Williamson County Schedule of Benefits

Vacation

Years of Service	Accrual per Pay Period	Annual Vacation Accrual
0-5	3 hours 5 minutes	80 hours (10 days)
5-9	4 hours 37 minutes	120 hours (15 days)
10+	6 hours 10 minutes	160 hours (20 days)

Any elected official’s employees, and non-elected departments heads and employees, shall accrue vacation hours as follows:

1.   With the exception of EMS employees, employees with less than five (5) years of employment will accrue 3 hours 5 minutes vacation hours per pay period.  After completing five (5) years of employment, 4 hours 37 minutes vacation will be accrued per pay period, and after ten (10) years employment, 6 hours 10 minutes vacation will be accrued per pay period.  EMS employees with less that ten (10) years of employment will accrue 5 hours 32 minutes vacation per pay period.  After completing ten (10) years of employment, 6 hours 27 minutes will be accrued per pay period.

2.   Part-time>=20 hour employees may accrue vacation equivalent to HALF the accrual for full-time employees.  For example, anyone working greater that 20 hours but less than 30 hours per week will accrue vacation at 1.54 hours per pay period, no more and no less.

3.   Part-time>=30 hour employees may accrue vacation equivalent to THREE-FOURTHS accrual for full-time employees.  For example, anyone working greater that 30 hours but less than 40 hours per week will accrue vacation at 2.31 hours per pay period, no more and no less. 

4.   Part-time employees who are regularly scheduled for less than 20 hours per week (including seasonal staff) shall not accrue any vacation hours.

5.   Temporary employees shall not accrue any vacation hours.

6.   Vacation will be accrued on the payroll system.  Employees may carry-over their accrued vacation balances as follows:

            Employees with less than 5 years of employment—80 hours

            Employees with 5-10 years of employment—120 hours

            Employees with 10 or more years of employment—160 hours

            EMS employees with less than 10 years of employment—144 hours

            EMS employees with 10 or more years of employment—168 hours

If an employee reaches maximum accrual, no further vacation will be accrued until the employee has taken vacation hours.

7.   Employees on shift work may take vacation one shift at a time instead of consecutively, with the approval of their department head.

8.   No vacation may be “sold” or “bought.”  However, to encourage employees to give advance notice of their separation, employees who leave county employment will be paid for their accrued untaken vacation as of the date of termination.

Holidays

Please see this list of the current holidays.

Sick Leave

Full-time employees accumulate sick leave which is available to be used when employee or family illnesses require absence from the job. Full-time employees accumulate 4 hours per full pay period of employment (13 days per year) to a maximum of 480 hours (60 days). No sick leave can be bought or sold.

Retirement Plan

Williamson County is a member of the Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS). Retirement deductions are withheld from employee paychecks at the rate of 7% (as of 1/1/97) of gross pay. These deductions are made prior to the calculation of the employee's tax liability (i.e., these are pretax deductions). The county provides matching funds according to actuarial projections. Members are vested and eligible for full service retirement benefits if they have accumulated at least 8 years of credited service and have attained the age of 60 OR their age plus accumulated years of credited service (4 years minimum if employed prior to 1/1/2000, 8 years minimum if employed on or after 1/1/2000) equals 75 OR they have 30 years of credited service regardless of their age.

Longevity Pay

After an employee completes 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service time, additional compensation is paid each month along with the employee's regular bi-weekly pay. $12.00 is awarded per each pay period for each 5 year increment of service time. (i.e., 5 years = $12.00 of Longevity Pay per pay period, 10 years = $24.00 of Longevity Pay per pay period, etc. to a maximum of 25 years = $60.00)

Flexible Benefits Plan

Allows employees to make various deductions with pretax dollars. Medical/Dental/Vision premiums are paid on a pretax basis. Cost for miscellaneous eligible medical/dental/vision expenses and dependent care expenses can be included in this benefit plan.

Group Insurance

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage is available through the Williamson County Benefits Plan. Eligible employees are covered by group life and AD&D insurance at no cost to the employee. Additional plans for employee-paid supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and long term disability (LTD) are also available.

