Employee Benefits

Employees may enroll in a tax-free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

**UPDATE**

The Main Clinic has been moved to its new location at 700 Lavaca St, 9th Floor, Suite 980 as of August 15th, 2016. All phone numbers will remain the same.

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Clinic Hours of Operation (new hours effective June 29, 2015)

Location	Main Clinic 700 Lavaca St, 9th Floor, Suite 980	Del Valle Clinic 3518 FM 973 South	Airport Blvd Clinic 5501 Airport Blvd, Suite 201
Hours	Mon-Thu from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Fri from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Closed for lunch 12 - 1pm)	Thu from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Fri from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM (closed for lunch 12:00pm – 1:00pm)	Mon-Wed from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (closed for lunch 12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Phone	(512) 854-5509	(512) 854-1282	(512) 854-7998

All Clinics Fax Number: 512-854-4480

Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

For more information about the CARE Program Wellness offerings, please contact the Travis County CARE Program at CAREProgram@traviscountytx.gov.

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
View approved Holiday Schedule.

Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County’s current policy is to pay 100% of the employee’s health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 30 calendar days of employment.

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:

January – March	3 personal holidays
July - September	1 personal holiday
April - June	2 personal holidays
October - December	None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Based on years of county service, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

0 to 5 years	4.0 hours per pay period
6 to 10 years	4.5 hours per pay period
11 to 15 years	5.0 hours per pay period
16 to 20 years	5.5 hours per pay period
21 plus years	6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

The county provides all employees workers’ compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.