A. 
All employees of the City are provided health insurance benefits corresponding to the terms agreed upon in existing collective bargaining contracts. For employees who are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement, the City Administrator shall establish the terms.
B. 
Employees have the option to select family coverage on a cost sharing basis (payroll deducted) as provided in an existing collective bargaining agreement or as established by the City Administrator for those not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Family coverage shall be extended to spouses, dependent children, domestic partners who are registered in accordance with City regulations and dependent children of registered domestic partners. A dependent child of a domestic partner shall include a natural child, adopted child, stepchild, foster child or child in the legal custody of a domestic partner.
(Prior code § 8B-175)
Each City employee is also provided with a term life insurance policy (as long as he or she is in the employ of the City). This policy, provided at no cost to the employee, is equal to the annual salary of the employee (rounded to the highest $1,000.00, with minimum coverage being $5,000.00).
(Prior code § 8B-176)
All City employees (with the exception of the Police Department) work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Employees subject to occasional overtime are paid 1 1/2 times their normal rate of pay.
(Prior code § 8B-177)
A. 
All permanent full-time employees ("full-time" meaning those employees who regularly work greater than 50% of the normal work standard for that job classification/position) participate in the Maryland State Retirement Systems. Members contribute a percentage of their base salary. The member's percentage rate of contribution is prescribed by law. Effective July 1, 1973, the retirement contribution rate became 5% for all members, except that those members who prior to July 1, 1973, contributed at rates less than 5% shall continue to contribute at such rates. A like amount is contributed by the City. Upon formal application, members may increase the amount of annual contribution to the retirement system. Members receive an annual statement of total accumulated contributions with interest.
B. 
Members may voluntarily retire with full benefits at age 60 years or with 30 years of creditable service. Members may also voluntarily retire with reduced benefits with 25 years of creditable service. The member's pension share will be reduced by an annual rate of 6% of its monthly equivalent for each year and/or month of age or each year and/or month of service under 30 years, whichever is smaller.
C. 
Membership with the Maryland State Retirement Systems is a condition of employment with a participating employer. A member who resigns employment with a participating employer must terminate membership with the Maryland State Retirement Systems. Members who are transferring employment from one participating employer to another participating employer must not terminate membership with the Maryland State Retirement Systems.
D. 
A resigning member who submits an application for withdrawal of accumulated contributions will receive an initial refund check for the balance of the member's accumulated contributions credited to the member's account, as of the date processed. Any member contribution in transit at the time of processing the initial refund check will automatically be refunded in a second draft.
E. 
Rules and regulations of the Maryland State Retirement Systems are subject to amendment and/or revision or deletion. Inquiries regarding the full range of benefits surrounding the program should be directed to the retirement coordinator at the Takoma Park Municipal Building.
(Prior code § 8B-178)