Medical (3 Plans Available)

Annual Individual Deductible	Williamson County Benefits Plan – UnitedHealthcare
	High PPO	Low PPO	EPO/HMO
	$500	$1000	-0-
Annual Family Deductible	$1500	$3000	-0-
Office Visit	High PPO	Low PPO	EPO/HMO
	$25 Copay	Deductible, 20% eligible expenses	$25 Copay
Specialist Office Visit	$40 Copay	Deductible, 20% eligible expenses	$40 Copay
Pre-Existing Conditions	Excluded	Excluded	Covered

Semi-monthly Premium - Medical

Employee Only	High PPO	Low PPO	EPO/HMO
	$22.75	$8.67	$30.69
Employee & Spouse	$80.09	$52.45	$119.31
Employee & Child(ren)	$75.09	$47.68	$111.86
Employee & Family	$100.11	$71.51	$149.14

Dental (2 Plans Available)

Both Plans have $50 annual deductible (separate from annual medical deductible). Both the Low Plan and the High Plan cover 100% of charges for up to two cleanings per year and 90% of charges for covered basic procedures. Only the High Plan pays 65% of charges for bridges, dentures, caps and crowns and for orthodontic coverage as noted in the Orthodontia section. The High Plan has $1,500 annual maximum benefit; the Low Plan has $750 annual maximum benefits; no lifetime maximum. Eligible employees can select dental insurance coverage without selecting medical coverage.

Orthodontia (Available under Dental High Plan only)

Pays 50% of covered expenses for treatment of children under age 19. $2,000 lifetime maximum benefit. (i.e. for $4,000 of covered orthodontic expenses, the plan will pay $2,000 over estimated treatment period.)

Semi-monthly Premium - Dental

Employee Only	Dental Low	Dental High
	$14.50	$20.00
Employee & Spouse	$27.00	$37.00
Employee & Child(ren)	$30.00	$41.00
Employee & Family	$33.00	$45.50

Vision

Covered 100% up to a maximum of $300 per covered member, per calendar year, for routine vision exam and materials. 

Semi-monthly Premium - Vision

Employee Only	Vision
	$3.00
Employee & Spouse	$6.00
Employee & Child(ren)	$5.50
Employee & Family	$8.00

Group Life and AD&D Insurance Coverage (No dependent coverage for AD&D) (No cost for coverage but must enroll)
 

Employee	Spouse	Child(ren)	Infants (to 6 mos.)
Life & AD&D	Life Only	Life Only	Life Only
$10,000	$5,000	$2,000	$1,000

Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance

Coverage is available in $10,000 increments for the employee and $5,000 increments for the spouse. Guaranteed Issue of $100,000 for employee if elected within first 31 days from full time date of hire. Additional coverage, up to the greatest of 6 times annual salary or $300,000, available with submission and approval of evidence of insurability. Guaranteed Issue for a spouse is $25,000 if elected within first 31 days from employee’s full time date of hire. Additional coverage for Spouse, coverage up to 100% of employee's elected amount, is available with submission and approval of evidence of insurability. Coverage for children is also available. Premiums are based on level of coverage selected and age.

Long Term Disability Insurance

Available to employee only. Benefits are equal to 60% of last monthly pay rate, less offsets, payable after 90 days of disability. Premiums are based on salary and age.

Wellness Program

Points/Dollars awarded for Wellness related activities with a maximum year-end payment of $300.00 per participating employee. Eligibility: must be eligible health plans offered by Williamson County. As of November 1, 2006 employee spouses who are covered by our health plan have the opportunity earn 300 Wellness Points. This benefit is now treated as taxable earnings.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Assistance of Central Texas provides counseling services for Williamson County employees and their dependents. These services are available at no cost to the employee.

Deferred Compensation Plan

In addition to TCDRS pre-tax retirement deductions, employees may defer current income taxes on a portion of their earnings and allocate these deferrals to a variety of investment options. Mutual fund investment services are also available.

A+ Federal Credit Union

Employees of Williamson County and their families are eligible to join the A+ Federal Credit Union . The Credit Union offers a wide variety of banking services. Contact the Georgetown branch at (512) 302-6800 or see the A+ Web Site for details. Branch offices are also located in Round Rock, Pflugerville, Austin, and San Marcos.

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