Benefits

Basic Benefits

  • $20,000 Group Life Insurance Policy (the City pays the premium.)
  • Group Medical Insurance (Single or Family coverage; the City pays 75% of the Single premium.)
  • Group Dental Insurance (Single or Family coverage; the City pays the Single premium and 50% of the Family premium.)
  • Short Term Disability Insurance (City pays the employee’s monthly premium.)

Pension Benefits

  • Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS). Employees hired before July 1, 2009, the employee’s contribution is 5% of your base salary. Employees hired after July 1, 2009, the employee’s contribution is 6% of your base salary. Coverage begins the day of the employee’s employment with the City.
  • Kansas Police and Fireman’s Retirement System (KP&F) (Police and Fire only) equal to 7.15% of your base salary. Begins the first day of employment.
  • Social Security equal to 7.65% of your base salary. For Police and Fire employees in the KP&F system, only Medicare is withheld at 1.45% of your base salary.

Fringe Benefits

  • Vacation Hours (80 hours per year)
  • Sick Hours (96 hours per year)
  • Personal Time (16 hours per year)
  • Or Paid Time Off (PTO) (8 hours per pay period)
  • Injury Leave (up to 56 hours per injury if needed)
  • Paid Holidays (10 per year)
  • Bereavement Leave (up to two days if needed)