Employee Benefits Information
All active, regular full-time employees and seasonal employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. Employees, except for seasonal employees, working 20 or more hours are eligible for PERSI.
The City of Meridian provides employees with a great benefit package:
Medical - Blue Cross of Idaho
Vision - VSP
Dental - Delta Dental & Willamette Dental
Life Insurance, STD & LTD - United Heritage
Supplemental Life Insurance - United Heritage, NCPERS
Supplemental Policies - AFLAC
Flexible Spending Accounts - WEX
Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERSI), PERSI 401K Choice, and Deferred Compensation State 457
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - BPA Health
PERSI Information
Employees who work (20) twenty or more hours per week (with the exception of seasonal employees) become active members on their date of hire. The City will take a percentage of your salary each pay period. The City contributes into the plan for eligible employees as follows:
| Employee Type | Employees Contribution | City's Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Police & Fire | 9.13% | 12.28% |
| Others | 7.16% | 11.94% |
PERSI 401k
All regular full time employees are eligible to participate the 1st of the month following hire date. Employees may contribute 1-100% of gross salary. To support retirement saving efforts, the City of Meridian contributes a percentage match of up to 2%.
Vacation and Sick Leave
Vacation is earned at the following rate:
| All City Employees with the Exception of Bargaining Unit Employees | |
|---|---|
| 1-2 years of service | 12.00 hours per month |
| 3-4 years of service | 12.50 hours per month |
| 5-6 years of service | 13.00 hours per month |
| 7-8 years of service | 13.50 hours per month |
| 9-10 years of service | 14.00 hours per month |
| 11-12 years of service | 14.50 hours per month |
| 13-14 years of service | 15.00 hours per month |
| 15-16 years of service | 15.50 hours per month |
| 17-18 years of service | 16.00 hours per month |
| 19-20 years of service | 16.50 hours per month |
| 21-22 years of service | 17.00 hours per month |
| Sick leave is accumulated at 8 hours per month. | |
Holidays
The City observes ten (10) holidays with pay during the calendar year:
- New Year’s Day (January 1)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday/Human Rights Day (3rd Monday in January)
- President’s Day (3rd Monday in February)
- Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
- Juneteenth (June 19)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
- Veteran’s Day (November 11)
- Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day (December 25)
