The City of Kansas City, MO offers a wide variety of comprehensive programs to its benefit eligible employees.

Benefits Eligibility and Contributions - Full-time regular employees and their qualified dependents are eligible for insurance coverage on the first of the month following a full month of qualified service. Employee contributions are made on a pre-tax basis according to Section 79 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and are withheld through payroll reduction.

Health Insurance –There is a choice of six medical plans 3 PPOs, and 3 EPO plans. The employee pays 10% of employee-only coverage, 15% of employee-plus-one-dependent coverage, and 20% of family coverage.

Dental Insurance – The City offers a choice of three voluntary dental plans. One plan is a DMO and the other two are PPO plans.

Vision Insurance – The City provides a free discount plan in addition to an employee-paid insurance plan. All eligible employees and their dependents that do not enroll in the insurance plan will automatically be enrolled in the VSP Access discount program. The benefits of t h e VSP Choice plan are greater.

Benefits Subsidy (CREDIT) – The City offers an additional benefit of paying $6.00 per month towards the premium of the employee’s choice among health, dental or vision insurance.

Allstate Accidental and Critical Illness: - Employees can elect additional coverage through Allstate for accident and critical illness. This plan provides payment when an employee is out due to a covered accident or for critical care.

Basic Term Life Insurance – The City provides one times [1x] the employee’s base annual salary, rounded to the highest $1000, in term life insurance coverage at no charge to the employee.

Supplemental Term Life Insurance – The employee may elect to purchase supplemental life insurance in $10,000 increments, from a minimum of $20,000 to a maximum of $200,000. Premiums are based on age and amount of insurance elected. Evidence of insurability is required when application for coverage is made after initial eligibility.

Dependent Term Life Insurance – The employee may purchase voluntary coverage that provides $10,000 in term life insurance coverage for their spouse, $5,000 coverage for children age six months to age 26, and $500 for infants age seven days through six months. Evidence of insurability is required when applied for after initial eligibility. Evidence of insurability is required when application for coverage is made after initial eligibility.

Short Term Disability Insurance – This is a voluntary, employee-paid, insurance plan. The benefit is two-thirds of your salary and payable only after employees have used all their sick leave. There are two waiting period options: 14 days and 90 days. The premium for the shorter waiting period will vary according to the employee’s sick leave balance. Evidence of insurability is required when application for coverage is made after initial eligibility.

Long Term Disability Insurance – The City provides basic coverage at no charge to the employee. This benefit replaces 50% of base monthly salary following a 180-day waiting period. The employee may purchase, on an after-tax basis, the enhanced option that increases the replacement value to 66 2/3% of base monthly salary or 60% of the base monthly salary.

Long Term Care – The employee may elect to purchase long term care insurance. This benefit is designed to help with the cost of long term care services. This care could be provided in the home, in an assisted living or residential care facility or in a skilled nursing facility such as a nursing home.

Flexible Spending Accounts –Employees may participate in the medical spending, dependent care and limited medical plans by designating that their salary be reduced tax-free by an amount of their choice. A debit card is issued allowing the purchase of qualified expenses up to the amount pledged for the year.

Vacation

*After 6 months of continuous service     1 week

After 1 year of continuous service              2 weeks

After 5 year of continuous service             3 weeks

After 10 year of continuous service           3 weeks and 2 days

After 15 year of continuous service            4 weeks

After 20 year of continuous service           4 weeks and 3 days

*Available to those employees not covered under a Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA). Employees covered under a CBA are provided vacation in accordance with their CBA

Holidays

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King's Birthday
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving Day & the Friday 
• Christmas Day

Free Day – Regular employees will earn two (2) additional days of vacation (Free Day) each calendar year, available immediately upon employment.  This time must be taken in a full work shift and, cannot be taken in increments. It must be used in the calendar year (January 1 through December 31) or it will be forfeited.

Sick Leave – Employees earn 4.4 hours of sick leave for each pay period in which they receive 41 hours or more of compensation. This may be used for personal illness, injury, doctor appointments or to care for an ill or injured member of the employee’s immediate family to include spouse, child(ren), parent, and approved domestic partner or domestic child.

Family and Medical Leave – The City provides leave in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act

Funeral/Bereavement Leave –Regular employees receive a maximum of 3 working days for the funeral or bereavement upon the death of a member of the employee’s immediate family. Immediately family: spouse, son/daughter, foster child (placed through an official government agency), parent, brother/sister, grandparents, grandchildren, approved domestic partner, domestic partner child(ren), step family and in-laws

Paid Parental Leave – Eligible Employees may receive up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave due to the birth of an employee’s child or the placement within an employee’s home of an adopted child. Employees must be eligible for Family Medical Leave in order to qualify.

Aflac Voluntary Insurance - Employees can elect additional coverage through Aflac for accident and critical illness, hospital indemnity and whole life insurance. These plans provide payment to the employee in the event of a qualified hospitalization, accident/illness or death. 

Tuition Assistance - The City provides tuition assistance through a system of full or partial reimbursement of employee education expenses for the continuation of their formal education as it relates to their current job or future career with the City.

Jury Duty – Employees may receive special leave with pay when they are required to serve on a jury and the hours for jury duty conflict with the hours of their City work.

Pension Plan – Eligible employees become members of the Kansas City, Missouri Employees’ Retirement System on the first day of employment. Employee pre-tax contributions of 5% of regular salary will be withheld from each paycheck. The City also contributes to the pension plan, which rewards long-term service. Specific benefits payable is determined by start date, length of service and final average compensation. Eligible members of the Kansas City Fire Department alternatively become members of the Firefighter’s Pension System on the first day of employment. This pension system has similar deductions and benefits.

Deferred Compensation – In order to help employees, save for retirement, the City offers a voluntary deferred compensation program which allows the employee, through pre-tax salary reduction, to place a percentage of salary, or a flat dollar amount, in a 457-investment program. Participation in the program can begin immediately after hire.

Payroll Direct Deposit – Employees paychecks require setup via direct deposit into their checking or savings account at their financial institution by completing the direct deposit setup in PeopleSoft. If there is not a direct deposit account on file, employee’s paychecks will be issued via a check card.

Community Partnership Initiative – Subject to approval, regular full-time employees are eligible for up to eight hours paid leave each fiscal year to volunteer with area schools, including those of their children, or to volunteer with one of the City’s Combined Charity organizations.

Missouri Saving For Tuition (MO$T) – Contributions may be made through payroll direct deposit to an established account managed by TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing Inc. Missouri taxpayers can deduct up to $8,000 in contributions annually from their Missouri adjusted gross income. Earnings on contributions are exempt from Missouri state taxes if used for the qualified higher education expenses and are not subject to federal income tax until withdrawn.

Credit Union – Employees may join the Kansas City Credit Union which offers various accounts at attractive rates.  Contributions to the credit union can be made through direct deposit.

Kansas City Charity Campaign – The city provides the opportunity for employees to make charitable contributions by payroll deduction. City Council approved options include six federations and their affiliated agencies plus a number of unaffiliated local agencies. The annual pledge campaign in the fall establishes contributions for the following calendar year.