Principal Planner

Ability to operate computer, calculator, telephone and portable radio.

COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLA):

• 2% effective 1, 2022
• 2% effective 1, 2023

HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAVINGS BENEFIT: You will receive $1,014 per month, which be used to enroll in any Keenan offered health plans, two dental plans, and a vision plan. Any unused remainder will be put into a deferred compensation plan for you or be used for any City sponsored insurance.

HEALTH INSURANCE: The City offers a number of health plans through Keenan Insurance. Detailed brochures are available in the personnel office.

DENTAL INSURANCE: The City offers a choice of dental plans. One is an indemnity plan, which allows you to go to the dentist of your choice (no orthodontia coverage). The other is a direct service plan, in which you must select and receive care at one of the dental offices or centers provided by the plan (orthodontia coverage). Detailed brochures on these two plans are available in the personnel office.

VISION INSURANCE: The City also offers enrollment in a vision plan, which provides a vision examination each year and lenses and frames or contacts every year.

LIFE INSURANCE: You will receive a life insurance policy of $75,000 on yourself and $10,000 on any dependents you elect to insure. There are also optional insurance programs which can be taken with you if you leave City service.

FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN (SECTION 125): Claremont offers a flexible benefit plan which will allow you to pay for certain expenses (child care, unreimbursed medical expenses, and insurance premiums) with pre-tax dollars. This is a voluntary program. The personnel office has a brochure with all the details. A six-month employment period is required before an employee can become eligible for this benefit.

VACATION: You are entitled to a paid vacation of 96 hours following one year of employment. (You take your accrued vacation after six months.) From the second year of employment until completion of the thirteenth year, you are entitled to 120 hours of paid vacation. Beginning with the fourteenth year, and every year thereafter, you are entitled to 160 hours of vacation. A one time 80-hour longevity leave bonus will be given on your service anniversary date of your 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, etc. years of service. Employees are encouraged to take longevity leave in conjunction with vacation for a “mini sabbatical” in their anniversary years.

SICK LEAVE: You will accrue eight hours of sick leave per month. As an employee in the exempt group, you bring with you up to 200 hours of accrued sick leave from your previous agency if your previous employer did not otherwise compensate you and provide documentation to the effect.

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE: Administrative Leave of 72 hours per calendar year is granted in recognition of the frequent requirement to work evenings, weekends and holidays in excess of 38 hours per week. Any of the 72 leave hours not taken will be lost at the end of each calendar year. Employees are able to cash out up to 24 hours accrual at the end of each calendar year.

JURY LEAVE: If you are required to serve on a jury, you are entitled to your regular compensation for up to 80 (or 76 hours with the reduced 38 hour work week) hours providing you deposit your fees for service with the finance division.

HOLIDAYS/FLOATING HOLIDAY HOURS: Effective 5, 2009, to implement a 5% reduction in compensation, employees will work a reduced 38 hour work week. The new four day work week will impact employee observance of City holidays. You will continue to receive 104 holiday/floating holiday hours per year for use in observing the holidays provided below:

• New Year’s Day ( 1)
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday (The third Monday in )
• Presidents’ Birthday (The third Monday in )
• Memorial Day (The last Monday in )
• Independence Day ( 4th)
• Labor Day (The first Monday in )
• Veteran’s Day ( 11th)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day ( 25th)

Holidays which fall on your scheduled days (i.e. Friday, Saturday and Sunday) off shall be observed with the use of floating holiday hour on alternate days. Therefore, the number of floating holiday hours provided for use in observance of holidays, which fall on your scheduled days off vary upon your work week assignment. Except as noted otherwise in your employee association side letter agreement, floating holiday hours must be used before the end of each calendar year.

ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE/FLEX-TIME/TELECOMMUTING: Depending on your area of assignment, your alternate work week schedule will fit the needs of the department. Contact your supervisor for details about flextime and telecommuting.

