The City of Newport provides, at no cost to its full time employees, a group term life insurance policy. Stated below are the policy amounts as of July 1, 2008:

A $30,000.00 Group Life Insurance Policy is issued to full time Executive-level municipal employees after the completion of two years employment.

A $50,000.00 Group Life Insurance Policy is issued to full time Police Officers effective the date of swearing in and to AFSCME employees after the completion of two years employment.

A $100,000.00 Group Life Insurance Policy is issued to full time Firefighters effective the date of swearing.

Municipal employees are required to become members of the Municipal Employees Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island.

Police Officers and Firefighters are required to become members of the City of Newports Retirement plan. Members contribute eight percent (8%) of their regular salary to this plan.

For more information regarding the Employees' Municipal Retirement System (Non-Police and Fire), please visit their site at: Municipal Retirement System of Rhode Island

All permanent full-time employees of the City of Newport shall accrue sick leave on a bi-weekly basis. Employees are eligible to use sick leave after the completion of thirty (30) days employment and with a minimum available balance of eight (8) hours.

All employees accrue a total of four (4) hours bi-weekly of sick leave hours throughout their duration of employment with the City of Newport.

Maximum allowable sick leave accumulations shall be as follows:

AFSCME, NEARI and Executive-level employees

• Unlimited hours if employed before 7/1/95
• 960 hours if employed on or after 7/1/95

Police and Fire Municipal Employees

• Unlimited hours

Union Supervisory Employees

• Unlimited hours if employed before 7/1/95
• 960 hours if employed on or after 7/1/95

In efforts to encourage continued self-development, leadership, training and education for potential advancement in the City service, the City of Newport offers a tuition reimbursement program for college courses that are job-related.

Eligible employees are those who have been employed by the City of Newport for no less than six (6) months and have completed their probationary period.