Benefits

Financial benefits

• 457 deferred compensation
• Loyalty pay
• Texas Municipal Retirement System
  • Vested after five years of service
  • Retirement at age 60 and five or more years of service or any age with 20 or more years of service

Time off

• Emergency (bereavement) leave
• Paid holidays (Oct. 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2025)
  • Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving, day after
  • Christmas
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (including all non-firefighters)
  • Presidents Day/Washington's Birthday - Feb. 17
  • Good Friday — April 18
  • Memorial Day — May 26
  • Independence Day — July 4
  • Labor Day — Sept. 1
  • Patriot Day/Sept. 11 (Firefighters only)
• Jury duty
• Vacation & sick leave

Health & welfare

• City paid life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Medical insurance
  • Summary of Benefits and Coverage
    • Low Plan
    • Medium Plan 
    • High Plan
• Supplemental voluntary benefits
• Vision plan
• Voluntary life insurance
• Workers' compensation

Personal growth & wellness

• Discount for Shannon Health Club
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

Useful contacts 

AETNA Health Insurance

Medical: 1-855-569-5723
Pharmacy: 1-888-792-3862
aetna.com

Lincoln Financial Group Dental

1-800-423-2765
lincolnfinancial.com

Superior Vision

1-800-507-3800
superiorvision.com
 
TMRS (Texas Municipal Retirement System)
1-800-924-8677
TMRS.com