Benefits
Insurance Benefits
- Health Insurance with BCBStx
- Dental Insurance with BCBStx
- Vision Insurance with Superior Vision
- County paid Life Insurance with Lincoln Financial Group
- Texas Association of Counties Benefits Resource Guide
Supplemental Insurance Benefits
- Colonial Life Policies (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement, Short-Term Disability)
- Lincoln Financial Group Policies (Voluntary Employee, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance, Long-term Disability)
- AFLAC Policies (Short-term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness Rider, Cancer, Hospital Confinement, Critical Care Protector, Portable Life)
Retirement
- Retirement is with Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS).
- Mandatory 7% bi-weekly contribution
- Vesting at 8 years
- 200% match from Kaufman County at the time of vested retirement and start of annuity collection
- Account accrues 7% interest compounded annually after the first year of employment
- Corebridge Financial Optional/Voluntary Deferred Compensation, 457(b) Account (Formerly AIG Retirement Services and VALIC)
Leave Benefits
- 80 Hours of Vacation after 1 year of service, accrued every year in perpetuity
- 8 Hours of Sick leave every month
- 8 Hours of Wellness leave, accrued after a wellness checkup
- Compensatory Time accrued in lieu of overtime
- 8-24 Hours of Bereavement Leave
- Jury Duty leave if required
- Job Protected Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave