Benefits
City of Bonham Benefits Package as of 7/12/2021
Vacation
All full time regular and salaried employees
Years of Service | Bi-weekly Accrual Hours | Maximum Accrual Hours |
0-4 years | 3.75 | 200 |
5-9 years | 4.25 | 240 |
10-14 years | 4.75 | 280 |
15-20 years | 5.25 | 320 |
21-24 years | 5.75 | 360 |
25+ years | 6.25 | 400 |
Fire/EMS shift personnel
Years of Service | Bi-weekly Accrual Hours | Maximum Accrual Hours |
0-4 years | 5.5 | 300 |
5-9 years | 6.25 | 360 |
10-14 years | 7 | 420 |
15-20 years | 7.75 | 480 |
21-24 years | 8.5 | 540 |
25+ years | 9.25 | 600 |
Sick Leave
- All full-time regular and salaried employees will accrue 3.75 hours of sick leave each bi-weekly pay period, with a maximum accrual limit of 480 hours.
- All Fire/EMS full-time shift personnel will accrue 5.5 hours of sick leave each bi-weekly pay period, with a maximum accrual limit of 720 hours.
Personal Leave
- All full-time regular and salaried employees will accrue 16 hours of personal leave each year on October 1st. Time does not carry over after September 30th.
- All full-time police officers and 911 Telecommunicator employees will accrue 24 hours of personal leave each year on October 1st. Time does not carry over after September 30th.
- All full-time Fire/EMS shift employees will accrue 48 hours of personal leave each year on October 1st. Time does not carry over after September 30th.
Holidays
- 9 paid holidays annually
Vacation Buy Back Programs
- Ability to sell back up to 80 hours of vacation annually.
Certification Incentive Pay
Certification | Fire/EMS | Police | Water/Waste Water |
Intermediate | $0.13 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
Advanced | $0.39 | $0.52 | $0.35 |
Master | $ 0.52 | $0.69 | $0.69 |
Educational Incentive Pay
Accredited College Hours | 30 | 60 | 90 | 120 |
Fire/EMS | $0.13 | $0.26 | $0.39 | $0.52 |
All other employees | $0.17 | $0.35 | $0.52 | $0.69 |
Life Insurance w/ accidental death and dismemberment
- $30,000 life insurance and $60,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance provided for each employee at no cost to the employee.
Texas Municipal Retirement System
- Participation in TMRS at 6% with a 2 to 1 city match. Vested at 5 years. Retirement at 20 years of service or age 60 with at least 5 years of service.
Deferred Compensation
- Payroll deduction for a 457 tax deferred supplemental retirement plan available. City does not contribute or match.
Governmental
- City does withhold for Social Security, Medicare, and Federal Withholding.
- City does pay for unemployment and workers compensation.
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Bi-weekly payroll deduction for insurances (price for employee/child is same for one or multiple children)
| Medical | Dental | Vision |
Employee Only | $20 | $16.59 | $0 |
Employee/Child | $130 | $38.33 | $0 |
Employee/Spouse | $145 | $33.18 | $0 |
Employee/Family | $150 | $57.85 | $0 |
Additional life and supplemental insurances available
- Life
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Cancer
- Accident
- Hospital Indemnity
- Intensive Care
- Sickness
- Specified Event
Longevity Pay
- After 12 months of employment, employee will receive $4.25 per month of tenure up to a maximum of 20 years or $1020 annually.