Employee Benefits

The City of Kissimmee provides a competitive benefits package including:

Pay Schedule

• Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis. 
• Normal work week is 40 hours

Personal Leave

Earned monthly according to years of service (after 180 days of continuous service)

• General Employee:  
  • 0 to 4 years = 10 working days
  • 5 to 9 years = 12 working days
  • 10 to 14 years = 15 working days
  • 15 to 19 years = 17 working days
  • 20+ years = 20 working days
• Police Officers:  
  • 0 to 4 years = 10 working days
  • 5 to 9 years = 12 working days
  • 10 to 14 years = 15 working days
  • 15 to 19 years = 17 working days
  • 20+ years = 20 working days
• Firefighters :  
  • 0 to 4 years = 5 24-hour shifts
  • 5 to 9 years = 6 24-hour shifts
  • 10 to 14 years = 7 24-hour shifts
  • 15 to 19 years = 8 24-hour shifts
  • 20+ years = 9 24-hour shifts

Paid Holiday

• 11 paid holidays for full-time employees
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Day after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day

Sick Leave

• 8 hours per month (max of 480 hours)

Other Types of Leave

• Additional Holidays
• Administrative Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• Funeral Leave
• Military Leave

Group Health & Life Insurance

• Open access health insurance plan administered by Cigna
• Life, Dental, and Medical coverage provided at no cost to employees, effective the first day of the month (following 30 days of employment)
• Coverage for dependents is available and is payable by the employee
• Life insurance coverage is equivalent to employee's annual salary
• Supplemental life insurance is available
• Optional insurance including disability, cancer, and accidental are available

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Employee Health Center

• No cost full-service primary care, lab work, and prescriptions

Pension

• All eligible full-time employees are covered under the City's pension plans
• Separate pension plan for police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees
• Employees contribute a small portion of their salary to the plan and the benefit varies by plan
• Employees can contribute to a voluntary 457 (b) deferred retirement plan

In-House Training Programs

• Training is provided on a continuous basis in various areas of professional development 

Employee Assistance Program

• Comprehensive services to all employees