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City of Dunedin
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Employee Benefit Highlights
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2023-2024
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Retirement Plan (Continued)
Florida Retirement System (FRS): Only applicable to regular class status
employees employed prior to January 1, 1997.
The FRS is a defined benefit plan. During each year, the City will make a
mandatory contribution to the plan.
• Plan year is July 1 through June 30.
• Members of the regular class vest after six (6) years of creditable
service.
• FRS employees not in DROP will have a 3% contributory cost for the
FRS plan.
Firefighter Retirement System: Applicable to all sworn firefighters of
the Dunedin Fire Department. For a summary of benefits, contact the Plan
Administrator, Patrick Kroeger.
Deferred Compensation Plan IRS 457 (b)
The deferred compensation plan is regulated by the Internal Revenue
Service, Code 457. Employees may make voluntary contributions through
payroll deductions into either a Pre Tax 457b or an After Tax Roth account to
complement FRS, City Plan and Social Security. All regular status employees are
eligible to participate. Investments are administered by Empower Retirement.
Always remember to keep beneficiary forms updated.
Beneficiary forms are available in Human Resources by logging
onto Bentek at www.mybentek.com/dunedin.
City Programs
Direct Deposit
Payroll direct deposit is available to all employees regardless of banking
institution. Once employee has chosen this option, one pay period must pass
before next paycheck is directly deposited into the banking account of choice.
Education Reimbursement
Once eligible employees successfully complete the one-year probationary
period, the City may reimburse the cost of tuition, enrollment fees and required
books for academic courses related to a city-approved degree program. Pre-
approval paperwork is required for all courses prior to enrollment and the
reimbursement schedule is as follows:
• 100% reimbursement for grades A or B.
• 75% reimbursement for grade C.
• Two (2) year buy-back if employment ends with the City.
Leave Types (See ESSR for Further Details)
Annual Leave
All classified service status employees shall be entitled to earn and accrue
annual leave with pay, which will be computed from the starting date of
employment in proportion to the number of hours regularly scheduled.
• The employee shall be eligible to use such leave as earned subject
to the provisions of the rules and the approval of the department/
division director.
• Leave must be used in quarter-hour increments.
• Exempt employees must use applicable leave for the balance of the
work day, if on a particular day at least 1/2 of employee's normal
work hours are not worked.
Sick Leave
Employees are entitled to accrue sick leave under the same rules as annual
leave; however, sick leave is available for use as earned. Sick leave is earned at
the rate of 5% of regularly scheduled annual hours. Sick leave is charged to the
employee for the actual time the employee is away from work in quarter-hour
minimum increments. Exempt employees must use applicable leave for the
balance of their work day, if on a particular day at least 1/2 of normal work
hours are not worked, or if they are out of the office due to illness for one or
more full days.
Job Basis Leave
Eligible FLSA Exempt employees shall be granted job basis leave of either
twenty (20) or forty (40) hours during the current calendar year, pro-rated
on a calendar year basis as follows: Hired on or before June 1st 100% leave
allotment; Hired after June 1st through December 1st - 50% leave allotment;
Hired after December 1st - No leave allotment until the following calendar year
Please refer to the Job Basis Leave Policy for further details.
Compensatory Time
Compensatory Time (Comp Time) is the time earned in lieu of overtime payment.
• A maximum of 60 hours may be in the employee's Comp Time Bank
at any given time.
• Comp Time must be used prior to Annual Leave Usage.
• Comp Time must be used in quarter-hour increments.
Holidays
The holidays celebrated by the City of Dunedin on an annual basis are provided
below.
City of Dunedin Annual Holiday Schedule
New Year’s Day Labor Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Veteran’s Day
Good Friday Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Day After Thanksgiving
Independence Day Christmas Day
City Manager’s Designated Holiday