Holidays.  The City Council approved 13 holidays (12 scheduled and 1 floating - 104 hours) for the 2004-05 Fiscal Year, beginning October 1, 2004.  The holidays are:

Veteran's Day	November 11, 2004	President's Day	February 21, 2005
Thanksgiving	November 25. 2004	Good Friday	March 25, 2005
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 26, 2004	Fiesta San Jacinto	April 22, 2005
Christmas Eve	December 24, 2004	Memorial Day	May 30, 2005
New Year's Eve	December 31, 2004	Independence Day	July 4, 2005
Martin Luther King Jr	January 17, 2005	Labor Day	September 5, 2005

Annual Leave.  Newly hired employees begin earning annual leave upon completion of six-month probationary period.  The maximum annual leave accrual for classified employees is 50 days.

	6 mths -  1 year of service	5 days per year
	1 - 5 years of service	12 days per year
	5 - 10 years of service	14 days per year
	10 - 15 years of service	16 days per year
	15 - 20 years of service	18 days per year
	20 - 25 years of service	20 days per year
	25+ years of service	22 days per year

Personal Leave.  Upon completion of six-month probationary period, new employees are granted personal leave in the amount of 40 hours (5 days).

After the completion of the first year of employment, employees accrue personal leave on a quarterly basis.  At the end of each calendar year the City buys back unused personal leave from eligible employees.

	years of service as of December 31	personal leave hours accrued (yearly)	days subject to buyback	personal leave hours accrued (quarterly)
	0 - 6 months	0	0	0
	6 months - 1 year	40	0	0
	1 - 2 years	40	2	10
	2 - 3 years	48	4	12
	3 - 4 years	56	6	14
	4 - 5 years	64	8	16
	5 - 7 years	72	8	18
	7 - 9 years	72	9	18
	9 - 10 years	80	9	20
	10+ years	80	10	20

Family Medical Leave.  Provides for up to 12 weeks of paid / unpaid job-protected leave to "eligible" employees for certain family and medical reasons during a 12-month "rolling" period. 

Health Benefits.  This is a brief summary of health benefits for full-time employees effective January 1 - December 31, 2005 (premiums shown are bi-weekly deductions).  

	CitiMed PPO Health Plan		CitiMed HMO
	In-Network	Out-of-Network
Bi-weekly premium
Employee Only	$3.50	$3.50	$24.00
Employee + Child	$12.50	$12.50	$50.00
Employee + Spouse	$21.00	$21.00	$61.50
Employee + Family	$29.50	$29.50	$85.00
Annual Deductible	$250/individual   (max 2 per family)	$500/individual  (max 2 per family)	none
Office Visits	$15 co-pay	$60% after deductible	$15 co-pay
Prescriptions	In-Network Rx	Out of Network Rx	In-Network Rx
Rx (30 dy supply) Retail
Generic	$7	50% After Deductible	$10
Brand w/o generic	$20		$20
Brand with generic	$40		$40
Rx (90 dy) Walgreens Only
Generic	$21	50% After Deductible	$30
Brand w/o generic	$60		$60
Brand with generic	$120		$120
Rx (90 dy) Mail-Order
Generic	$0	n/a	$0
Brand w/o generic	$30		$30
Brand with generic	$30		$30
Dental Services	not covered	not covered	not covered
Vision Care Exam	not covered	not covered	not covered

Preventative & Wellness Benefits. 
The City of San Antonio Wellness Program encourages employees to live a healthier lifestyle through prevention and early detection of illness. The CitiMed PPO medical plan offers participating employees and eligible spouses one (1) annual physical with in-network providers. Covered services under the preventative/routine care benefit are limited to annual mammograms, pap smear, prostate exam and other routine health assessment services at 100%, no deductible to a maximum $300 per person. See summary plan document for complete list of eligible services.

In addition, the plan also covers certain dependent child wellness benefits at 100%, with no deductible. The child wellness check up offers one (1) physical exam per year with vision and hearing screening. State mandated immunizations are currently covered at 100%. Maximum coverage limit $300 per person.

Texas Municipal Retirement System. 
City of San Antonio full time permanent employees automatically become members of the Texas Municipal Retirement System on date of employment. Employee contribution is 6%, and the City contributes 2 times employee contribution. Employees become 100% vested after 5 years of service.

To be eligible for retirement, the following criteria must be met:

• Have at least 5 years of credited service by at least age 60

• Have at least 20 years of credited service at any age

Social Security & Medicare. 
The City of San Antonio participates in Social Security and Medicare. Employee contribution is 7.65% of gross salary.

