Health Insurance

• Health insurance is effective after 30 days of employment.
• For full time employees, the Town currently pays 100% of the cost for employee medical coverage and employee plus spouse or child medical coverage; family medical coverage for full time employees is $46.16 per paycheck. 

Dental Insurance

• Dental insurance is effective following 30 days of employment.
• The Town currently pays 100% of the cost for full time employees and their dependents.

Vision Insurance

• Vision insurance is also effective following 30 days of employment.
• The Town currently pays 100% of the cost for full time employees and their dependents.

Paid Time Off

• Vacation/Annual Leave

  : Employees in regular full time positions earn between 12 and 30 days per year depending upon length of Town service.

• Sick Leave

  : Employees in full time regular positions earn 12 days per year.

• Paid Holidays

  : There are 10 official Town holidays. Employees in full time regular positions are eligible for paid holiday time.

• Funeral Leave

  : All employees in full time regular positions are granted 3 days of funeral leave. This leave is non-cumulative.

Retirement Plan

• All employees in a regular full time position are required to participate in Social Security and may contribute up to 4% of pre-tax wages into a 401(k) account.  
• The Town matches the employee contribution amount dollar-for-dollar. Increased dollar-to-dollar matches are available based on years of service. 

• Supplemental Retirement Plan:

  457 Deferred Compensation Plan-Town of Farragut employees have the option of making contributions to a 457. The Town does not make contributions to this plan.

Disability Insurance

• The Town provides long term disability insurance to all regular full time employees.
• The plan will pay up to 60% of the employee’s base income for any injuries or illness' that last beyond 90 days. 

Life Insurance/AD&D

• The Town provides full time regular employees with an individual term life insurance policy which has a benefit of 2 times an employee’s annual salary.
• The policy includes an accidental death and dismemberment benefit equal to the life insurance.

Direct Deposit

• Is offered to all employees.

Other Benefits

• Parking is provided free of charge at or near work sites
• Tuition assistance is available upon completion of the initial probationary period