Police Department - Benefits

ALL POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES

FOUR DAY WORK WEEK
All North Las Vegas Police employees work a four day work week, with three days off. Most shift work occurs on a Sunday through Wednesday or a Wednesday through Saturday schedule.

PAYDAYS
Employees are paid every two weeks, resulting in 26 paydays a year.

PAID HOLIDAY LEAVE
HOLIDAYS: In accordance with NRS 236.015, legal holidays are defined as closing of state, county and city offices, courts, banks, savings and loan associations, public schools and University of Nevada system. The following thirteen (13) days are declared to be legal holidays for state, county and city governmental offices:

• January 1 (New Year’s Day)
  
• Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday)
  
• Third Monday in February (President’s Day)
  
• Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
  
• July 4 (Independence Day)
  
• First Monday in September (Labor Day)
  
• Second Monday in October (Columbus Day)*(Only a City holiday per contract)
  
• Last Friday in October (Nevada Day)
  
• November 11 (Veterans’ Day)
  
• Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
  
• Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Family Day)
  
• December 25 (Christmas Day)
  
• Employee's birthday/floating day
  

Holidays are subject to conditions covered in Civil Service Rules & Regulations, Confidential & Appointed Ordinances, Teamster, Police and Fire labor agreements.

SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
Per contract employees working swing shift receive 4% above their regular salary and those working grave yard receive 6%.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION
All employees have the opportunity to participate in a diversified 457 plan. If you have an existing 457 deferred compensation plan account with a prior employer, you may transfer that account into the plan offered by the City at anytime.
Additional information on benefits is available from the appropriate labor unions.

RETIREMENT
All employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) of the State of Nevada. Payment of the employees portion of the contribution is made by the City.
See www.nvpers.org for further information.

LIFE INSURANCE
$20,000 of life insurance is provided for all employees.

EAP (THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)
Counseling is provided on a confidential basis for any personal or family problems. The facility providing this service is dependent upon the appropriate ordinance or union coverage.

BILINGUAL PROFICIENCY PAY
Employees conversant in Spanish, who have successfully completed a proficiency exam, will receive $750 annually.

TUITION ASSISTANCE
Employees may receive up to $3,000 annual reimbursement for working towards their Associates or Bachelors degree and up to $4,500 towards their Masters degree.

For more information click on one of the following links.

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