Benefits

Basic Benefits

• $20,000 Group Life Insurance Policy (The City pays the premium.)

• Group Medical Insurance (Single or Family coverage; the City pays 90% of the Single premium.)

• Group Dental Insurance (Single or Family coverage; the City pays the Single premium and 50% of the Family premium.)

• Short Term Disability Insurance (City pays the employee's monthly premium.)

Pension Benefits

• Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS).  Employees hired before July 1, 2009, the employee's contribution is 4% of your base salary.  Employees hired after July 1, 2009, the employee's contribution is 6% of your base salary.  Coverage begins the day of the employee's employment with the City.

• Kansas Police and Fireman's Retirement System (KP&F)(Police and Fire only) equal to 7% of your base salary. Begins the first day of employment.

• Social Security equal to 7.65% of your base salary.  For Police and Fire employees in the KP&F system, only Medicare is withheld at 1.45% of your base salary.

Fringe Benefits

• Vacation hours (80 hours per year)

• Sick hours (96 hours per year)

• Injury leave (up to 56 hours per injury if needed)

• Personal time (16 hours per year)

• Paid Holidays (ten per year)

• Bereavement Leave (up to two days if needed)