Bus passes at discounted rates are available on a pre-tax basis through payroll deductions.
Career Advancement
With over80 agencies andover 7,000 employees working in 300 work sites, exciting career opportunities are available in diverse areas.
Credit Union
All County employees and their family members are eligible for membership in the state-chartered City County Credit Union (CCCU).
Deferred Compensation
This is also known as a "457 plan" and it can reduce your taxes each pay period, through income deferral, and provides future benefits for retirement. The County has three providers; in alphabetical order they are: ICMA Retirement Corporation, MetLife (formerly Security First), and Nationwide Retirement Solutions (formerly PEBSCO).
Discount Child Care Program
Employee Benefit Services maintains a list oflicensed child care providers inBroward County who have agreed to offer discounted rates to employees.
Employee Development
The County sponsors a variety of classes to address the professional growth needs of employees and the developmental needs of the organization through classroom and electronic delivery.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Medical Expense and Dependent Care Accounts allow benefit-eligible employees to be reimbursed for qualified medical and/or child care expenses on a pre-tax basis, saving FICA and income taxes.
Florida Retirement System
Retirement benefits are provided at no cost to benefit-eligible employees by the County through a defined benefit 401(a) plan.
If you have FRS credited service from other public employment, it automatically consolidates into one account.
Vesting in the FRS Pension plan occurs upon completion of six (6) years of credited service.
Vesting in the FRS Investment Plan occurs upon completion of one (1) year of credited service.
Free Parking
Free parking is located in the two garages adjacent to the Government Center and arrangements are made for employees that work at other County locations.
Benefit-eligible employees may choose between the Basic Plan (23 hours per person or 100 hours per family annually) or the Premier plan (46 hours per person or 200 hours per family annually).
If using an affiliated attorney, bills are handled by the insurance company with no deductible or co-payment.
If using a non-affiliated attorney, employees can be reimbursed for covered services subject to plan limitations.
Life Insurance
Coverage
Basic Life Insurance
$25,000 of group term life insurance FREE.
Employee Optional Life Insurance
Up to $150,000 is available in $25,000 increments.
Dependent and Spouse/Domestic Partner Life Insurance
Employees who elect at least $25,000 of employee optional life insurance coverage may purchase group term life insurance coverage on their eligible dependents, spouse/domestic partner or dependent children of their spouse/domestic partner.
Long Term Care Insurance
Long Term Care - coverage assists with the cost of providing help for people who can no longer care for themselves for reasons covered by the plan.
Long Term Disability
Long Term Disability - insurance provides disability income for covered individuals to assure regular income if you cannot work for an extended period of time because of a covered illness or injury.
Personal Income Protection
A variety of Personal Income Protection Plans are offered through AFLAC.
Prescription Drug Coverage
Prescription benefits are provided as a part of the health insurance coverage under the County's self-insured pharmacy plan through Walgreens Health Initiatives. There is a mandatory mail-order program for maintenance medicines through which a three (3) month supply can be obtained for a two (2) month co-payment. Your co-payments in the pharmacy plan will depend on your medication choices:
Newly promoted, first time supervisors or those new to supervision in Broward County are required to successfully complete an 11-week training program that addresses both the behavioral and technical skills necessary to be an effective supervisor.
Sick Leave
Eight (8) hours accrued every month.
If the employee does not use any sick leave over thirteen (13) consecutive pay periods, s/he will accrue an extra day or eight (8) hours of annual leave.
Employees may convert qualified sick leave hours into annual leave, usually on a two-to-one ratio, once annually.
Tri-Rail Passes Zoned Fares
Tri-Rail's Employer Discount Program allows employees to pay for monthly Tri-Rail passes through pre-tax payroll deductions.
Tuition Reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement, at public institution rates, is available to benefit-eligible employees for degree related and vocational course work taken at institutions licensed by the Florida Department of Education.
