Employee Benefits Summary Sheet
effective 07/01/09
City of Tulsa Mission Statement
Tulsa will continue to be a dynamic city of the past, present and
future, committed to being an ever-increasing desirable community
in which to live, work and play.
Medical Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Options Plan
Employee Only Cost = $ 28.64/per month
Family
Cost
= $135.94/per month
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma's Blue Options program
Members are free to seek care from the provider of their
choice. A primary care physician (PCP) referral is not
required to see a specialist.
Deductibles
Blue
Blue
Blue Out-of-
Preferred Choice
Traditional Network
Individual
$250 $
500
$750 $750
Family
$500
$1,000 $1,500
$1,500
Prescription Drug Benefit
$10 - Generic
$30 - Formulary (if a generic is not available)
$60 -
Non-Formulary
PrimeMail Prescription Benefit (mail order) - Two
Co-pays for a 90-day supply
Extended Supply Network -
(Mail at retail through participating pharmacies)
Two Co-pays for a 90-day supply
Vision Services Plan
Employee Cost
= $ 6.50 per
month
Family
Cost
= $17.95 per month
VSP provides high quality eye care. After co-pay, coverage provides
an annual thorough eye examination, lenses and frames, allowance
for contact lenses and fitting and a substantial discount on laser
corrective surgery.
Dental Coverage - Guardian Dental
Employee Only
Cost
= $ 0.00 per month
Family Cost - Employee Pays = $54.42 per month
Flexible Benefit Plan
This program will be administered by Benesyst, and allows you to
pay your medical, dental and vision insurance premiums with pretax
dollars. Dependent day care and certain unreimbursed medical
expenses can be paid with your pre-taxed dollars and may be renewed
on an annual basis. This lowers the amount of your taxable
income. Therefore, the amount of money you take home is
more.
Legal Benefit Plan
This plan is administered by Hyatt Legal Services and
provides a variety of legal services for the low cost of $18.00 per
month. The plan includes but is not limited to: Legal
Consultations by Telephone, Consumer Matters, Wills & Estate
Planning, Financial Matters, Family Law and Criminal Defense.
Life Insurance
Provided at no cost to the employee with a two times the employee's
annual base salary benefit. Dependent coverage may be added
for a cost of $2.70/mo. providing $10,000 of coverage on a spouse
and $5,000 on eligible dependent children. Supplemental life
insurance is also available for the employee, spouse and children
with variable rates based on salary, the employee's age and/or the
amount of coverage selected.
Long-term Disability Insurance
This insurance provides income in the event a disability occurs,
whether on or off the job. You must be unable to perform the
material duties of your occupation due to a disease or
injury. Based on the employee's age when the disability
commences, he/she may be eligible to receive benefits to age 65 or
beyond. Employees are eligible to accrue the disability
benefits after they have been disabled 90 days.
The benefits previously discussed are effective on the
first of the month following 30 calendar days of full-time
employment. (A detailed benefit orientation will be
conducted for new employees the 1st and 16th
of each month on the 3rd floor of City Hall.
Initial benefit enrollment and changes may be made on our new
online system.)
Retirement Plan
Employees defer 4% on a pre-tax basis and direct those funds into a
retirement account. Full-time employees will begin
participation in the plan on the first day of the month following
their first day of employment. The City of Tulsa's
contribution to the retirement fund equals 6.3% of your
earnings. This defined benefit plan is managed by a
seven member Board of Trustees who decides how the assets are
invested. Employees are eligible to retire at age 65.
However, there are provisions for taking early retirement.
The Rule of Eighty eliminates the age requirement and
provides retirement income when continuous service and age equal
80.
Deferred Compensation Plan
To help supplement your retirement income, this voluntary plan
permits you to defer a minimum of $10.00 per pay period (depending
on plan) of your pre-tax salary. The City of Tulsa will
deposit an additional $.50 for every dollar of employee
contribution up to a maximum of $25.00 per month during the first
two years of initial participation in the plan. Your contributions
may be directed into a variety of investment options. Employees may
begin participation in the plan immediately. The City of
Tulsa has contracted with Fidelity Investments to administer the
Deferred Compensation Plan.
