Benefits

Holidays

Employees receive eight paid holidays per year, including one personal day.

Vacation

Less than five years service	80 hours per year
Five years through nine years of service	120 hours per year
Ten or more years of service	160 hours per year

Fire Shift Personnel working more than 40 hours per week accrue the following hours for vacation:

Up to one year of service	120 hours per year
One year through nine years of service	180 hours per year
Ten or more years of service	240 hours per year

Regular part-time employees shall accumulate vacation in proportion to time worked.

Sick Leave

Employees earn 72 hours of sick leave per year. Fire Shift personnel working in excess of 40 hours per week shall accrue 108 hours per year. There is no limit to the amount of sick leave hours accumulated

Retirement

The City of Allen participates in the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Employees contribute 7% of his or her salary to the program. Upon retirement, the City of Allen will match the employee’s contribution two to one. The City of Allen is also a participant in Social Security.

Deferred Compensation

The City of Allen offers an optional deferred compensation 457 plan in which employees can contribute a portion of their salary, before taxes, to a retirement account.

Education Assistance

The City offers education assistance for regular full-time employees with 1 year of service.  See Human Resources for details.

Longevity

Employees who have been with the City of Allen at least a year receive $4 per month for every month worked.