Parks and Recreation Activities
Memberships
Annual and monthly memberships offer unlimited access to all Plano recreation centers and aquatic facilities.
Recreation Centers
Plano recreation centers feature open play badminton, volleyball, pickleball, basketball, and table tennis, strength and cardio equipment, game rooms, gymnasiums, walking and running tracks, racquetball courts, squash courts, billiards, indoor and outdoor pools, spray grounds, classrooms, and meeting spaces.
Sam Johnson Recreation Center for Adults 50+
Amenities include a cardio and weight room, café, billiards room, library, art room, wellness center, meeting rooms, ballroom, drop-in Bingo, Bridge and Dominoes. For a fee, classes are offered in fitness, continuing education, fine arts and performing arts. Monthly trips and twice-weekly dances are offered.
Aquatic Facilities
Plano offers 4 indoor pools, 4 outdoor pools, one spray ground, and one family water park. Daily fees are an option for non-members. Rentals for birthday parties and special events are available year-round for an additional fee.
High Point Park Tennis Center
The tennis center has 21 lighted tennis courts and 16 pickleball courts with open play, classes for all age groups, summer camps, private lessons, junior development programs, teams, adult leagues, tournament play and a pro-shop that sells tennis and pickleball rackets, clothing and accessories.
Nature and Retreat Center
The 7,000-square-foot Nature and Retreat Center at Oak Point Park overlooks the majestic beauty of Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. The center has 2,400-square feet of meeting/rental space designed to capture the natural surroundings, making it the most unique venue in Plano for special gatherings like outdoor education, weddings, parties, corporate retreats, business meetings and much more.
Classes
Over 8,000 classes are offered every year for all ages including summer camps, swimming, fitness, sports, education, martial arts, fine arts, performing arts, crafts, professional development, education, health and wellness and more. Personal trainers are also available. Room and Facility Rentals Rooms from as large as 6,500-square-feet to as small as 400-square-feet can be rented along with entire facilities after hours. Recreation centers provide excellent spaces for HOA meetings, scout meetings, business meetings, birthday parties and other special events.
Pecan Hollow Golf Course
Pecan Hollow is an 18-hole championship golf course with mini-verde greens and 5 sets of tees, practice facilities, lighted driving range, 5-hole short course, chipping green, large putting green, fully stocked golf shop and a bar and grill.
Adapted Recreation
The Adapted Recreation program offers recreational opportunities for individuals with special needs from 12 months to over 60 years of age. Continuing education classes, life skills classes, trips and summer camps are a few of the many opportunities available.
Aerobats Gymnastics
Gymnastics classes are offered yearround for boys and girls starting at age 3, with a girls competitive team program offered for advanced gymnastics. Mom and tot classes are also available.
Outdoor Recreation
Throughout the year, the outdoor recreation program offers many opportunities to get outside and enjoy the local green spaces through outdoor education programs, classes, trips, hikes, walks and outdoor fitness.
Adult Sports
Adult Sports programming provides adult league play for flag football, kickball, softball, basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
Paid Leave
Bereavement Leave
Employees may be granted up to 24 work hours (36 work hours Fire shift) of paid leave per calendar year in the event of a death within the employee’s immediate family.
Sick Leave
Employees earn 4.616 hours (6.924 hours Fire shift) of sick leave per pay period. It must be taken in 15-minute increments and can be used to care for an immediate family member (illness or health care appointments). Civil Service employees are paid for up to 720 hours or equivalent accrued sick leave upon termination. Non-Civil Service will be eligible to receive pay for unused sick leave upon termination according to the following schedule:
Years of Service | Maximum Possible Hours Accrual of Sick Leave | % Payment | Maximum Hours Eligible to be Paid |
---|---|---|---|
Less than 5 | 0-480 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 600 | 50 | 300 |
6 | 720 | 60 | 432 |
7 | 840 | 70 | 588 |
8 | 960 | 80 | 720 |
9 | 1080 | 90 | 720 |
10 & Over | 1200 & over | 100 | 720 |
Sick Leave Bank
The bank provides employees (who are bank members) with a possibility of obtaining additional sick leave days to avoid loss of compensation due to a catastrophic illness or injury of the employee or an eligible family member of the employee when the employee has exhausted all accrued leave. Employees must transfer a minimum of ten hours of sick leave to the bank as membership. Membership drives are announced annually, generally in December.
Sick Leave Buy Back
Any employee who has an accrued sick leave balance in excess of 1,040 hours (1,456 hours for Fire shift) as of November 30, may participate. Eligible employees may convert up to 10% of the excess hours, not exceeding 120 hours for regular employees (180 hours for Fire shift) to contribute to the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. An election to participate must be made in the month of December for distribution to take place in February of the
following year.