RETIREMENT:

We offer enrollment in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS):

PERS Plan Formula – The City shall continue to provide the 2.5%@55 PERS contract option to current miscellaneous employees hired prior to 19, 2012. An employee who is hired by the City after 19, 2012, from another Public Employees’ Retirement (PERS) agency or agency with PERS reciprocity, or with a break in service 6 months or less, shall receive the Second Tier PERS benefit formula of 2%@55. A returning Claremont City employee that was enrolled in PERS will receive the PERS benefit formula he/she received while previously employed with the City, irrespective of the break in service. An employee who is a new enrollment in PERS, is not coming from an agency with PERS reciprocity, or has a break in service greater than 6 months shall be enrolled in the Third Tier PERS benefit formula of 2%@62.

All miscellaneous employees hired prior to 19, 2012, shall contribute 8% toward their own PERS member contributions. An employee receiving the Second Tier PERS Benefit formula 2%@55 shall contribute 7% toward PERS member contributions. Employees receiving the Third Tier PERS Benefit formula 2%@62 shall currently contribute 6.25% or 50% of the total normal cost rate, whichever is greater towards PERS member contributions.

Both City and employee contributions shall at the time of separation, belong to the employee.

PERS Highest Pension Calculation Compensation Period – The City shall continue to provide the Single Highest Year Final Compensation Pension calculation benefit to current miscellaneous employees hired prior to 19, 2012. Miscellaneous employees hired after 19, 2012 shall receive the Three Year Final Compensation calculation benefit.

The City shall provide miscellaneous employees under the 2.5%@55, 2%@55 PERS, and 2%@62 plan tiers with the following benefits/provisions:

• Credit for unused sick leave (Government Code Section 20965).
• 1959 Survivor Benefit (Third Level benefits)

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: As a City of Claremont employee, you have the opportunity to participate in a supplemental retirement savings plan offered through the International City Management Association (ICMA) Retirement Corporation.

Participation in this program:

• shelters a portion of your salary from income taxes;
• invests in high-performing funds yielding tax-deferred earnings;
• provides a superior tool for retirement planning and savings.

You defer a maximum of 50% of your gross income or $17,500 per year, whichever is less. Informational brochures on the plan are available in the personnel office. You contact ICMA directly for more information at (800) 669-7400.

401 (a) PLAN: As a City employee, you have the opportunity to participate in this tax deferred retirement saving tool. You defer compensation up to $46,000 annually or 100% of income, which ever is less. Informational brochures on the plan are available in the personnel office. You contact ICMA directly for more information at (800) 669-7400.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM: This program was established to provide tenure and savings incentives for Exempt employees. Beginning with the employee’s third consecutive year of service, the city will match up to one percent of your base pay, payable into your deferred compensation account. This percentage increases to two percent at the beginning of your fifth year, to three percent at the beginning of your sixth year, up to four percent at the beginning of your eighth year, and up to five percent of your base pay at the beginning of your tenth year and thereafter, payable into your deferred compensation account. The employee’s match come from any excess health benefit.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY: The City also provides a long-term disability plan. This benefit is in case you sustain a non-work-related illness or injury that results in your inability to work for a long period of time. In this event, you will receive 66.66% of your base pay of your salary after 60 days, and continued payment until you are medically able to return to work, or you reach the age of 65, whichever comes first (Maximum of $8,000 per month).

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT: As a Claremont employee, you also take advantage of a tuition reimbursement program. The amount of reimbursement will be up to $1,500 per fiscal year. Reimbursable items include registration, tuition, textbooks, and parking.

BILINGUAL PAY: Employees will receive $50 monthly bilingual pay upon successful completion of a proficiency exam for Spanish or other language as be designated by the City.

CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP: You are eligible for membership in the F & A Federal Credit Union. F & A offers a wide variety of services including checking and savings accounts, all types of loans (automobile, vacation, personal, first and second home mortgages, and more!). Additional information is available in personnel, or by calling the credit union toll free at (800) 232-1226.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): The City cares about the emotional and physical well-being of its employees and their families. If you or one of your family members is experiencing emotional difficulties, financial concerns, marital problems or problems with drug abuse, contact Alternative Action EAP’s 24-hour help line for confidential assistance at (800) 777-9376.

DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYROLL: You authorize the automatic deposit of your paycheck into your checking, savings or credit union account.

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