Full-Time Employee Benefits

Salary Range:  A job description and salary range is established for each position. Salary is budgeted by department and approved by City Council for each position with the City of Greenacres. A new employee is subject to a six month to one-year probationary period.

Health Insurance:  Full time Employees are provided Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage. Coverage begins the first of the month following first day of employment. Dependent coverage is also available. 

*Deductions for Health Insurance are taken semi-monthly / 24 pay periods each year

Employee Health Center (EHC):  Available to full time employees on the first of the month following their date of hire. Any eligible dependents, over two (2) years of age, will have access to the EHC once enrolled in the City’s medical insurance plan.  The EHC provides primary and urgent care services for employees and dependents(s). No-copays for doctor’s visits, labs, physicals, or prescription drugs dispensed at the Employee Health Center.

Flexible Spending Accounts: The City offers Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) administered through P&A Group.  If employee or family member(s) has predictable health care or work-related day care expenses, then employee may benefit from participating in an FSA. An FSA allows employee to set aside money from employee's paycheck for reimbursement of health care and day care expenses they regularly pay. The amount set aside is not taxed and is automatically deducted from employee’s paycheck and deposited into the FSA. During the year, employee has access to this account for reimbursement of some expenses not covered by insurance. Participation in an FSA allows for substantial tax savings and an increase in spending power. Participating employee must re-elect the dollar amount to be deducted each plan year. There are two (2) types of FSA's:  Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA.

Optional Supplemental Insurance:  Colonial Life and Accident Company and/or AFLAC for employee purchase with several different options and pay for the plans on pre and/or post-tax basis (as allowed by law) such as Short-Term Disability, Hospital, Accident Care, Cancer, Critical Illness, Universal Life, Whole Life, and Term life. The plan is established in accordance with the provisions of Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable provisions.

Opting Out of Health Insurance:  Full-time employees have an option to opt-out under the City’s health insurance plan.  Employees who provide proof of equivalent coverage under another health insurance policy shall be reimbursed $2,000 per year to be paid monthly with the first payroll period of the month.

Employer Provided Life Insurance:  General Employees receive $25,000 Life and $25,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment of coverage. Department Directors receive an amount equal to their annual salary (maximum of $100,000) of coverage. Certified Firefighters engaged in the performance of his/her duties are covered per F.S. 112.191. Coverage begins the first of the month following first day of employment.

Retirement Plans:

General Employees (Defined Compensation Plan)

(Coverage begins in the plan the first day of the month following completion of six (6) months of employment)

• Effective October 1, 2024 -City Contributions:  7.5% plus up to 2.5% employee match.
• Employee Contributions:  Up to the max allowed by law.
• Vesting:  100% after 6 years (Vesting schedule 20%-80% for 2-5 years)

Firefighters (Defined Benefit Plan)

• Contributions - Employee:  4% Mandatory
• Vesting:  100% after 6 years
• Retirement:  25 years of service or age 55 & 6 years of employment.
• Participation in Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for a maximum of five (5) years, available upon eligibility.

Deferred Compensation:  Optional pre-taxable savings program to supplement retirement income, which is personally geared toward individual employee's needs. The deferred compensation program allows employees to put aside a portion of their earnings each pay period into an account for their retirement and reduce the amount that is taxable now, postponing federal income taxes until retirement which is then taxable at a lower rate. Another advantage is that the deferred compensation program defers taxes on income that an employee’s account earns over the course of employment years, which is not available in a conventional passbook savings account.

Vacation Leave:  An employee is eligible for vacation leave with the 1st payroll after 6 months of continuous service.

Sick Leave:  Accruals at a rate of 96 hours annually. Annually, 24 hours of sick leave may be converted to personal leave. As of the last pay date of each fiscal year, employees who have accrued more than 960 hours of sick leave shall be cashed out for all hours above 960 at their regular rate per hour.

Holidays:  Thirteen (13) per calendar year

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving
• Friday following Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Floating Holiday

Performance Based Longevity Award:  The City values its workforce and the ongoing commitment and dedication of its long-term employees. Full-time employees who have completed the following years of service as a full-time employee are deemed to have achieved the performance related award for that milestone:

*Part-time employees are not eligible for the Performance Based Longevity Award.

Direct Deposit:  New hires are required to sign-up for direct deposit of their payroll check.

Tuition Reimbursement:  Tuition Reimbursement Program is to afford eligible City employees the opportunity to improve their job related skills and knowledge by pursuing graduate, undergraduate, and associate degrees related to their work field at an accredited educational facility.  Eligible employees may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $2,000 per fiscal year, subject to the availability of budgeted funds.

Grade “C” or better 100% reimbursement

Less than “C” is 0% reimbursement

Recreation Discount:  Employees receive 20% discounts on most Community and Recreation Services programs, classes, and activities. 

Part-Time Employee Benefits

Paid Time Off:  Paid Time Off (“PTO”) is provided by the City for regular, part-time employees who have worked a minimum of 1,040 hours during the preceding fiscal year will receive twelve (12) hours of PTO on October 1st.

Employee Assistance Program:  Effective January 1, 2024, regular, part-time employees shall be eligible to participate in the City’s Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”). 

Holiday Pay for Regular Part-Time Employees: Regular, part-time employees are eligible for the receipt of paid holidays.  Seasonal and temporary workers are not eligible for holiday pay. Generally, regular, part-time employees will not be required to work on a recognized holiday.  Those regular, part-time employees who have actively worked hours during the pay period that includes the designated holiday will receive their regular rate of pay for four (4) hours of the designated holiday. Regular, part-time employees who do not actively work any hours during the pay period that includes the designated holiday are not eligible for holiday pay.