Medical Benefits
he City of Westminster offers a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health and Dental
- Flexible Spending
- Pension/ Retirement Plans
- Term Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability
- Survivor Benefits
- Wellness Program
- Education and Training Reimbursement
- General leave that provides vacation, holidays, and illness leave
For a more detailed overview of our General Non Exempt employee Benefit Package
Pension and Retirement Plans
Fire and Police Pension Association (FPPA) administered plans that include defined benefit plan or hybrid defined benefit and money purchase plan. Death and disability and deferred compensation plans are also available through the city. Benefits upon retirement depend on years of service and the highest salary reached during employment.
Officers can enroll in additional 401k retirement plans such as; ROTH, 457, 527 medical.
Vacation Leave:
142-238 hours of general leave accrued annually, depending on years of service.
All newly hired benefited employees will receive 40 hours of leave, prorated based on FTE, at the time of hire.
Holiday Leave:
All employees receive 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per year.
Sick Leave:
Employees receive 120 hours of sick leave for use during the year.
Military Leave:
15 days of annual military leave
Retirement:
Sworn officers participate in the statewide benefit plan, Fire and Police Pension Association (FPPA).
A 457(b) deferred compensation plan, is available to all benefited employees on a voluntary basis. Employees may contribute into the 457(b) plan on a pre-tax and/or after-tax (Roth) basis.
Uniforms:
Officers receive a uniform allowance of $600 annually. Uniforms and equipment are purchased by the department, excluding firearms and footwear.
Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Bargaining Includes sworn officers up to and including the rank of sergeant. Subjects for collective bargaining shall mean wages; benefits; items related to personal safety; representation in the disciplinary process, but not the decision to discipline; promotional procedure, but not the content/criteria for promotions nor the decision to promote; grievance procedures; and dues deduction. Subjects for collective bargaining shall not include those public and management rights set forth in Section 1-35-3 , W.M.C. or matters that would conflict with federal or state constitutional, statutory, municipal ordinance, or charter provisions.
Flexible Spending Accounts/Dependent Care:
Employees may designate up to $5,000 pre-tax dollars per year for qualified child or elder care expenses Health Care: employees may designate up to $3,050 pre-tax dollars per year for qualified medical, dental or vision expenses
Wellness Program:
City employees who are members of the wellness program and are nonsmokers will receive a $10, $20, or $30 reduction in their insurance premium per pay period. Other benefits include use of recreation centers at no cost to the employee and at a reduced cost to family members, free or reduced cost health screenings, and educational programs. All benefited employees joining the wellness program must complete an annual Health Risk Assessment (HRA), blood/lipid profile and consultation with a clinician at The Center for Healthy Living, our employee health clinic.
The Center for Healthy Living:
“The Center” is a valuable addition to the City’s Wellness Program and supports our culture of well-being with a holistic approach to health. Employees and their dependents covered under the Aetna health insurance plan can visit the clinic for free, during work hours, and with no time wasted in a waiting room. Generic, non-narcotic medications are dispensed at the clinic at no cost and employees can work with a dedicated health care provider to monitor health and well-being.
Term Life Insurance, long Term Disability, and Survivors Benefit:
The City pays the full premium for life insurance coverage equal to 1.0 times a nonexempt employee’s annual salary or 1.5 times an exempt employee's salary, long term disability at 60% of employee’s monthly salary to a maximum of $12,000/month, and survivors’ benefits payable at 20-60% of employee’s base salary. Employees may also purchase additional life insurance for themselves or their spouses up to $250,000.
Education and Training:
The department provides in-house training and may also pay for employees to attend external job-related training. Educational tuition reimbursement is available to employees after one year of employment at 50% of the tuition/fees, up to $2,500 per year.
Bilingual Bonus:
Bilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Up to $1,500 bonus per year depending on employee's level of fluency in Spanish, Hmong, Laotian and American Sign Language.