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Human Resources - Employee Benefits / Info
All active, regular full-time employees working 40 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. Employees, except for seasonal employees working 20 or more hours, are eligible for PERSI.
The City of Meridian provides employees with a great benefit package:
PERSI Information:
Employees who work (20) twenty or more hours per week (with the exception of seasonal employees) become active members on their date of hire. The City will take a percentage of your salary each pay period. The City contributes into the plan for eligible employees:
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Employees Contribution City’s Contribution
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Police & Fire 7.65% |
10.73% |
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Others 6.23% |
10.39% |
PERSI 401K -All regular full time employees are eligible to participate the 1stof the month following hire date. Employee may contribute 1-100% of gross salary. There is no match by City.
Vacation and Sick Leave:
Vacation is earned at the following rate:
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All City Employees with the Exception of Bargaining Unit Employees |
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1-2 years of service |
8.0 hours per month |
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3-4 years of service |
8.67 hours per month |
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5-6 years of service |
9.33 hours per month |
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7-8 years of service |
10.0 hours per month |
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9-10 years of service |
10.67 hours per month |
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11-12 years of service |
11.33 hours per month |
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13-14 years of service |
12.0 hours per month |
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15-16 years of service |
12.67 hours per month |
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17-18 years of service |
13.33 hours per month |
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19-20 years of service |
14.0 hours per month |
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21-22 years of service |
14.67 hours per month |
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23-24 years of service |
15.33 hours per month |
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25+ years of service |
16.0 hours per month |
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Sick leave is accumulated at 8 hours per month. |
Holidays:
The City observes ten (10) holidays with pay during the calendar year:
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New Year’s Day (January 1)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday/Human Rights Day (3rd Monday in January)
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President’s Day (3rd Monday in February)
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Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
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Independence Day (July 4)
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Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
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Veteran’s Day (November 11)
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Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
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Day after Thanksgiving
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Christmas Day (December 25)
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