Holidays
All full-time and part-time classified employees will receive time
off with pay for the following thirteen holidays:
New Year's
Day
M.L. King Jr's Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day Observance
Independence Day Labor
Day
Veteran's Day
Two (2) Floating Holidays*
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas
Eve
Christmas Day
*prorated
for new employees
Vacation
The amount of vacation time to be accrued upon completion of each
calendar month of service by regular employees is as follows: Note:
Must be employed a minimum of six months to be eligible for
vacation days.
Years of Completed Service
Vacation Leave Accrued
0 to 5
years
= 14 days per year
5 but less than 10
years
= 16 days per year
10 but less than 15
years = 21
days per year
15 but less than 20
years = 23
days per year
20 but less than 25 years
= 25 days per year
25 years or
more =
26 days per year
Sick Leave
Eligible employees may receive sick leave during their first year
of employment. An accrual of twelve days per year is granted
only for sick leave purposes. An employee may accrue a
maximum of 150 working days of sick leave. An employee may
exchange one sick day for a vacation day, based on accrual beyond
120 days.
Initial Probationary Period
Upon initial appointment to a classified position with the City of
Tulsa, an employee shall serve a twelve (12) month probationary
period.
Internal Promotions & Progression Policy
The City of Tulsa posts all non-entry vacancies
through the Internal Career Opportunities
Bulletin first. This provides employees initial
consideration for a higher level position vacancies, offering them
better pay and more career growth. In addition, many
positions offer benefits through a progression policy. This
policy enables employees, as they gain experience, education, and
expand their job in their current position, to increase their pay
in addition to merit salary increases. Employees may apply for
internal positions after six months from initial hire
date.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The City of Tulsa offers a confidential employee assistance program
for employees and/or immediate family members who are experiencing
personal problems. Private appointments can be made for any
type of personal problem(s) that may be too much to handle
alone. This assistance is available through Community Care
EAP, @ (918) 594-5232.
HPG (High Performance Government)
The HPG program is the City's employee suggestion program.
When a suggestion is submitted, the
suggestion will be promptly evaluated against established criteria
by the Mayor's Employee Suggestion Committee. If chosen, a
cash stipend will be given.
Employee Mortgage Benefit
The City of Tulsa is proud to work with BOk Mortgage and their
Affinity Program for home loans. The offer is not only for first
time home buyers, but those who are returning home buyers, and
includes pre-approval, free appraisal and credit report, and other
free items. BOk also offers several loan options. Be
sure to mention that you are a City of Tulsa employee and ask for
Bok Mortgage's Affinity Program.
Alternative Work Schedules
The City of Tulsa has a policy allowing employees to have a more
flexible or alternative work schedule, with supervisory and
management approval.
City Hall / One Technology Center Parking
City of Tulsa employees working at One Technology Center are
eligible to receive discounted convenient downtown parking.
The City of Tulsa subsidizes a portion of the cost of either
parking or MTTA bus passes. There are four lots to choose
from:
Santa Fe Surface
Parking
$$ FREE
$$
100 West Garage (1st and
Boulder) $23 per
month
Williams North Garage (1st and Boston) $35
per month
One Tech Garage (1st &
Cincinnati) $45 per
month
MTTA Bus Passes
Flash............ $5 per
month
Express............ $9 per month
Oklahoma College Savings Plan
The OCSP offers families an affordable way to help prepare
for funding future education expenses at eligible postsecondary
institutions anywhere in the country. Contribute a minimum of $100
to open account with as little as $15.00 per pay period through
payroll deduction.
Credit Union
City of Tulsa employees may be a member of the Municipal
Employees Federal Credit Union. This membership allows each
employee special interest rates on savings and loan accounts and
provides a checking account feature.
Employee Activities & Recognition
A Citywide committee plans various activities throughout the year
that enables employees to interact in a social environment and
promotes employee recognition.
