Personal Leave Accrual:
 
Personal leave shall be accrued as follows:
 
   0 - 4 Years:   20 days per year - 6.16 hours per pay period
   5 - 14 Years:  25 days per year - 7.70 hours per pay period
   15+ Years:     30 days per year - 9.24 hours per pay period

 

To provide additional income protection when a qualifying emergency absence is necessary, any Full-Time employee hired on or after January 1, 2023, may utilize up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid Emergency Leave Time as deemed appropriate by their Department Head/Elected Official or designee. The employee should exhaust all available personal leave or accrued compensatory time before eligibility of using the emergency leave. Emergency leave shall not have any cash value, cannot be sold back to the County, will not be paid out upon separation and any unused balance will expire on the one-year anniversary of the employee.

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Observed Holidays:
 
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (2), and Christmas (2).

 

 

Holiday Pay:

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Holidays worked are paid at double time & half. If you are paid $28/hr, and you are scheduled to work on one of our recognized holidays, you will be paid $70/hr for those holiday hours ($28 x 2.5 = $70).

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Medical Insurance:

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners offers employees a choice of two medical plans offered by Aetna and a plan offered by Kaiser Permanente.
 

   Aetna Choice POS II - $2000 Individual Deductible (Advantage Plan)

   Aetna Choice POS II - $1000 Individual Deductible (Classic Plan)

   Kaiser Permanente HMO- $0 Individual Deductible 

 

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Dental Insurance:

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners offers two dental plans from Delta Dental:
 

   Base $1,000 Plan

   Buy-Up $1,500 Plan

 

Vision Insurance:

The vision plan offered by Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is administered by Aetna Vision, and will offer office visit copays for exams, as well as copays for lenses, frames, and contacts.
 

Basic Life & AD&D Insurance:

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recognizes the importance of basic life insurance for all of its employees. The Board provides term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) protection for each full-time employee. This is a County-paid benefit. 
 
Disability Insurance – Short Term and Long Term
100% paid by Forsyth County.  Eligibility begins date of hire.
 
Short Term Disability – 60% of weekly earnings to a maximum of $1,000.00 a week.  Eligibility begins 14 days after an accident or sickness and has a benefit period of 24 weeks.
 
Long Term Disability – 60% of monthly earnings to a maximum of $5,000.00 a month.  Eligibility begins at 26 weeks to coordinate with the end of Short Term benefits and continues 24 months (Own Occupation). 
 
Additional Life Insurance and AD&D:

   
Rates vary based on amount of coverage selected.  Additional life insurance coverage may be purchased for employee, spouse, and children.
 

Retirement Plan (401K):   
 
Fully vested at five years of employment – 20% graduated vesting annually.  Eligible to begin contributions immediately upon hire.
 
6 months - 1 year:  County matches 100% of a max 5% of employee gross contributions
 
1 year - 5 years:  County matches 100% of a max of 5% gross employee contributions & County contributes 5% of base salary

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5 years - 10 years:  County matches 100% of a max of 5% gross employee contributions, & County contributes 5% of base salary & County matches 50% of next 5% of gross employee contributions
 
Over 10 years:  County contributes 5% base & County matches 100% of a max of 5% of gross employee contributions & County matches 50% of next 5% of gross employee contributions and County contributes additional 2.5% base.

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Retirement Plan (401K):

 

A 457(b) is a tax-advantaged retirement plan primarily for civil servants, municipal employees, law enforcement officers and public safety personnel. For 2023, the annual contribution limit for a 457(b) plan is $22,500.

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Financial Planning:

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One-on-one financial planning with IPA Investment Planning Advisors in Cumming, GA. All sessions and personal meetings are at no cost to employees. IPA advisors focus on creating successful plans to achieve goals such as retiring early, buying a house, or sending children to college. Immediately after employment, schedule a meeting with IPA Investment Planning for you and your spouse/partner can begin mapping your way to financial success and stability.

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Reduced Rental Housing (as available):

 

In Forsyth County, community relationships with the Sheriff's Office are different than most other places across the country. Our citizens and businesses go out of their way at times to support us and go the extra mile. Some local apartment complexes offer reduced rental costs for deputies that work at the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and live at their complex. Ask one of our recruiting specialists for more information if you are looking to re-locate or are looking for a new apartment. This benefit is only available through specific complexes and as availability permits.

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Employee Referral Bonus:

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Forsyth County Sheriff's Office regularly offers employees an applicant referral bonus when they refer a DSI or DSII applicant, that completes the hiring process and begins a career with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. The first half of the bonus will be paid to the referring current employee upon the successful hiring and completion of the initial training of the applicant. The second half of the bonus will be paid to the referring employee upon completion of the applicants one year of employment.