Member Benefits
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Orange County Managers receive an array of benefits from the County of Orange. These benefits are negotiated on your behalf by OCMA and are included in your employment contract to provide you and your family certain assurances and protections. Along with these negotiated benefits, you are eligible to receive supplemental benefits provided by the Orange County Managers Association (OCMA). The following benefit information is offered to ensure that managers are aware of the benefits they receive.
County of Orange Health & Wellness Benefits
The following health and wellness benefits are provided to you by the County of Orange. Within six weeks of being hired/promoted to the position of manager for the County, a benefit packet will be emailed to you by the Orange County Employee Benefits Center. If you do not receive this email within four weeks of employment – please call the Orange County Employee Benefits Center at 833-476-2347.
Health Care, Dental and Vision Coverage:
The County of Orange offers various health care, dental and vision plans. These plans are available to you and your immediate family. Information regarding each of these plans is available at the County’s Benefit hub – https://www.virtualfairhub.com/coo. If you do not have access to the virtual fair hub and need a username or to reset your password, please call the Orange County Employee Benefits Center at 833-476-2347. OCMA does not have access to this site and is only providing this information to assist our members in accessing their benefits provided to them by the County.
Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D):
A $100,000 basic life insurance policy is provided at no cost to the manager. This benefit covers a death or suffering a dismembering injury due to an accident. Additional life insurance for the manager or dependent is available on a voluntary basis. Questions regarding your life insurance can be answered by The Hartford Company at 800-523-2233.
Short Term and Long Term Disability Plans:
At no cost to you, a Disability Salary Continuance Plan is provided to you to protect your income if an injury or illness keeps you from working for an extended period of time. A manager would receive 60% of their salary. Also, a Long Term Disability Plan is available to you after you exhaust the short term plan (Disability Salary Continuance) plan. Upon approval, 60% of your salary will be paid to you. Questions regarding disability plans can be answered by The Hartford Company at 833-786-5639.
Financial Programs - 457 Defined Contribution Plan and 1.67 Defined Contribution Program:
The 457 Defined Contribution Plan is provided to allow you to contribute some of your salary through before-tax payroll deductions on a regular basis. This is a savings plan, with tax-deferred dollars that is controlled by annual IRS limits on the amount deposited. Information on the deferred comp plan can be found at www.countyoforangedcplan.com, and by calling the voice response system toll-free at (866) 457-2254.
Optional Benefit Plan:
An Optional Benefit Plan (OBP) is provided to managers in an annual amount of $3,500. Annually, you will have an opportunity to select your OBP benefits in a variety of ways, including: taxable lump sum payment (paid in the first payroll of the calendar year); payment for a portion of your voluntary AD&D elections; reimbursement for eligible medical, dental, or vision expenses; a lump sum amount can be allocated to your 457 Defined Contribution Plan.
Annual Physical:
A complimentary annual physical medical examination is available at no cost to managers every 12 months. Your examination may be scheduled by calling the Employee Health Service desk at (714) 565-3780 any weekday morning.
Employee Assistance Program:
An employee assistance program is provided by the County of Orange for all County employees. Your health insurance can be used to pay for services, which include counseling, family crisis, job related stress, etc. Services are provided in various locations in the County of Orange and are confidential. For additional information, you may call 1-800-221-0945.
OCMA Member Benefits
The following benefits are exclusive to members of OCMA. For more information please sign up for our Members Only Page for access to these services.
Supplemental Benefits for OCMA Members:
In addition to the benefits offered and provided to you by the County, OCMA has partnered with Pacific Group Agencies (PGA) to offer additional supplemental Benefits to our Members. This includes dental, vision, pet insurance, accident insurance and many others including those offered by Aflac. OCMA Members may sign up for these services year-round or during open enrollment in November. To see what PGA has to offer please sign in to the Members Only page.
Counseling Services for Members and their Families
OCMA has partnered with Premier First Responder Psychological Services to provide counseling and services to OCMA Members and immediate family members who are insured by the Member through the County of Orange. Premier First Responder Psychological Services has office locations in Tustin, Yorba Linda, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos and Carlsbad and offers in-person
and telehealth services. Most major medical insurance is accepted including BlueShield PPO, Anthem Blue Cross HMO and PPO, and Cigna. OCMA will provide three sessions free of charge for each member during the calendar year.
Notary Services
Members will be provided three notarizations free of charge per calendar year and additional notarizations can be purchased at a reduced cost of $10 per signature to be notarized. Notary Services are provided by appointment only and are only available at the OCMA Offices to OCMA Members.
Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
Retirement Benefits:
The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) provides retirement benefits for the managers who have retired from the County of Orange. Information can be obtained at the OCERS web-site which is www.ocers.org. If you have additional questions, you may contact OCERS directly at 833-476-2347.
For additional information regarding County benefits provided to managers, you may review the Employee Benefits Web-Site www.oc.ca.gov/hr/employeebenefits.