Insurance coverage 

When you leave the City, you have the opportunity to continue your coverage in the City's group benefits plans. You may be able to continue in the medical, dental and life insurance plans. The length of continuation coverage is based on various factors, such as whether you qualify for retirement and the plan you are choosing to continue. You must elect to continue the coverage and pay the full cost of the benefit plans you elect to continue.

How to elect continuation of insurance

You will receive a continuation notice from BRI, the City's third party administrator, in the mail. The notice will include information about the benefits you are eligible to continue. It will also include instructions for electing and paying for coverage. It is important that you pay close attention to the election and payment deadlines.

Resources

The guides below contain details about benefits when you leave the City. One guide is for those retiring and the other is for those leaving but not retiring.

Read the benefits after separating employment document

Read the retirement benefit guide

Read the notice of continuation of coverage rights

Sick leave and vacation

What happens to your sick leave and vacation when you leave the City is determined by the union contract for represented employees, and by City Ordinance for non-represented and appointed employees.

Sick Leave

Accumulated sick leave may be paid out according to the Sick Leave Severance Plan as detailed in union contracts and the City Ordinance. In general, here are a few things to know:

• There are service requirements that must be met in order to be eligible to receive a payout of sick leave. Typically, you have at least twenty(20) years of qualified service as computed for retirement purposes, or you are at least sixty(60) years old.
• You have to have at least 480 hours of accrued sick leave at the time of separation.
• If you meet the above criteria, you are eligible to receive half of your sick leave balance.
• How the sick leave is paid is determined by your union contract or the City Ordinance. It will either be paid in cash or to a health care saving account administered by MSRS.

Vacation 

All of your accumulated vacation will be paid out upon your separation. Your union contract or City Ordinance will detail whether it is paid in cash on your final paycheck, to the healthcare saving account at MSRS or both.

Resources 

Review the language that applies to your union contract at City of Minneapolis Labor Agreements

See the sick leave and vacation payout for appointed and non-represented employees at the Municipal Code City Ordinance