The County offers its employees a choice of various medical plans. Unions also offer its members various medical packages. If you retire with more than 10 years of service, the Health Benefit Plans in which you were participating may continue to be partially paid for by the County based on a pre-determined schedule. The Health Benefit Plans are under constant review and you can expect continued improvement in benefits and coverage. You can change your participation during the annual open enrollment period.
Benefits vary between the plans.
You can make changes during the annual open enrollment period. Most companies do not offer as many paid holidays as the County. Since many of these holidays occur on a Friday or Monday, you'll have a lot of three day weekends. You can defer part of your pre-tax income in several choices of investment plans thus avoiding payment of federal and state income taxes on that portion of your income. This not only saves you taxes but also provides you with a vehicle for future income in your retirement years.