Employment Benefits

Lafayette Consolidated Government invites you to a Career in Public Service. Many have stated that working in government at the local, state or national level can be the most rewarding career for an individual.

The Lafayette Consolidated Government invites you to look us over when considering your future job choice. We offer a variety of positions from Accounting Clerk, Accountant, Fleet Mechanic, Electrician, Engineer, Programmer Analyst, Plant Instrument Mechanic, Plant Operators, and Office Personnel to Welders and various fields in between. 

Most of our wages are competitive, but we offer a benefits package that is hard to beat!

• Health Insurance: Major medical insurance (no lifetime maximum) for a low premium per pay check for family coverage or for individual coverage.
• Life Insurance: A free policy valued at twice your annual salary, up to $200,000.
• Retirement Plan: Employees contribute percentage of their salary on a pre-tax basis while LCG also contributes a percentage to a retirement plan that pays 3% per year of service at retirement. Employees are vested at seven (7) years and are eligible for retirement with 25 years of service at any age; or 10 years of service at age 62.
• Deferred Compensation: Besides your retirement plan, you may also contribute a minimum of $10 each payday up to a maximum of $24,500 per year of your gross salary. You can invest the money in one or more good investment vehicles and the money will grow tax deferred until retirement.
• Annual Leave: Annual Leave shall begin on the first day of the first pay period after the first day of commencement of employment and the first day of actual work. Employees are not eligible to take annual leave until after completing ninety days of continuous employment. Time off request for annual leave is not allowed and may not be taken until after an employee has completed ninety days of continuous employment with LCG. 
• Sick Leave: Employees earn 96 hours of sick leave annually which is cumulative from year to year.
• Funeral Leave: Employees are granted paid leave for the death of a loved one - spouse, child, parents, grandparents, brother or sister.
• Holidays: Employees receive 11 1/2 days of paid holidays throughout the year to include the floating holiday.
• Cafeteria Plan: Employees may obtain supplemental insurance and financial services by having payroll deductions made before taxes, for the amount of your payments.

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