Employee Benefits
BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY
Health & Wellness:
Health Insurance
Eligibility is the first of the month following thirty (30) days of continuous employment
Employee Assistance Program to assist in resolving personal and family issues through counseling (up to six (6) visits free)
Optional Dental Insurance
The city offers optional group plan coverage and rates for dental insurance (premiums paid through payroll deduction)
Life Insurance
$10,000 Life Insurance (standard for all full-time employees) paid by the city
Option to purchase additional Life Insurance (premiums paid through payroll deduction)
Other optional benefit programs available at employee cost (premiums paid through payroll deduction)
Paid Time Off
Holidays/Floating Holidays/Personal Leave
Full-time permanent employees receive ten (10) paid holidays per year
Full-time permanent employees will be granted four (4) additional floating holidays on their annual anniversary date
Full-time permanent employees will be granted Personal Leave on their annual anniversary date as follows:
1-5 years of continuous service = 8 hours
5th year and thereafter = 16 hours (total)
Personal Leave shall not be accrued. Personal Leave must be used in the anniversary year in which earned or the hours will remain as credited sick leave hours. Personal Leave hours will be subtracted from annual sick leave. In the event an employee does not have credited sick leave hours, he shall not be eligible for Personal Leave until sufficient sick hours are accrued.
Sick Leave
Medical leave will be earned as follows:
40 hour work week employee: 96 working hours per year
56 hour work week employee: 144 working hours per year (each work day 24 hours)
Vacation
Each permanent full-time employee will be allowed annual leave with pay.
Paid annual leave may not be taken during the first six months of employment or re-employment, unless approved by the City Manager.
Annual leave will be accrued on a monthly basis and earned as follows:
40 hour work week employee:
Up to 5 years: 12 days per year
5-6 years: 13 days per year
6-7 years: 14.1 days per year
7-8 years: 15 days per year
8-9 years: 16 days per year
10-11 years: 17.1 days per year
10-11 years: 18 days per year
56 hour work week employee:
Up to 5 years: 6 shifts per year
5-6 years: 7 shifts per year
6-7 years: 8 shifts per year
10-11 years: 9 shifts per year
The City of New Port Richey also provides the following benefit programs:
VALIC 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Empower (formerly Great-West) 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Family Medical Leave
Jury Duty Leave
Bereavement Leave
Military Leave in accordance with Chapter 115 of Florida Statutes
COBRA
Worker’s Compensation
Direct Deposit
Credit Union through Florida Central and Grow Financial
Conference and Educational Leave
The City Manager may grant leave with pay, together with the necessary travel expenses, in order that employees may attend conferences and schools designed to improve their work performance.
Retirement
- Most City of New Port Richey employees
- Carrier: Florida Retirement System
- 100% vested after 8 years of continuous service - City of New Port Richey Police Department’s permanent union employees
- Carrier: New Port Richey Police Pension System
- 100% vested after 10 years of continuous service - City of New Port Richey Fire Department’s permanent union employees
- Carrier: Chapter 175 Pension Plan
- 100% vested after 10 years of continuous service