The City is on a 9/80 work schedule. The City is closed to the public on Fridays.
MEDICAL The City of Galt participates in the CalPERS Health Program. Employees have a wide variety of choices of HMOs and PPOs. Galt Public Service Unit employees receive a set dollar amount for benefits(cafeteria plan) in accordance with the MOU.
2024 City Contribution Amount per Month
Employee Only $818.00
Employee + One $1,635.00
EE + Family $2,125.00
CASH IN-LIEU OF GROUP INSURANCE Employees who choose to waive coverage under the City's medical insurance program shall be compensated $200 per month for waiving employee only coverage, $350 per month for waiving employee plus one and $500 per month for waiving employee plus family coverage.
DENTAL City pays the total cost of the premium for employee and dependents.
VISION PLAN City pays the total cost of the premium for employee and dependents.
LIFE INSURANCE City pays the total cost of premiums for $50,000 coverage.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD) City pays total cost of premium.
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE The employee and City both contribute to Social Security/Medicare.
BI-LINGUAL PAY Eligible employees may receive fifty dollars ($50) per month for bilingual skills if meet the criteria and pass an oral and.or written examination.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is administered by Guidance Resources. Confidential, employer-paid benefit program designed to assist employees in solving personal problems and managing everyday issues. Available to employees and immediate family.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING: The City supports continous improvement and career development. Includes:
- Management and leadership training
- Professional certifications
- Technical skills training
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills training
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT Up to $4,000 per fiscal year for approved reimbursements.
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT
Covers IRS approved medical and/or approved dependent care expenses to be paid on a pre-tax basis.
- Medical spending up to $3,050 annually
- Dependent care up to $5,000 (for single) and $10,500 (married) annually
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CalPERS)
Classic CalPERS full time employees are covered under the 2 % @ 55 PERS retirement program. The City pays 100% of the employer contribution for this program. Employees contribute 7% towards the employee contribution for this program.
PEPRA CalPERS full time employees (hired after 1/1/13) are covered under the 2% @ 62 retirement program. The employee and the City share in the normal cost. The current employee contribution is 8.25%.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan through TIAA-CREFF.
HOLIDAYS Total of fourteen (14) paid holidays per year. Employees receive thirteen (13) paid/observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday. Thirteen (13) fixed holidays observed are: New Year’s Day, MLK Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
VACATION LEAVE
Yrs of Service Hrs/mo Hrs/yr Max
Less than 4 years 6.67000 80 120
After 4 years 10.0000 120 180
After 10 years 13.3333 160 240
After 15 years 16.6666 200 300
After 22 years 18.3333 220 300
VACATION CREDIT Employees with 4+ years of prior public agency experience at time of hire, may request to accrue at rate of 120 hours.
VACATION CASH OUT Employees are eligible to cash out up to forty (40) hours vacation per year.
SICK LEAVE Employees accumulate eight (8) hours per month. The balances rollover each year with no limit or cap.
SICK LEAVE CASH OUT/CALPERS SERVICE CREDIT Employees retiring or separating are eligible for sick leave cash out of 75% of balance, up to a maximum of four hundred eighty (480) hours; upon retirement, remaining sick leave hours may be converted to CalPERS service credit.
CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION INCENTIVE PAY – up to 10% Eligible employees can earn two and one half percent (2.5%) for obtaining qualifying certificates that are specific to their position. An employee may qualify for up to four (4) incentive qualifications available for their particular position. No more than a total of ten percent (10%) may be earned in incentive pay of the employee’s current salary. Details are located in the Galt Public Service MOU, Exhibit B.
LONGEVITY Regular full time employees shall receive 5% at 15 years of service and 7.5% at 20 years of service.
This summary is subject to change without notice, and does not constitute either an expressed or an implied contract.
If conflicts between this summary and basic policy statements occur, the basic policy will prevail.