Benefits

The City of Keller is pleased to offer a wide array of exciting, competitve benefits to our regular full-time employees.

• Full medical and dental insurance paid for employees
• Half medical and dental insurance paid for eligible dependents
• Vision and Hearing discount program available

Life Insurance

• $10,000 life insurance policy and $10,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy
• $5,000 life insurance policy for spouse, $2,500 for dependent children over 6 months of age, and $1,000 for dependent children 14 days to 6 months of age
• Additional optional life insurance is available for purchase by employee (eligibility requirements may apply)

Vacation

• Accrued monthly beginning in the first month of employment
• Fire Fighter accrual:
• First 59 months of service = 5 shifts per year (10 hours per month accrued)
• 60-119 months of service = 7.5 shifts per year (15 hours per month accrued)
• 120 + months of service = 10 shifts per year (20 hours per month accrued)
• Other Department Employees accrual:
• 12 - 60 months of service = 80 hours (10 days) per year
• 61 - 120 months of service = 120 hours (15 days) per year
• 121 + months of service = 160 hours (20 days) per year
• Employees may begin using vacation time with manager approval after six months of employment
• Accrued vacation is paid upon termination

Holidays

• Employees enjoy 10 paid holidays per year, including one personal day to be used by the end of the year

Sick Leave

• 8 hours accrued per month, 12 days per year; unlimited accrual
• Accrued sick leave is not paid upon termination

Short-Term Disability Plan

• 60% of base weekly salary to a maximum of $600
• Benefits begin on the 30th day for disability due to an accident or illness
• Maximum benefit duration is 22 weeks

Long-Term Disability Plan

• 60% of base monthly salary to a maximum of $5,000 per month
• 180-day waiting period before benefit takes effect

Bereavement Leave

• Three days per year is allowed for a death in the immediate family

Retirement

• Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): employees contribute 7% of salary (tax deferred)
• City contributes 2 to 1 at retirement (5 years vesting, retire at age 60 or 20 years service-any retirement age)
• Supplemental life insurance policy pays the equivalent of one year's current annual salary to beneficiary

FICA

• 7.65% of salary paid to Social Security

Longevity

• $5.00 paid for each month of completed service with the City up to a specified amount of time

Tuition Reimbursement

• Courses must be job-related, approved in advance, meet grade requirements, and tuition cost not exceed State rates
• Available after one year of employment

The Keller Pointe membership

• Free membership for employees to the fitness, aquatic and recreation facility
• Discounted family memberships available through payroll deductions

Employee Assistance Program

• Service provided for employees and their families to be used for confidential counseling and personal concerns

The City of Keller also offers a number of optional benefits for employees to take advantage of if they choose.  A full description of our benefits package is available for download at the link below:

Download a description of Employee Benefits (PDF)