Employee Benefits - City of Paris, Kentucky

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Benefits at a Glance

RetirementCERS pension + optional deferred compensation Life & AD&DCity-paid, 2× annual salary (full-time)Paid Time OffAccrual increases with years of service Sick Leave8 hours per month (full-time)Paid HolidaysPlus your birthday, by request Employee AssistanceConfidential counseling Optional BenefitsThrough American Fidelity COBRAParticipant support through BMS LLC

Insurance and Financial Benefits

Retirement CERS

Eligible employees contribute a percentage of their salary, and the City matches the states defined benefit. The plan is designed to reward service with a retirement income based on length of service, salary and age.

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority → (outside website, opens in a new tab)

KY Deferred Compensation Plan

Voluntary pre-tax savings in either a 401, 457 or post tax savings Roth IRA through Deferred Compensation Plan for public employees.

Kentucky Deferred Compensation → (outside website, opens in a new tab)

Life and AD&D Insurance

2× annual salary · full-time employees

All full-time employees receive a life insurance policy provided by TransAmerica paid by the City of Paris benefits are paid at annual salary x (2).

Employee Assistance Program

Provides professional, confidential counseling to assist employees with personal or work-related problems.

Phone: 1-866-569-0325

COBRA

Support for participants provided by BMS LLC.

Optional Benefits — Provided by American Fidelity

Accidental Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Disability Insurance (supplemental income)
Critical Illness Insurance
Group Term Life Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

American Fidelity → (outside website, opens in a new tab)

Leave, Holidays and Time Off

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rate increases with tenure as follows:

Firefighter, EMS

Years of service	Vacation accrual
0 - 1 year	9 hours per month
1 - 5 Years	15 hours per month
5 + Years	21 hours per month

Police / Dispatchers

Years of service	Vacation accrual
0 + Years	17.6 hours per month

Police and Fire Chief / Asst Chief / Captain

Years of service	Vacation accrual
1 + Years	10 hours per month

All other eligible Employees

Years of service	Vacation accrual
0 - 1 Year	4 hours per month
1 - 5 Years	8 hours per month
5 + years	10 hours per month

Sick Leave

All full-time employees shall earn and accumulate sick leave with pay at the rate of eight (8) hours per month. Fire Department employees assigned to 24-hour shifts shall earn (12) hours per month.

Holidays and Personal Days

The following days are declared paid holidays at the regular straight-time rate of pay for employees occupying full-time established positions. The City will post a holiday schedule annually outlining the specific days the below will be observed and will make adjustments for weekends as needed.

New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans’ Day
Thanksgiving Day and day after
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Years Eve
Employee Birthday (by request)

Current employee login

Kronos: Workforce Ready Online

For City of Paris employees. Time and attendance only — not benefits enrollment.

Employee Login — Kronos Workforce Ready (outside website, opens in a new tab)

Interested in joining the City?

Open positions and the employment application.

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For questions regarding any benefits offered by the City of Paris, including compensation, please contact the Human Resources Director at 859-987-2110 x3109 or humanresources@paris.ky.gov.