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2026 Employee Benefits Guide
Insurance
The city provides multiple options for medical and dental coverage as well as vision. The city offers a cafeteria plan of $2,144.00 per month towards coverage.
Monthly premiums effective January 1, 2026:
| EE | EE and SP | EE and CH | EE and FAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surest PPO | $1,536.00 | $2,996.00 | $2,750.00 | $4,180.00 |
| Journey HMO w/HRA | $1,072.00 | $2,459.00 | $1,819.00 | $3,099.00 |
| Alliance HMO | $940.00 | $2,156.00 | $1,595.00 | $2,717.00 |
| Kaiser DHMO | $969.00 | $1,773.00 | $1,574.00 | $2,094.00 |
| Kaiser HMO | $1,129.00 | $2,067.00 | $1,835.007 | $2,443.00 |
| Dental (PPO) | $55.89 | $108.17 | $130.13 | $179.86 |
| Dental (HMO) | $17.31 | $34.24 | $29.23 | $48.46 |
| Vision* | $6.87 | $12.39 | $12.63 | $19.98 |
Other Insurance
- Basic Term Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Medicare
Retirement - Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
The current retirement formulas are:
- Sworn: 3% at 50. (Employees are eligible to retire at age 50 and will earn 3% of their salary per year of service.)
- Non-Sworn: 3% at 60. (Employees are eligible to retire at age 60 and will earn 3% of their salary per year of service.)
Employees hired after December 31, 2012, will be required to pay the entire employee portion of PERS contributions, along with a small portion of the employer contribution. The current retirement formulas for these employees are:
- Sworn: 2.7% at 57. (Employees are eligible to retire at age 57 and will earn 2.7% of their salary per year of service.)
- Non-Sworn: 2% at 62. (Employees are eligible to retire at age 62 and will earn 2% of their salary per year of service.)
Deferred Compensation
The City offers a 457 plan that the employee may elect to contribute portions of their salary.
Negotiated Incentives
- Bi-lingual Incentive Pay
- Certificate Incentive Pay
- Uniform Allowance