby reduce taxes.
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SelectCare® Medical Insurance
Medical insurance coverage is available to all benefit eligible employees and their eligible dependents. The City shares the cost with the employee.
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SelectCare® Dental Insurance
Two dental plans are provided at no cost to dental eligible employees. The City shares the cost of family coverage with the employee. Eligible employees can choose between a prepaid dental plan and an indemnity/PPO dental plan.
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Flexible Spending Accounts (Flexrap)
The City of Phoenix flexible spending accounts allow eligible employees to pay for out-of-pocket health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. By lowering the taxable income, employees pay less taxes and have more money to spend. A one-time dependent care subsidy is available to employees based on annual income. Employees must apply for the subsidy during the Fall open enrollment.
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Deferred Compensation Program
The City provides eligible employees with two investment options designed to supplement income at retirement. These program allow an employee to defer income from peak earning years to provide additional income upon retirement. The City offers a 457 plan that has numerous investment options, is voluntary, and allows enrollment or changes on an ongoing basis. The second, a 401a, has more restrictions for participation, but has higher contribution limits. For full-time and job-share employees, the City contributes a percentage of salary to DCP.
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Long Term Disability
Long term disability coverage provides income protection of 66 2/3 percent of an employee's monthly base salary after 90 calendar days of approved disability. An employee must be employed for 12 consecutive months in order to qualify for this benefit. The City of Phoenix pays 100 percent of the premium.
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City of Phoenix Employees' Retirement Plan
All general city full-time regular employees belong to the City of Phoenix Employee Retirement System. Employees contribute five percent of total wages.
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Sick leave
Sick leave accumulates at a rate of 10 hours per month for regular full-time employees with unlimited accumulation. The hours accumulated can be used as a short-term disability policy.
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Paid vacation and personal leave
Full-time employees with at least six months of service are entitled to as much as three days of personal leave a year. In addition, employees accrue annual vacation leave at a rate of 8 - 15 hours per month, depending on length of service.
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Prepaid Legal Plan
This plan provides employees and their families access to legal representation at an affordable price. While not all legal services are covered, coverage provided does include wills, powers of attorney, living wills, trusts, and other legal services.Return to top of Benefits Program
Holiday pay
Paid legal holidays for full-time employees include:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
- Presidents Day
- Cesar Chavez Birthday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving
- Four hours on December 24
- Christmas Day
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Leave policies for family issues
City employees may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave upon the birth/adoption of a child, or to care for a seriously ill immediate family member, or an employee's own serious health condition. Employees also are able to use from one hour to a maximum of five days of sick leave to attend to a medical emergency of a member of their immediate family.
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Child Care Connection
The City offers a variety of programs that may provide solutions to an employee's family concerns. This program is made up of several components:
- Monthly Financial Aid for Child Care provides additional income, on a sliding
scale, to employees whose household income falls below a certain level and who has
child care expenses for dependent child(ren) younger than 13.
- A one-time dependent care subsidy is available to employees enrolled in the Flexrap Dependent Care Account (see "Flexible Spending Accounts" above), based on annual income.
Copper Sun Child Development Center
The Copper Sun Child Development Center, located one block north of City Hall, offers quality child development services to infants through 5 years of age. These services are offered to City employees at a discount. Click here for current rates.
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Elder Care Connection
The City's Elder Care Connection provides the following resources to help ease the strain elder care issues may present:
- The Elder Care Connection offers personalized, reliable, and customized services through referrals, in-home assessments, transition care management, counseling, and care management.
- The Flexrap Dependent Care Account allows an employee to be reimbursed with tax-free dollars for an elder dependent's day care expenses.
- The Elder Care Resource Guide provides resources when an employee is faced with the responsibilities of caring for an elder relative or friend. This guide lets employees know where to turn for available resources and services.
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Employee Assistance Program
When concerns become overwhelming and affect personal happiness, family relations, performance at work, and even health, professional help is needed.
The Employee Assistance Program offers counseling, education, and referral services for employees and their eligible family members. The EAP's internal and external counselors provide free, professional counseling services that are strictly confidential.
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Wellness Program
The Wellness Program offers a variety of activities and classes to deal with weight control, stress management, financial management, parenting, smoking cessation, self-esteem, healthy aging, and much more.
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Other work/family benefits
Job Share
Staggered work hours
Flexible workplace
Rideshare Program
Free/discounted bus fares
Educational assistance/reimbursement
Professional memberships, workshops, and seminars
Service awards
Employee Suggestion Program
Paid jury duty leave
Bereavement leave
Career consultation
Arizona Federal Credit Union
Savings Bonds Program
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