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BENEFITS FOR PART-TIME REGULAR EMPLOYEES (Scheduled for less than 30 hours per week) Anoka County, Minnesota Effective 07/01/2025 FLEXIBLE TIME OFF (FTO) Flexible Time Off is accrued based on Full Time Equivalent (FTE) status according to the following schedule: Hire date to five year anniversary 24 working days per year Fifth anniversary to ten year anniversary 27 working days per year Tenth anniversary to fifteen year anniversary 30 working days per year Fifteenth anniversary and thereafter 33 working days per year HOLIDAYS* The County will observe the following twelve and a half (12 1/2) paid holidays: Personal Holiday Accrued on January 1 New Year’s Day January 1 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Third Monday in January President’s Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19 Independence Day July 4 Labor Day First Monday in September Veteran’s Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Friday After Thanksgiving Friday after the fourth Thursday in November Christmas Eve (when falls on Mon-Thurs) December 24** Christmas Day (observed) December 25 Regular Part-Time Employees are compensated on a prorated basis *When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered the holiday for employees whose normal work schedule is Monday through Friday. Similarly, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the holiday. **You must be an active regular employee on January 1 to be eligible to receive the Personal Holiday. The Personal Holiday hours are granted on the first day of the first full pay period in January. The holiday must be used by the last day in the last full pay period of the year. ***When December 24th falls on a weekday other than Friday, an employee is granted a paid half-shift (up to four hours) of holiday pay. ---PAGE BREAK--- EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME (ESST) Sick and safe time is paid leave that can be used for certain reasons, including when an employee is sick, to care for a sick family member or to seek assistance if an employee or their family member has experienced domestic abuse. Employees earn one hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked to a maximum accrual of 48 hours per year. EXTENDED MEDICAL BENEFIT (EMB) A leave accrual available after employees have the accrued the maximum ESST allowed. EMB is income protection insurance to be used after the first five consecutive, workdays of an absence for the employee’s own illness or injury or an immediate family member’s illness or injury. Accrued at 8 working days per year. WELL@WORK EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) Free access to independent, confidential, and professional assessment and short-term counseling services available to employee and family members. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (PERA) Coverage is effective as of your first day of employment. • Coordinated: Anoka County contributes 7.5% of total salary; Employee contributes 6.5% of total salary; vested after 3 years of service. • Police & Fire: Anoka County contributes 17.70%; Employee contributes 11.80%. Employees who qualify for PERA membership after June 30, 2010, must have a minimum of five years of service, and those hired after June 30, 2014, must have at least 10 years of service. • Detention and Correctional Employees: Anoka County contributes 10.25%; Employee contributes 6.83%. Vested 50% after 5 years of service and 10% each year thereafter until fully vested at year 10. FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts – Employee may annually designate a salary reduction amount of up to $5,000 into accounts on a pre-tax basis, to be reimbursed for out of pocket dependent care expenses incurred while employed by Anoka County. Pre-Tax Parking - Non-Union employees who pay for a parking spot in the Government Center ramp or lot through payroll deduction can have the payment taken out before taxes (Federal, State and FICA) and PERA. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (Section 457) Optional programs offered by MN State Deferred Compensation Plan and Nationwide) allows employees to set aside up to $23,500 to accumulate on a tax-deferred basis or after-tax Roth 457 basis. Employee’s age 50 and over can defer up to $31,000. ADOPTION ASSISTANCE After 12 full consecutive months of employment, Adoption Assistance reimbursement of up to $1,500 may be available, not to exceed the actual cost of the qualifying expenses of the adoption, plus any required Social Security and Medicare contributions. ---PAGE BREAK--- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Anoka County promotes professional development by providing access to Linkedin Learning that has over 16,000 online courses available in business, technology-related, and creative skills. Other opportunities are periodically offered through the Anoka County's Learning and Development program. EMPLOYEES CLUB Discounts and social events for Anoka County employees. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (Federal Direct Loan) Anoka County qualifies as a “public service organization” to help you qualify for this partial student loan forgiveness program. www.StudentAid.gov/publicservice All insurance benefits take effect the first of the month after your start date unless otherwise noted. Please note: 1) The benefits listed above apply to non-bargaining unit positions. For any benefit differences relating to bargaining units, please refer to the contract for your respective unit. 2) FTO and EMB are earned based on Full Time Equivalent (FTE) status. The above examples represent benefits paid to 40-hour employees working 2,080 hours per year (1.0 FTE). Version 09/30/2024