Personnel Department

City Employee Benefits

The City of Murfreesboro offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefit program.

Health Insurance

Medical care and hospitalization benefits are available through Blue Cross/Blue Shield or United Healthcare. Employees are free to choose from either of these providers based on which contract best serves their personal needs.

The City funds 80 percent of the premium amount and the employee's share can be paid for on a pre-tax, tax-free basis.

Dental coverage is also provided to cover expenses for the prevention of dental diseases and problems, designated restoration and repair procedures, and orthodontics.

Employees should refer to their benefit booklet for additional information.

Disability Benefits

The City provides a monthly disability benefit designed to coordinate with Social Security disability payments to provide a total disability income to 60% of the employee's predisability budgeted salary.

Retirement

The City's Pension Plan calls for normal retirement at age 55 for police officers and firefighters and 65 for all other employees. Employees with 30 years of service who are 55 years old are also eligible for normal retirement. Early retirement benefits are available at age 55 and 25 years of service or age 62 with 20 years of service. Retirement benefits are calculated at 2% for every year of service to a maximum of 30 years of employment and based on an employee's highest five-year average monthly budgeted earnings.

Annual Leave

Annual leave is based on the number of full years of service as of the anniversary of hire:

• After 1 year - 10 working days
• After 5 years - 12 working days
• After 10 years - 14 working days
• After 15 years - 15 working days
• After 16 years - 16 working days
• After 17 years - 17 working days
• After 18 years - 18 working days
• After 19 years - 19 working days
• After 20 years - 20 working days

Holidays

The City observes 11 holidays, including: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday following Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Sick Leave

All regular full-time employees, with the exception of firefighters, earn one day of sick leave each month. Firefighters can earn 12 hours of sick leave each month.

Flexible Benefits

Among the City's flexible benefits program includes premium conversion, dependent care reimbursement, non-covered medical reimbursement and deferred compensation. The Personnel Department can provide additional information on these benefits.

Welcome!
from Sue Mahon, Director

Thank you for visiting the City of Murfreesboro Personnel Department's web page. Under the direction of the City Manager, Mr. Roger G. Haley, the City of Murfreesboro strives to create an atmosphere at work that is both challenging and rewarding, where colleagues are respected and share in each others accomplishments. An employee of the City of Murfreesboro has the right to expect fair and considerate treatment, favorable working conditions and a sincere concern on the part of the City for the employee as an individual.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the City of Murfreesboro embraces diversity and the fair and equitable treatment of its employees. The City strives to identify qualified minorities and females in the creation of a more diverse workforce that is reflective of the ethnic diversity of our community. The City of Murfreesboro does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age disability or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs, activities or employment opportunities and benefits.

The Personnel Department is located on the First Floor (F1) of City Hall. Should you wish to apply for employment with the City, have any questions concerning the employment process or simply wish to visit our department, please feel free to call or come by our offices.