Group Health Coverage

The Town provides group health and hospitalization insurance for regular full-time employees. Employees may purchase dependent coverage through the Town’s group health plan, but the employee assumes the entire cost for dependent coverage.

Voluntary Vision Plan

The Town provides a voluntary vision plan through Superior Vision.  Employees can cover family members on the plan.  The plan offers discounted vision care services as well as hardware benefits for contacts or glasses.

Dental Coverage

The Town offers dental insurance through NCLM for regular full-time employees. The employee pays the premium and the town pays $ 5.00 on the employee’s coverage. Dependent coverage is available but the employee assumes the entire cost for dependent coverage.

Life Insurance

The Town carries life insurance on full time employees through NCLM. Employees may purchase dependant life insurance coverage through NCLM.

Retirement

The Town contributes a percentage of the gross salary towards all regular full-time employees’ retirement. Each regular full-time employee is required to join the North Carolina Local Government Employees’ Retirement System as a condition of employment starting the first day of employment. A six percent (6%) employee contribution is deducted from pay for the retirement plan. An employee becomes vested in the retirement plan after 5 years of creditable service.

401K Retirement

The Town contributes 5 percent towards the N.C. Supplemental Retirement Plan.  Employees are immediately vested in the plan. Employees may elect to make voluntary contributions to this plan by payroll deduction.

Holidays

Employees receive twelve paid holidays per year.  In order to receive a paid holiday, an employee must have worked the day before and the day after the holiday(s), or have been given approved leave.

Vacation

Paid vacation is granted to all regular employees. Employees accumulate vacation leave without any applicable maximum until December 31 of each year.  At that time, any hours over 240 are converted to sick leave.

Sick Leave

Town employees accrue 12 paid sick leave days per year.  There is no limit on the number of days accumulated.

Workers Compensation

All Town employees (full-time and part-time) are covered under the North Carolina Worker’s Compensation Act which covers employees who suffer injuries as a result of an accident while performing of duties.

Credit Union

All employees have the option of joining the North Carolina Local Government Federal Credit Union. In order to retain membership in the Credit Union, employees must have a minimum of $25 on deposit.

Direct Deposit

The Town requires direct deposit for all employees.  This benefit has the Town send your pay directly to your checking or savings account rather than issuing a paper check so you do not have to go to the bank with a paper check.  Employees are paid bi-weekly on Thursday (exception for some holidays).