The City of Lee's Summit provides its employees with a comprehensive benefits package to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce. Our benefits program covers you and allows you to choose the best plan for your needs.
The City's medical options all cover the same types of expenses, such as doctor's appointments, preventive care, prescription drugs and hospitalization. Cigna administers the City's Medical Plan and provides four options of coverage:
The City's Dental Plan is administered by Cigna and provides you and your family coverage for typical dental expenses, such as cleanings, X-rays, fillings and orthodontia for children.
The City's Vision Plan, administered through MetLife, promotes preventive care through eye exams and provides coverage for corrective materials, such as glasses and contact lenses.
What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?
An HSA is a tax-free account that earns interest and can be used to pay for eligible health care expenses, such as copays, deductibles, coinsurance and other out-of-pocket medical expenses.Your account balance can carry over from year to year and you can take it with you if you leave the City.
If you elect HDHP coverage when you set up an HSA, the City will contribute $50 per month to the account.
Who is eligible for the HSA?
The City allows you to contribute to one or both flexible spending accounts administered by Navia Benefit Solutions. The City offers three types:
If you elect to contribute to one or both of the FSAs, you choose an annual amount that will be taken from each paycheck and deposited into your account throughout the year. You can carry up to $660 in unused money to be used in the following year, provided you make an annual election of at least $120 for the following year.
The City offers disability coverage that provides a percentage replacement of income if you cannot work due to illness, injury or pregnancy.
Short-Term
In the event you become disabled from a non-work-related injury or sickness, disability income benefits are provided as a source of income. Benefits are paid at 60% of the employee's basic weekly earnings up to a maximum weekly benefit of $1,000 and begin after all available paid leave is exhausted. The maximum benefit period is 13 weeks.
Long-Term
If you remain disabled and unable to work for more than 90 days, you may be eligible for long-term disability (LTD) benefits. The City automatically provides you LTD benefits that replace up to 60% of your base pay, up to a maximum of $3,000 per month. LTD is administered through The Hartford.
Paid vacation time will begin accruing immediately following the date of hire. Employees will be eligible to take vacation leave after 30 days of employment.
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick and Personal Leave
Employees of the City receive 12 earned sick days annually, available for use as they are accrued after 30 days of employment. Additionally, employees are granted two paid personal leave days each year, which can also be used after 30 days of employment.
The City establishes fixed holidays to allow citizens and employees to plan for the closing of City offices. Regular full and part-time employees are immediately eligible for holiday pay upon hire.
The City offers life insurance coverage through The Hartford to provide financial protection in the event of a loss.
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
The City provides Basic Life/AD&D insurance for all eligible employees at no cost
The City also provides a Basic Life benefit for your spouse and children of $3,000. The benefit is paid to your beneficiaries in the event of your death.
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
In addition to your Basic Life/AD&D benefit, you may purchase Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance for yourself and your spouse and dependents.
Accident Insurance
The City provides employees with the option to purchase accident insurance on a group basis through The Hartford. The Hartford Accident policy pays a cash benefit if a covered person is injured as a result of a covered accident. Coverage is available for employees, employees and their spouses, and employees and their children and family.
Critical Illness Insurance
The City offers employees the option to purchase Guaranteed Issue Critical Illness Insurance through The Hartford. Benefits are payable directly to the insured upon diagnosis of a covered illness, such as cancer, benign brain tumor, heart attack, heart transplant, or ALS.
Universal LifeEvents Insurance with Long-Term Care
The City offers employees the option to purchase Universal LifeEvents Insurance with Long-Term Care through Trustmark, which matches the needs of insureds throughout their lifetime.
Missouri Local Government Employee Retirement System (LAGERS)
The City of Lee's Summit offers a fully paid retirement plan through the Missouri Local Government Employee Retirement System (LAGERS). This plan provides you a monthly benefit for life upon retirement. Your benefit is vested after five years of service with the City. Normal retirement for general employees is age 60 and age 55 for sworn fire and police officers.
457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans
The City also offers two supplemental retirement savings plans called 457(b) deferred compensation plans through Nationwide Retirement Solutions and Mission Square Retirement. Save for your retirement through pretax contributions from your paycheck into your 457(b) account.
Educational Assitance
The City provides financial assistance as a benefit to employees for individuals who seek to improve themselves through further education, whether in pursuit of a college degree or specific further education.
Wellness Participation Reimbursements
The City provides eligible employees with gift card incentives for participation in the City's Wellness Programs via Cigna's MotivateMe portal.
Fitness Center Reimbursements
The City will reimburse benefit-eligible employees for fitness center/class memberships. The amount of reimbursement is determined annually.