[Ord. No. 88-22 §18-9.010, 4-6-1988]
A. 
All regular or full-time employees are eligible to participate in such employee benefit programs as the City may provide from time to time.
B. 
Temporary, part-time, or seasonal employees may not participate in these programs except that part-time employees who work a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours per year may participate in the pension plan.
[Ord. No. 88-22 §18-9.020, 4-6-1988]
A. 
The benefit programs referred to in Section 115.300 may consist of benefits such as group health, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability and pension.
B. 
The benefits and the extent thereof shall be determined by the City Council from time to time.
[Ord. No. 91-18 §8, 2-20-1991]
A. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 115.300, any member of the military reserve called up for active duty by the Federal Government shall be eligible for the following benefits just as if he were still a regular or full-time employee if such benefits are, at the time of the call, being offered to regular or full-time employees:
1. 
Pension service credits.
2. 
Life insurance, excepting accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
B. 
Dependents of such employee shall be entitled to continued coverage of the following benefits (again, if provided to dependents of regular employees) until ninety (90) days after the employee's de-activation:
1. 
Medical
2. 
Dental
C. 
There shall be no cost to the employee.
[Ord. No. 88-22 §18-9.030, 4-6-1988; Ord. No. 09-77 §1, 12-2-2009]
A. 
It is the policy of the City of Bridgeton to provide reimbursement of actual tuition cost incurred by eligible employees for approved job-related courses taken on a voluntary basis during non-working hours, as a means of encouraging employees to improve their qualifications. The administration of the program will be the responsibility of the Personnel Director. Tuition reimbursement will be made only for courses that benefit the employee and the City. Reimbursement of approved courses taken at the volition of the employee will be limited to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per calendar year. Exceptions may be made under unusual circumstances by prior approval of the Personnel Director. Advance payments may be made only on approval of the Personnel Director.
B. 
To be eligible for tuition refund an employee must attain a grade of "C" or better in each course taken.
[Ord. No. 88-22 §18-9.040, 4-6-1988; Ord. No. 91-28 §1, 4-3-1991; Ord. No. 92-05 §§1 — 2, 2-19-1992; Ord. No. 97-27 §1, 5-7-1997]
A. 
An employee who is injured while performing assigned duties will be covered by the City's Workers' Compensation insurance. Such employee is eligible to receive medical treatment and compensation benefits as prescribed by State law.
B. 
During the period of lost time injury days, the City will continue to pay the full salary of the employee, less any workers compensation payments, for a period of time not to exceed six (6) calendar months. After such six (6) month period, the employee may at the employee's option use any accrued sick leave or vacation time to the extent that the total of such accrued sick leave or vacation time payments plus any workers compensation payments and any long term disability payments under the City's long term disability plan shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the net wages or salary of the employee were the employee working full-time.
C. 
In the event the injury of the employee is the result of the use of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, the benefits provided by State law shall be reduced in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) or as otherwise provided by State law and the employee shall not have the option of drawing upon accumulated sick leave to augment his/her salary or wage.
[Ord. No. 91-92 §1, 12-18-1991; Ord. No. 98-9 §1, 1-21-1998; Ord. No. 02-14 §1, 3-6-2002; Ord. No. 12-24 §1, 4-4-2012]
A. 
Any employee retiring at normal retirement age (sixty (60)) and with at least five (5) years service as a regular employee shall be entitled to maintain his/her enrollment in any health or dental insurance programs offered by the City to regular active employees. He/she may also enroll family members on the same basis of eligibility as are family members for regular active employees. At such time as an employee is entitled to benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare), such employee shall no longer be entitled to maintain his/her enrollment in any health insurance program offered by the City to regular active employees and shall no longer be entitled to enroll his/her family members in such health insurance programs. However, notwithstanding any of the above, the amount of financial participation or assistance by the City for employees retiring prior to age sixty (60) shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
1. 
The percentage of the amount of assistance for any given employee is equal to the product of the number of years of service minus five (5) years and four percent (4%), and in no event to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the benefit provided by the City to employees retiring at sixty (60) or later.
B. 
The retired employee is required to pay the cost of premium for such coverage. City Council may, however, from time to time make appropriation to offset a portion of the cost. Such financial assistance is not guaranteed, nor once given, is it to be construed that assistance may not be withdrawn. There is no vested interest by the employee in this benefit. If the City Council does indeed offer such financial assistance, there will be no appropriation for retirees who are entitled to benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare).
C. 
Employees who have been employed as a full-time employee for a minimum of five (5) years uninterrupted service as of January 1, 1997, and who qualify for and must retire due to medical disability as defined by the City's long-term Disability Plan or U.S. Social Security Disability will enjoy the same benefit opportunity as set forth under Subsections (A) and (B) of this Section as if they had attained age sixty (60).