This position is covered under the City of Champaign American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Bargaining Unit labor agreement. This information is current as of February 12, 2026.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of Champaign offers a robust PPO Select Network plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois with a $500 individual and $1,000 family deductible. The plan covers nearly 98% of providers and facilities across the State of Illinois and grants access to providers nation-wide through Blue Cross Blue Shield. The City of Champaign pays up to $606.10 of the employee (single) health insurance premium and 50 percent of the dependent premium for continuous full-time employees. Premiums for single employee coverage above $606.10 per month are shared by the employee and the City. For the 2026/2027 plan year, AFSCME employees contribute 1.7719% of salary towards employee only health care. Premiums may be made on a pre-tax basis, through the City’s Section 125 plan. Health insurance coverage begins on the date of hire and ends on the employee’s last day of work at the City.
Health Insurance Premiums PPO (2026-27 Plan Year)
Type of Coverage
City Pays (per month)
Employee Pays (per month)
Employee Only
$606.10 + City share of premium above $606.10
1.7719% of salary
Children (one or more)
$399.50
$399.50
Family (spouse and children)
$690.50
$690.50
DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE
Employees may purchase dental and/or vision insurance through payroll deduction. Employees pay 100 percent of the monthly premium for this coverage. Premiums for dental and vision insurance may be made on a pre-tax basis, through the City’s Section 125 plan. Dental and vision insurance begins after waiting for one complete calendar month (e.g., if hire date is in the month of January, coverage begins on March 1st).
The dental plan has two options: Delta Dental Network Low Plan (PPO) and Delta Dental High Plan.
Dental Premiums
Type of Coverage
Low Monthly Premium
High Monthly Premium
Employee Only
$25.54
$ 44.50
Employee/Spouse
$52.57
$ 91.60
Employee/Children
$60.01
$102.82
Vision insurance is provided by EyeMed.
Vision Premiums
Type of Coverage
Monthly Premium
Employee/One Dependent
$13.94
LIFE INSURANCE
The City provides a $20,000 term life insurance policy through The Hartford. Premiums are paid by the City. Employees may elect to purchase voluntary supplemental life insurance for themselves up to 5x their annual salary or $500,000 (whichever is lower), through payroll deduction. Employees may also purchase term life for their spouses/dependents.
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Employee voluntary supplemental life insurance coverage can be purchased in $10,000 increments and the price is calculated based on the employee's age.
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Employees may purchase voluntary supplemental life insurance for their spouses up to half the amount purchased for themselves in $5,000 increments. Cost is calculated based on the employee's age.
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Employees may purchase voluntary supplemental life insurance for their dependent children in the amount of $10,000 for any/all eligible children.
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Employees may purchase Basic Life Insurance for their spouse and eligible dependent children.
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Option #1: $3.60/month for $10,000 for spouse and $5,000 for any/all eligible children.
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Option #2: $1.80/month for $5,000 for spouse and $2,000 for any/all eligible children.
SICK LEAVE
Employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.69 hours per pay period (approximately 1 day per month), subject to labor contract provisions.
VACATION
Vacation accrual rates are based on years of service. Employees are eligible to take vacation after six months of employment. Requests for leave to be taken during the initial six months of employment must be
approved by the employee’s supervisor and may be permitted through a combination of personal leave, unpaid leave, flex time, and/or compensatory time.
Vacation accrual rates and maximum accumulations are:
Years of Service
Biweekly Accrual/Year
Max Accumulation
Through the 4th year
4.00 hours/13 days
200 hours/25 days
Beginning 5th year
4.15 hours/13.5 days
220 hours/27.5 days
Beginning 6th year
4.62 hours/15 days
240 hours/30 days
Beginning 7th year
5.08 hours/16.5 days
260 hours/32.5 days
Beginning 8th year
5.54 hours/18 days
280 hours/35 days
Beginning 12th year
6.00 hours/19.5 days
312 hours/39 days
Beginning 15th year
6.15 hours/20 days
312 hours/39 days
Beginning 20th year
6.77 hours/22 days
320 hours/40 days
Beginning 25th year
7.69 hours/25 days
400 hours/50 days
PERSONAL LEAVE
At the beginning of each fiscal year, employees are credited with three personal days (24 hours). Personal leave may not be accumulated and carried over into the next fiscal year (July 1st). Personal leave during the first year of employment varies based on the date of employment.
Date of Hire
Personal Leave Credits
HOLIDAYS
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Employees may be required to work on holiday(s). Those employees receive additional compensation or time off.
PENSION
Illinois state law requires that eligible municipal employees be covered by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). Employee contributions to IMRF are 4.5 percent of salary and are tax-deferred. For 2026,
the City contributes 7.97 percent of eligible employee’s salaries to IMRF. In addition, IMRF members are covered by Social Security (FICA). Obtain additional information by contacting IMRF at 1-800-ASK-IMRF. Employees are eligible to contribute additional funds to IMRF through Voluntary Additional Contributions.
Per IMRF Guidelines, all “unused, unpaid sick leave” goes towards IMRF service credit for employees who retire from the City and whose effective date of their pension is within 60 days of their retirement. You will earn one month of service credit for every 20 days of unused, unpaid sick leave at the time of retirement. Employees with 1-20 days of unused, unpaid sick leave receive one (1) month of additional service credit, employees with 21-40 days of unused, unpaid sick leave will receive two (2) months, etc. If you have any questions regarding this, you can reach out to the Human Resources Department or IMRF directly.
RETIREMENT HEALTH SAVINGS (RHS)
A retirement health savings plan administered by the Mission Square Retirement Corporation has been established for AFSCME employees. AFSCME employees participate in the plan at separation or retirement of employment by contributing a portion of sick, vacation, and comp time leave balances. Threshold leave balance amounts are applicable. This account is available for use by the employee at retirement or separation of service. Eligible uses of the funds include medical expenses such as health insurance premiums, dental/vision expenses, coinsurance, and co-pays for employees, spouse, and/or dependents.
LONGEVITY PAY
Employees receive longevity pay based upon their years of continuous employment with the City. Longevity pay is an addition to the employees’ base wage rate, as follows:
Years of Service
Longevity Rate
DEFFERED COMPENSATION PLAN
The City of Champaign offers employees the opportunity to participate in a tax-deferred annuity plan and/or Roth plan of the Mission Square Retirement Corporation through payroll deduction. This is an optional plan with no City contributions. More information may be obtained by contacting Client Services (1-800-669-7400) or Human Resources at 217-403-8770.
RESIDENCY INCENTIVE REIMBURSEMENT
The City offers a Residency Incentive Reimbursement of $2,500 to AFSCME employees who establish residency or relocate within the City of Champaign (or Champaign County for METCAD employees). Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Department. NOTE: not all Champaign addresses are within the municipal limits of the City of Champaign. Applicants for the Residency Incentive may check whether an address is within the city limits using the Maps function on the City of Champaign’s website under the IT Department.
UNION DUES
The AFSCME union establishes regularly monthly dues which are collected by the City through payroll deduction on behalf of the union. Dues are currently $60.18.
CONTRACT
View the current American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Bargaining Unit contract at champaignil.gov/hr/jobs/bargaining-units.