Vacation
Vacation is earned on the following basis:
Full Time:
Years of Service | Per Payroll Accrual | Yearly Accrual |
---|---|---|
1-10 years | 4.616 hours | 120 |
11-19 years | 5.533 hours | 144 |
20 years or more | 7.385 hours | 192 |
Fire Shift Personnel:
Years of Service | Per Payroll Accrual | Yearly Accrual |
---|---|---|
1-10 Years | 6.924 hours | 180 |
11-19 Years | 8.308 hours | 216 |
20 Years or More | 11.077 hours | 288 |
It is taken in 15-minute increments and may not be used until the initial six months of employment are completed. Employees who have completed five years of employment will be paid for up to 480 hours (720 hours Fire shift) of accrued vacation upon termination.
Vacation Buy Back
Employees may elect to buy back up to 40 hours per year (60 hours Fire shift) of future vacation accruals in lieu of taking vacation leave. To participate, employees must make an irrevocable election to buy back a specified number of vacation hours during the month of December for payment to occur in the following year.
Additional Benefits
Milestone Awards
The City offers a gift selection and milestone leave awards to employees upon reaching their 5th (1 day off), 10th (2 days off), 15th (3 days off), 20th (4 days off), 25th (5 days off), 30th (6 days off), and 35th (7 days off) anniversaries.
Travel Assistance
Find comfort in knowing you and your loved ones are protected by the Travel Assistance benefit when traveling more than 100 miles from home on a trip that lasts 90 days or less for business or pleasure. It also extends coverage to your spouse, domestic partner and children, even when they are traveling without you. For more information call 866-816-2103 or email [email protected].
Tuition Assistance
Employees are eligible to apply for tuition assistance for associate, bachelor, master, or doctorate level degrees from accredited colleges or universities. Employees will be reimbursed for successfully completed courses with a
maximum of $3,000 per Fiscal Year.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The City of Plano is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Visit studentaid. ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/publicservice.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Passes
50% discount on monthly passes ($48 / month).
Library Card
Free Plano Public Library card while employed (Plano residency not required).
Longevity Pay
After completing 12 full calendar months of service, $8 per month for all months worked paid in November.
The LaShon Ross Institute for Education & Development
Mission
Support employees by providing opportunities to gain the skills and confidence needed to excel, thus empowering, strengthening and inspiring them to reach their full potential professionally and personally.
Programs under the Institute include:
The Plano Way
Various courses offered throughout the year focuses on internal processes and expectations of Team Plano members, facilitated by departmental subject matter experts (SMEs).
Executive/Management Team Cohort
This 12-month certificate program focuses on assisting executive leadership in creating cohesive teams and achieving continuous improvement with strategies geared towards adapting to current and unexpected challenges.
Leadership for the 21st Century (L21)
This is an annual, six-month, baseline leadership program that begins in April and runs through September. Classes convene bi-weekly, facilitated by an array of skilled and experienced leadership facilitators.
Tuition Assistance and Education Benefits
Applications are available to full-time employees each spring for courses beginning in fall. Please read Policy 208, at TeamPlano, for more information.
Percipio Online Training Portal
Thousands of courses available: from Customer Service to Project Management and so much more!
Mandatory “New Supervisor” Classes
The mandatory training classes must be taken within 12 months of hire or promotion.
Supervision Series (not mandatory)
Monthly professional development targeting those who supervise or manage a team.
Professional Development for All Employees
Check out Team Plano for upcoming classes.
University of Texas at Dallas Local Government Management Certificate Program (UTD LGM)
Every two years, applications are available to employees who would like to pursue graduate level course work in local government management. This is a four semester series of courses taken at UTD.
Texas Certified Public Manager Program (CPM)
Applications are sent to qualified applicants each year. This is a year-long program offered by Texas State University. Upon graduation the employee will receive a Certified Public Manager certificate and the designation of CPM. Classes are held monthly in Arlington.
Training Contact Info:
Debbie Speed
972-941-7217
[email protected]
or
Tony Beasley
972-941-7339
[email protected]
Library Card
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- Streaming movies and The Great Courses through Kanopy
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- Listening on-the-go with preloaded audiobooks (Playaways)
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- Staffed Genealogy Center at Haggard Library: access to Ancestry.com and Family Search
Online information and access 24 hours a day
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Holiday / Payroll Calendar
Holidays
Official City of Plano holidays will be published and distributed annually. Official holidays are:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving (2 days)
- Christmas Day
- Winter Holiday
Per Local Government, Section 142.0013(c), firefighters shall have one of the above holidays designated as September 11. Designation of this holiday shall be made by the Plano Fire-Rescue Department.
Employees in non-pay status on a scheduled workday immediately preceding or following a holiday shall not receive pay for that holiday. A paid holiday not worked will not be calculated as a regular workday for computing overtime. Employees desiring to observe religious or other holidays not coinciding with official holidays may be given time off without pay or may be authorized to use accrued vacation leave.