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4 recorded benefits. Record edited: Tue Sep 22 2026 01:09:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
Recorded work model: Location-based municipal employment in Santa Monica, California; the current Administrative Staff Assistant posting states that work is performed under the City's Hybrid Workplace policy, with scheduling determined by role and operational needs..
Health insurance
City pays the selected medical plan's actual premium cost less an 8% employee contribution.
Eligibility & sources
US · Permanent non-safety miscellaneous employees in EPP, CUE and certain unrepresented classifications · The 2025–2027 Coalition medical umbrella agreement covers permanent non-safety miscellaneous City employees in EPP, CUE and certain unrepresented classifications; safety bargaining units are excluded. Active eligible employees contribute 8% of the monthly premium through payroll. · City of Santa Monica Coalition medical coverage; effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; employee-class and plan-selection rules apply.
Seven-page current medical umbrella agreement; Sections 4–7 and 12 were inspected. Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; permanent non-safety miscellaneous employee groups in EPP, CUE and certain unrepresented classifications, excluding named safety groups.
Parental leave
Up to 6 weeks of fully paid leave after birth, adoption or foster-care placement
US · full-time permanent, part-time permanent · Employee must have at least 12 months of City employment (not necessarily consecutive), at least 1,250 hours worked in the preceding 12 consecutive months, and approval for and coverage under FMLA/CFRA. Qualifying situations are birth, adoption, or foster placement; a foster child must be 17 or younger, and adoption of a new spouse's child is excluded. Temporary and as-needed employees are not eligible. · Citywide Santa Monica Paid Parental Leave (SMPPL) request form and current Employee Leaves page; eligibility is limited to qualified permanent full-time or part-time employees and runs concurrently with FMLA/CFRA where applicable.
Current one-page 2026 SMPPL request form; full page rendered and visually inspected in Chrome's public PDF viewer.
Flexible spending account
Pre-tax Section 125 contributions for qualified health-care costs and medical premium contributions.
Eligibility & sources
US · Eligible employees covered by the Coalition medical agreement · The Coalition medical agreement describes a Section 125 Flexible Benefit Plan for pre-tax qualified healthcare costs and medical premium contributions; the inspected agreement is limited to its named permanent non-safety employee groups. · City of Santa Monica Coalition medical umbrella agreement, Sections 4–5; effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
Seven-page current medical umbrella agreement; Sections 4–7 and 12 were inspected. Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; permanent non-safety miscellaneous employee groups in EPP, CUE and certain unrepresented classifications, excluding named safety groups.
Retiree Health Benefits
$187.36 per month to a retiree medical trust; $191.11 in 2026 and $194.93 in 2027.
Eligibility & sources
US · Eligible active employees covered by the Coalition medical agreement · The Coalition agreement provides the City contribution to a retiree medical trust; the trust reimburses all or part of health premiums for eligible retirees and dependents under its governing rules. · City of Santa Monica Coalition medical umbrella agreement, Section 12; named non-safety permanent employee groups only.
Seven-page current medical umbrella agreement; Sections 4–7 and 12 were inspected. Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; permanent non-safety miscellaneous employee groups in EPP, CUE and certain unrepresented classifications, excluding named safety groups.