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A. Credit Unions

There are two primary credit unions serving City government that employees may join
depending upon the department in which they are employed. The City provides both credit
unions with payroll deduction privileges so employees may have savings and payment of loans
deducted directly from their paychecks. These credit unions are:

(1) Winston-Salem Federal Credit Union
711 Salem Ave. 3193-A Peter’s Creek Parkway
(336) 727-2663 (336) 788-5007

Membership Eligibility: Full-time employees and those employees certified for
the North Carolina Governmental Employees' Retirement System of the City of
Winston-Salem, and members of their immediate families, excluding employees
of the Winston-Salem Fire Department. "Immediate family" means spouse,
children, mother, father, brothers and sisters.

(2) Emergency Responders Credit Union
1777 Link Road
(336) 723-0619

Membership Eligibility: Employees of the Winston-Salem Fire, Police and
Emergency Management Departments; retirees of said groups; and members of
each group’s immediate families.

You are encouraged to talk with the managers of these credit unions about benefits and
services available to members.

B. Direct Deposit

Employees must authorize the City to deposit paychecks directly to a financial institution
of the employee’s choice. Authorization forms are available from your department Human
Resources Liaison, the website forms page or in the Human Resources Department.

C. Safety

The City of Winston-Salem adheres to the guidelines of the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) and other State and Federal regulations. The Risk Management
Department is charged with ensuring compliance with the regulations. All employees are
expected to understand and comply with OSHA regulations as it relates to their job requirements.

It is the policy of the City of Winston-Salem to provide and maintain reasonably safe and
healthful working conditions under a safety program which has the approval of the City
Manager, and to follow operating practices that will safeguard employees and citizens and
thereby result in reasonably safe working conditions and efficient operations at all times.
Implementation and integration of the safety program is dependent upon management within

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