Benefits
Accepting employment with the City of Daingerfield is an important decision. We understand that salary, benefits, retirement, and paid leave are all important factors when considering an employment opportunity.
The City of Daingerfield offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees and their families. Below is a summary of benefits currently offered to eligible employees.
Retirement
The City of Daingerfield participates in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS).
- Employee contribution rate: 5%
- City match: 1.5 to 1
- Employees are fully vested after five years of service
- Employees may be eligible to retire at any age with 20 years of service
Health Insurance
The City currently offers health insurance through Curative.
- Coverage is effective the first of the month following one full month of employment
- The City pays the employee-only health insurance premium
- Optional dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense
- The City pays employee-only dental coverage
Vision Insurance
- Coverage is effective the first of the month following one full month of employment
- The City pays the employee-only vision insurance premium
- Optional dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense
Paid Holidays
The City provides sixteen paid holidays per year, including:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day, or designated day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Christmas Bonus Day, determined annually
- Floating Holiday, upon written request and approval
Vacation Leave
Full-time employees are eligible for vacation leave after completing one full year of employment. Vacation leave is granted annually on the employee’s anniversary date as follows:
- 1–10 years of service: 80 hours / 10 days
- 10–20 years of service: 120 hours / 15 days
- 20 or more years of service: 160 hours / 20 days
Sick Leave
Sick leave is not granted during the first three months of employment.
Eligible employees earn 12 days of sick leave per year. Unused sick leave may carry forward each year on the employee’s anniversary date, up to a maximum of 30 days.
Sick leave may be used for the employee’s personal illness or to care for an immediate family member, including the employee’s parent, current spouse, child, or stepchild.
Bereavement Leave
Bereavement leave is available for the death of an eligible family member, including a spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.
Bereavement leave is not granted during the first month of employment.
Eligible employees may receive up to six days of bereavement leave per year. Bereavement leave does not carry forward if unused.
Additional Information
This page provides a general summary of benefits offered by the City of Daingerfield. Benefits may vary based on employee classification, eligibility, plan terms, City policy, and applicable law. The City reserves the right to amend, modify, or discontinue benefits as permitted by law.