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CREDIT UNION
The Credit Union is an organization of City employees and members
of their immediate family who pool their resources for their
common good. The purpose of the Credit Union is to promote thrift
and savings and to provide loans to its members at reasonable
rates of interest. The Credit Union operates not for profit but for service to its members.
The Credit Union is regulated by the State. Deposits in the
Credit Union are insured up to $100,000 by the National Credit Union Administration.
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DEFERRED
COMPENSATION
Deferred Compensation is money you deposit from your salary
into a plan that is not subject to current federal income tax.
Also, the earnings on these deposits are tax deferred. The
plan
gains its special tax sheltered status from Section 457 of
the Internal Revenue Code and meets the requirements of the
new
tax reform bill. Three separate firms administer the Deferred
Compensation Program and manage employee assets for the City
of Sarasota.
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EMPLOYEE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Employee Assistance Program is designed to help employees
avoid or overcome possible problems which could affect their
jobs or personal lives. These problems include such things as
emotional, marital, or family matters, excessive use of alcohol,
drug dependency and financial or legal problems.
Additional information regarding this program can be obtained
by contacting your supervisor or the Department of Human Resources.
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HOLIDAYS
Official holidays to be observed by the City of Sarasota are:
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| New
Year's Day |
January
1st |
| Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
3rd
Monday in January |
| Presidents'
Day |
3rd
Monday in February |
| National
Memorial Day |
Last
Monday in May |
| Independence
Day |
July
4th |
| Labor
Day |
1st
Monday in September |
| Veterans'
Day |
November
11th |
| Thanksgiving
Day |
4th
Thursday in November |
| Thanksgiving
Friday |
4th
Friday in November |
| Christmas
Eve |
December
24th |
| Christmas
Day |
December
25th |
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The City Manager may designate another workday as a holiday
for qualified employees.
Holidays that fall on Saturday will be observed on the preceding
Friday. Those that fall on Sunday will be observed the following
Monday.
Employees whose services are required on an official holiday
for an activity essential to the City, to public safety, health
or welfare will at the discretion of their Department Head:
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Be
accorded a day off on the next practicable day thereafter,
within a time limit of 3 calendar months; or
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Receive
pay for the hours worked on the holiday at their regular
straight-time rate of pay; or
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Employees
working a platoon system of 24-hour shifts will be allowed
to accrue a certain amount of calendar days per year in
lieu of taking holidays worked as prescribed in (1) or
(2) above
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INSURANCE
The City provides for group medical and dental insurance
coverage at a small cost to the employee. Life insurance
coverage for permanent full-time employees is paid by the
City. Medical/Dental coverage for
dependents may be purchased by payroll deduction.
Details of the insurance program are contained in a separate
booklet which is furnished to all employees. Questions which
arise will be answered by the Department of Human Resources.
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RETIREMENT
Those employees who select City employment as a career can look
forward to the benefits from the City's Retirement Plan. These
benefits, plus those from Social Security for employees in the
General Personnel System, are designed to provide a measure
of security and contentment at age 55 for employees with at
least ten (10) years of creditable service.
The Retirement Plans for Civil Service employees (Police Officers
and Firefighters) provide for retirement at age 50 after twenty-five
(25) years of service. Details of the retirement programs will
be furnished by the Department of Pension Administration.
The retirement system also provides for disability retirement
for employees under certain conditions.
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TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
Training exists for the purpose of increasing employees job
knowledge and the ability to apply the skills required for a
job. Training improves employee performance. For specific information
regarding your training opportunities, contact your immediate
supervisor.
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