§ 1-111. Payroll deductions.

Certain deductions are made from the salary check as required by law, in accordance with employee benefit plans, or as requested by the employee. These deductions are itemized on the employee's pay statement which accompanies the biweekly check. Deductions include:

(a)

Social security. Employees of the Ouachita Parish police jury are excluded from coverage under the social security system.

(b)

Income taxes. The federal and state governments require that taxes be withheld from each salary payment. The amount of tax to be withheld is determined from tables furnished by the treasury department, and varies according to the amount of salary and number of dependency exemptions. Employees are required to complete withholding tax certificates upon initial employment, and to inform the personnel section of any dependency changes whenever such change occurs.

(c)

Hospitalization insurance. All full-time employees and all employees who are retired from employment after January 1, 1987, and until said employees reach the age of sixty-five (65), are eligible for coverage under the parish group hospitalization insurance program. To obtain coverage each employee must meet the requirements set forth by the insuror. Employees are not required to participate in the group hospitalization program. The group insurance plan should be administered by the personnel department. The police jury shall contribute sixty-five (65) per cent of the payment of the premium for all full-time employees and all retired employees who retire after January 1, 1987, until said retired employee reaches the age of sixty-five (65).

(d)

Retirement plan. See section 1-112

(e)

Credit union. All parish employees are eligible to join the credit union with a one dollar ($1.00) membership fee.

(f)

Federal savings bonds.

(g)

United Giver's Fund.

(h)

Any additional deduction that is approved by the police jury.

(Ord. of 12-20-76, § 5.5; Ord. No. 8044, 1-19-87; Ord. No. 8122, 8-15-88)