Deferred Compensation. 
The City offers two voluntary Section 457 deferred compensation programs to employees. Deferred compensation is a tax favored supplemental retirement savings program, which allows an employee to contribute a portion of salary before Federal taxes. An employee may defer wages up to a maximum of $14,000 annually to the plan through payroll deductions. The minimum contribution is $10 per pay period for 26 pay periods per year. There is no waiting period. Representatives for each company are: Ginger Supulveda with Nationwide (PEBSCO) at 1-(877) 677-3678 ext.48269; Guy Miller with ICMA, RC at 277-2517 or toll-free 1-866-822-3632. Forms may be obtained from the representative or in the Employee Benefits Office.

Tuition Assistance Program. 
Encourages personal self-development by City employees to enable them to better perform their current jobs and be more prepared for increasingly responsible jobs in the future.

Language Skills Pay. 
The City compensates employees $50 a month in qualifying situations where the use of a second language enhances the performance of their normal duties.

Employee Assistance Program. 
The EAP provides free counseling to full-time employees and their eligible family members to help them resolve personal matters which may affect their work performance or quality of life. The EAP will provide six (6) free counseling sessions per person (eligible employees and their household members), per issue, unlimited issues, per year. All counseling is private, confidential, and provided by independent licensed counselors. The EAP also provides one free consultation with an attorney per year, and offers counseling assistance for financial and debt management issues. To make a counseling appointment simply call local at 615-8880 or 1-800-396-2467. 

Dependent Care Assistance. 
A dependent care assistance program is available through the Children 
Resources Division of the Community Initiatives department to assist employees with locating and selecting quality child care programs that meet individual needs of families. Employees may contact KidCare Resources and Referral Program at 246-5276. This program is available at no cost to you.

Life Insurance. 
Basic term life insurance benefits are provided at no cost for City employees and are equivalent to one (1x) time employee’s annual salary. This policy also provides an additional accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefit equivalent to an additional one (1x) time employee’s annual salary.

Optional Life Insurance. 
In addition to the amount of basic term life insurance the City provides, an employee may purchase additional term life insurance for up to 3 times annual base salary.

The cost of the coverage will vary based on age and the coverage chosen. Employees over age 69 are also eligible for the City’s additional term life insurance.

Health Care Reimbursement. 
If City employees or their eligible dependents expect to have medical, dental and/or vision expenses that are not covered by a medical, dental or vision plan offered through the City of San Antonio or another employer, they may pay for some or all of those out-of-pocket expenses with money they put in their Health Care Reimbursement. By participating in the Health Care Reimbursement, an employee may 
set aside up to $208.30 per benefit pay period (24 deductions per year) to help pay for certain medical, dental and/or vision expenses not covered by insurance.

Maximum deduction for health care reimbursement is $208.30 bi-weekly ($5,000/yr max)

Dependent Care Reimbursement. 
Allows City employees to set aside money from their pay to cover eligible day care expenses, and then to “pay themselves back” with tax-free dollars. By making deposits to the dependent day care reimbursement, City employees can pay dependent day care costs necessary for them and their spouses (if married) to work.

Maximum deduction for dependent care is $208.30 bi-weekly ($5,000/yr max.) 

Extended Sick Leave Plan. 
The purpose of the program is to provide regular full-time employees extended sick leave benefits for non-job-related illnesses or injuries. To be eligible for this program, an employee must have completed six-month probationary period and been on leave for illness/injury for five consecutive work days. The benefits are granted according to the following schedule:

		Number of Weeks of Benefits Percentage of Compensation
	Years of Service	100%	80%	60%	50%	40%
	6 mo - 1 yr	0	0	6	7	13
	1 - 5	0	4	9	13	Maximum duration
	5 - 10	2	4	8	12	Maximum duration
	10 - 15	4	9	13	0	Maximum duration
	15+	6	7	13	0	Maximum duration

Long Term Disability.  This plan supplements the disability program provided by the City. This allows you to purchase an additional 20% of your salary in long term disability protection.

If you decide to enroll in this plan for the first time, there will be a six-month waiting period from the effective date. The features of the plan include:

• Benefits may begin after 26 weeks of short-term disability benefits

• Total benefits paid with purchase of supplemental coverage increase to 60% of salary minus all offsets allowed (i.e. Social Security, etc.)

• Benefits will be taxable income as paid

• Employee only monthly salary x 0.0021 = bi-weekly premium

OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE

OTHER OPTIONAL BENEFITS

Savings Program.  Funds can be deposited bi-weekly directly into an account with City Employees Federal Credit Union (CECU). Forms may be obtained in the Finance Department, Payroll Section, or contact the credit 
union at 229-1800.

US Savings Bonds.  May be purchased through payroll deduction. Contact Gerald Studer with National
Bond and Trust, 1-800-426-9314.

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY-AFFIRMATIVE 
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