Employee Benefits

All active, regular full-time employees and seasonal employees working 30 or more hours per week for 5 months or more are eligible for medical, dental, vision benefits. Employees, except for seasonal employees, working 20 or more hours are eligible for PERSI.

Please view our 2025 Benefits Guide for full benefit offerings.

Benefit Package

Medical - Blue Cross of Idaho»

Vision - VSP»

Dental - Delta Dental» & Willamette Dental»

Life Insurance, STD & LTD - United Heritage»

Supplemental Life Insurance:

United Heritage» & NCPERS»

Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts - WEX »

Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERSI)», PERSI 401K Choice», and Deferred Compensation State 457»

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - BPA»

PERSI Information

Employees who work (20) twenty or more hours per week (with the exception of seasonal employees) become active members on their date of hire. The City will take a percentage of your salary each pay period. The City contributes into the plan for eligible employees as follows:

Employee Type	Employees Contribution	City's Contribution
Police & Fire	10.83%	14.65%
General Members	7.18%	11.96%

Voluntary Retirement - 401K/457

All regular full time employees are eligible to participate the 1st of the month following hire date. Employees may contribute 1-100% of gross salary. To support retirement saving efforts, the City of Meridian contributes a percentage match of up to 2% for either account.

Vacation and Sick Leave

Vacation is earned at the following rate:


Eligible City Employees with the exception of Bargaining Unit Employees. Seasonal Employees receive 12 hours vacation and 8 hours a month.
1-2 years of service	12.00 hours monthly
3-4 years of service	12.50 hours monthly
5-6 years of service	13.00 hours monthly
7-8 years of service	13.50 hours monthly
9-10 years of service	14.00 hours monthly
11-12 years of service	14.50 hours monthly
13-14 years of service	15.00 hours monthly
15-16 years of service	15.50 hours monthly
17-18 years of service	16.00 hours monthly
19-20 years of service	16.50 hours monthly
21-22 years of service	17.00 hours monthly
23-24 years of service	17.50 hours monthly
25 plus years of service	18.00 hours monthly

Holidays

New Year’s Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King/Human Rights Day (3rd Monday in January)
President’s Day (3rd Monday in February)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Juneteenth (June 19)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Veteran’s Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day (December 25)