Benefits for full-time employees

Health Insurance – (2) Plans

• HSA – Consumer Driven Health Savings Plan                                       

  Employee Only - $0

  Employee/Child(ren) - $117.50

  Employee/Spouse - $370.50                                                                                 

  Employee/Family - $488.00

• HSA-County contributes $900 (pro-rated by insurance effective date)
• Open Access – Traditional Plan

Employee Only - $25.00

Employee/Child(ren) - $223.29

Employee/Spouse - $608.30

Employee/Family - $790.40

• Flexible spending (pre-tax) – Medical and Dependent Care 

Dental Insurance                                     

Employee Only - $0

Employee/Child(ren) - $27.46

Employee/Spouse - $19.06

Employee/Family - $47.14

Vision Insurance            

Employee Only - $3.64

Employee/Child(ren) – $8.31

Employee/Spouse - $7.27

Employee/Family - $12.81

Life Insurance

• $10,000 Policy provided by County
• Supplemental Life Insurance available for $25,000 to $100,000 policies

Supplemental Policies

• AFLAC
• Mass Mutual Whole Life
• Short/Long Term Disability

NC Local Government Retirement System

• Employee contributes 6% of pre-tax salary and county contributes 12.85% for county employees and 14.10% for law enforcement

Empower 401k – Deferred Compensation

• County contributes 5% of your salary and you can contribute up to 80% of your compensation or up to $17,500 

 Annual Leave Accrual Rates

                0-4 years              12 days per year

                5-9 years              15 days per year

                10-14 years        18 days per year

                15-19 years         20 days per year

                20+                        21 days per year

Sick Leave Accrual Rate

• 12 days per year

Paid Holidays

• 13 paid holidays per year

Merit Increases

• Performance increases based on score of evaluation

Longevity Pay – pays in November

• Based on years of service

5 years, but less than 10 years                    1% of annual salary

10 years, but less than 15 years                 2% of annual salary

15 years, but less than 20 years                 3.25% of annual salary

20 years, but less than 25 years                 4.5% of annual salary

25 years or more                                          5.75% of annual salary

Tuition reimbursement

• Employees may be reimbursed for eligible expenses up to a total of $800 per fiscal year

Certification increases

• 1.5% salary increase per advanced certification pertaining to the job

Direct Deposit

• Available for 1 or more accounts

Employee County Gym

• $25 (year) full-time employee membership fee
• $50 (year) part-time public safety at Sheriff’s Dept. and EMS whose position requires “fit for duty”.  

Walk or Work-out Program

• Opportunity to exercise (3) times a week for 45 minutes

Parental Leave

• 30 paid days of new parent leave

Volunteer Leave

• Up to 24 hours of paid time off per fiscal year to volunteer 

Alternative Work Schedule

• Compressed work schedule—obtain hours in less than 5 workdays
• Flexible work schedule—flexibility in arrival and departure times
• Does not apply to all positions