Below is an overview of all Cottonwood  Heights benefits for the current plan year. Not all employees qualify for all the benefits.

Review our 2024-2025 Benefits! For more information, email the benefits coordinator.

Cottonwood Heights is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full time employees  who work 40 hours per week and part-time employees are offered all but medical. The employee shares the costs of some benefits (medical and dental), and Cottonwood Heights provides other benefits at no cost (life, accidental death and dismemberment, EAP, and disability). You can also buy voluntary benefits with reasonable group rates through city payroll deductions.

BENEFITS SUMMARY: July 1, 2024  to June 30, 2025

Social Security exemption: Cottonwood Heights is exempt from social security and has elected to contribute the 12.4% to a retirement account for individual employees.

Saving accounts (URS):
Employees have the option to contribute to a variety of saving account options through URS.

Retirement pension: The city provides and funds a pension plan on the employee’s behalf. Employees do not contribute to the plan. Tier II employees receive an additional contribution to their URS 401k in an effort to more closely match the Tier 1 contribution rates.  

Medical insurance: Select Health
The city offers a high-deductible heath plan (HDHP) for medical insurance and pays 85% of the plan cost. When electing the HDHP, the city contributes monthly to the health savings account: $50 per month for single plans and $100 per month for both 2-party and family plans. Medical Benefits Guide

Dental insurance: EMI Health
The city pays 70% of the plan costs. Employees have access to both the Advantage and the Premier Networks for no additional cost.

Vision insurance: VSP Vision
This coverage is optional, and the employee pays it.

Life insurance: The Standard
The city provides basic life insurance of $50,000 at no employee cost. Spouses receive $10,000 of coverage, as do each of the employee’s children. The city also provides the employee a $100,000 accidental death and dismemberment policy, and employees have the option to buy additional voluntary coverage.

Short- term and Long-term disability: The Standard
The city provides this benefit at no employee cost. Short-term disability coverage pays a benefit of 60% of the employee’s wage, with a maximum benefit of $1,000 per week, for up to 11 weeks. Long-term disability coverage pays a benefit of 60% of the employee’s wage, with a maximum benefit of $6,000 per month. Benefits can continue to age 65 if the employee is under age 60 at the time of disability.

Employee Assistance Program: Intermountain Healthcare
This benefit provides short-term confidential counseling for employees, their spouses and children. There is no out-of-pocket expense to the employee.

Cafeteria plan: The city offers a 125 flex plan and a limited flex plan. The employee designates funds they want set aside pre-tax to use for medical costs, dental, vision expenses, and/or childcare costs.

Non-police paid time off:
PTO is accrued starting on the first paycheck. The accrual rate is based on years of service.

Police officer paid sick and vacation time:
Sworn police officers accrue eight hours of sick pay per month. They accrue eight hours of vacation per month for the first eight years of service, and vacation hours increase after that.

Non-police paid holidays:
Employees receive 13 paid holidays per year.

Police officer paid holidays:
Police officers receive 104 holiday hours per year. Holiday hours are accrued quarterly. Hours for the quarter are added on the first day of the quarter and must be used by the last day of the quarter.

Personal holiday:
Employees receive one personal holiday each year.

Tuition reimbursement: 
This program provides employees equitable financial assistance after one year of employment for courses directly related to their current position or that benefit the city. Employees must attend an accredited educational institution. We currently reimburse up to $2,500 per year.

Recreation Center: 
Employees and their family members are eligible to join the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center for half price. The Rec Center also offers full-time, benefited employees a free premium day pass upon request.