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Employee Benefits
For additional information, please visit our office at Room 401 City Hall, 215 Church Avenue Oshkosh, WI or call (920) 236-5113 or (920) 236-5138.
- Holidays/Vacation
- Savings Plan
- Retirement
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Benefit Plan
- Income Continuation Insurance
Holidays will be granted to the regular employees, with full pay, in accordance with any policies or labor agreement. The paid Holidays are: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, Spring Holiday, and Four (4) Floating Holidays. Such days may be scheduled and used in the same manner as vacation days with the approval of the Department Head. Most employees are eligible for calendar holidays and "floating" or "personal" holidays.
All regular employees of the City of Oshkosh will be granted paid vacation annually. Vacation will be granted on the basis of the preceding years of service. If an employee has less than a full years service in the preceding year, he/she will be granted a vacation on a prorated basis. The time at which any vacation is granted will be subject to staffing requirements as determined by the department. Unused vacation will not be carried over into the next year unless approved by the Personnel Office.
The City of Oshkosh offers a 457(k) Deferred Compensation Plan, allowing employees to place a portion of their salary into a special savings account, where it and the interest it earns are not subject to income taxation until they are actually paid out to the employee. The employee directs how these monies are invested.
In addition to the Social Security Program presently in effect, the City of Oshkosh participates in a retirement plan known as the Wisconsin Retirement System. This fund is covered in Chapter 40, Wisconsin Statutes, 1973.
The City of Oshkosh shall pay a set amount per month toward the premium of the group medical benefit plan(s). This amount shall be set and modified, from time to time, by the City Manager.
Employees are eligible for group life insurance in an equal amount to the next highest thousand dollars of their annual salary (e.g. for an annual salary of $9,400, the insurance coverage would be $10,000). Employees enrolled in Basic Group Life are eligible for Additional and Supplemental portions of the Group Life Plan. Under these new portions, employees have the opportunity to purchase up to four times their annual salary amounts in life insurance at an extremely low rate.
The City of Oshkosh offers a Flexible Benefit Plan, allowing employees to set aside money pre-tax which can be used to pay for qualified dependent care expenses and out-of-pocket medical and dental expenses, as defined by IRS. The employee saves federal, Wisconsin and social security taxes on these expenses.
City of Oshkosh employees can elect this insurance coverage which provides income replacement to an eligible employee who is unable to work due to a disabling illness or injury.
Benefits are based on the employees average monthly earnings and are generally paid at the 75% level after a 180 calendar day elimination period. Employees also have the opportunity to "buy down" the elimination period to 120, 90, 60, or 30 days at the time of enrollment by paying premium amounts that correspond with the shorter elimination periods and are based on a percentage of their salary.
