Benefits

Benefit Overview

The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit the needs of our employees and their families. All coverages are effective the first of the month following the employee’s hire date except for long term disability which is effective the 91st day following date of hire.   

An employee's deductions for medical and dental premiums, flexible spending accounts, deferred compensation, and the City's retirement plans are all taken on a pre-tax basis. This means that before federal, state, and social security taxes are calculated and deducted from an employee's pay, these deductions are used/taken to reduce gross pay and thereby reduce taxes.  

  1. Insurance Options
  2. Leave & Holiday Benefits
  3. Retirement Benefits
  4. Awards & Recognition
  5. Other Benefits & Opportunities

Insurance Options

Medical/Vision: The City offers the choice of two plans, PPO I and PPO II, through our group healthcare provider (both plans include prescription drug and vision coverage at no additional cost to the employee).  Medical is available to all eligible full-time and part-time employees and their dependents.  The City shares the cost with the employee.

Dental: The City offers one dental PPO Plan to all eligible full-time and permanent part-time employees and their dependents. The City shares the cost with employees.

Basic Term Life Insurance: The City provides all eligible full-time employees two times annual salary up to $300,000 with a minimum benefit of $75,000 Basic Group Term Life, accidental death and dismemberment at no cost to the employees. 

Employee Supplemental Term Life: The City offers supplemental term life coverage to all active full-time employees who wish to have life insurance in addition to the Basic Group Term Life. Employees may purchase additional amounts of coverage on themselves (available in increments of $10,000 up to $200,000). 

Spouse Term Life Insurance: The City offers spouse term life in increments of $5,000 up to a maximum of $30,000. The cost for this coverage is dependent upon the employee’s age and the coverage level. 

Child Term Life Insurance: The City offers supplemental child term life coverage for an employee’s eligible child/ren in the amount of $5,000 or $10,000. Eligible child/ren are not married, under the age of 26 and a child/ren who is 26 or older, primarily supported by you and incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of mental or physical handicap.  

Short Term Disability (STD): The City offers short term disability coverage to full-time active employees.  This coverage provides income protection of 60% of an employee's weekly earnings after 14 calendar days of approved disability.  The City does not contribute to this premium.

Long Term Disability (LTD): The City offers long term disability coverage to full-time active employees.  This coverage provides income protection of 60% of an employee's monthly salary after 90 calendar days of approved disability. The City pays 60% of the premium. 

Voluntary Benefits: The City offers voluntary Critical Illness (which includes cancer coverage), Accidental Injury, and Hospital Care (indemnity) insurance.  You can sign up for this coverage at economical group rates, which means you pay less for coverage; Critical Illness insurance includes cancer coverage and Hospital Indemnity is included as an additional option.