Benefits & Forms
Benefits are made available to employees through payroll
deduction and administered through the Human Resources Department. Any
questions concerning benefits may be directed to the HR department. The
following are highlights of some of the benefits offered to City of Daphne
employees.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of Daphne offers Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
medical and dental insurance. The medical coverage is a PMD (Preferred Medical
Doctor) plan. For maximum benefits seek services from Preferred Providers and
Participating Providers. (Visit their web site at
www.bcbsal.com)
The City of Daphne covers the employee cost of medical and
dental coverage. The employee cost for family coverage is $148 for medical and
$20 for dental each month. Insurance premiums may be tax deferred through the
City of Daphne Cafeteria Plan. Coverage begins on the first day of the month
following ninety (90) days of employment.
Vision care insurance may be purchased by employees for self,
spouse, and/or children. (Visit site at www.compbenefits.com)
LIFE and STD INSURANCE
The City of Daphne provides Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment,
and Short-term Disability insurance on all full time employees.
Coverage begins on the first day of the month following ninety
(90) days of employment. Life insurance coverage is equal
to one year's annual salary. Short term disability pays 66.67%
of your regular salary in the event you are disabled and unable
to work. (Visit the site at www.usablelife.com.)
RETIREMENT PLAN
The City of Daphne is a member of the Employees' Retirement
Systems of Alabama (RSA). All full time and part time employees working 20 or
more hours per week must contribute to the retirement system. Additional
deferred retirement plans are also available. They are: RSA1, Valic, and
National Retirement Solutions. If interested in one or more, please visit their
web sites: www.rsa.state.al.us,
www.valic.com, or
www.nrsforu.com.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS
We have two separate organizations which offer benefits to
law enforcement personnel: Alabama Police Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund (www.apoabf.state.al.us)
and Southern States Police Benevolent Association (www.sspba.org). Visit their web
sites for more information.
ADDITIONAL INSURANCE AND BENEFITS
We offer payroll deduction on other insurance and benefit
products with several other companies as well. A few of these companies are:
Please visit these web sites for more information.
HOLIDAYS
The City of Daphne has eleven (11) paid holidays each year.
They are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mardi Gras Day, Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day
after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
VACATION AND SICK LEAVE
All regular full-time employees are entitled to vacation leave with pay
according to length of service. All regular full-time employees earn sick
leave at the rate of 3.08 hours bi-weekly for a total of 80 hours per year.
Fire Fighters earn sick and vacation leave at a slightly higher rate due to
the number of hours they work.
LINKS TO BENEFIT COMPANIES
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