* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] OKAY, I THINK [Open Enrollment Meeting] WE'LL GET STARTED. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME WITH THE MICROPHONE? OKAY. THIS ONE IS BEING RECORDED, SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE MICROPHONE. SO IF I PULL IT AWAY FROM MY FACE BY ACCIDENT, JUST REMIND ME, TALK INTO IT. SO I'M CHERYL WILLIAMS, I'M THE NEW BENEFITS MANAGER. UM, I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT OLIVIA, UM, IS, UM, HAS MOVED AND SO SHE'S GONNA STICK IT OUT WITH ME FOR A WHILE LONGER, MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYTHING. BUT, UM, NOTHING LIKE ON THE JOB TRAINING WITH DOING THE OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETINGS, NOT EVEN A MONTH BEING HERE. SO , YOU'RE DOING GREAT, . OKAY, SO WE'LL GET STARTED. UM, SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL, UM, OPEN ENROLLMENT. ONE THING YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT ONCE YOU ENROLL, YOU'RE IN THOSE BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR. SO JANUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, UNLESS YOU HAVE A QUALIFYING EVENT. AND THAT'S GONNA BE ANYTHING THAT CHANGES YOUR LEGAL NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS, UM, VIA THE IRS. SO THAT'S BIRTH, DEATH, DIVORCE, MARRIAGE, UM, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION OF A DEPENDENT. UM, ONCE A DEPENDENT TURNS 26, THEY DO AGE OUT OF THE PLAN. SO THAT'S WHEN A DEPENDENT WOULD COME OFF. OKAY, SO CHANGES DO GO INTO EFFECT ONE, ONE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING THIS NOW. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU WILL EMAIL THE HR BENEFITS@MCKENNEY.ORG ADDRESS. THAT WAY, UM, EVERY ONE OF US GETS THAT EMAIL AND WE JUST GRAB 'EM AND, AND ANSWER 'EM AS THEY COME ALONG. OKAY? UM, WE HAVE A SMALL AGENDA, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH EVERYTHING. WHAT'S NEW? UM, THE FIRST PLACE IS THE CVS PHARMACY, UM, BENEFIT MANAGER THAT WE HAVE. SO WE WERE WITH EXPRESS SCRIPTS WITH CIGNA. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO THE CVS CAREMARK. UM, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CVS PHARMACIES. SO CVS KEPT THE PARENT NAME THE SAME AS THE PHARMACY NAME, SO WE ARE NOT INTO THE CVS PHARMACY. YOU CAN GO TO WALGREENS. SORRY. YEAH. ARE YOU GOING TO MARKET STREET NOW? YEAH. OKAY, WE'LL CHECK ON STREET PART OF THE PHARMACY. I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE CUT OUT. YOU HEAR ME? OH, THERE IT GOES. THANK YOU . UM, OKAY, ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON CVS PHARMACY? OKAY, OUR NEW PROVIDER IS CEC VISION THAT STANDS FOR COMMUNITY EYECARE. UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE WITH A, A VISAS. YEAH, THAT'S HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT. UM, WE ARE MOVING TO, UM, CEC BENEFITS ARE GOING TO BE NEARLY THE SAME. UM, VISIONWORKS IS GOING TO BE COVERED UNDERNEATH CEC AND THEY GIVE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS. SO IF YOU GO TO A VISIONWORKS, UM, YOU'LL GET A $0 EYE EXAM. UM, I THINK MATERIALS YOU GET A A, AN ADDITIONAL $150 OFF OF CONTACTS AND OR GLASSES. IT'S KIND OF A BUCKET OF MONEY THAT YOU CAN USE TO SPEND. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT, UM, A LITTLE BIT HERE. UM, WE HAVE A NEW EAP PROVIDER. UH, WE WERE WITH THE CIGNA EAP. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO NEELY. WE HAVE, UM, HORATIO HERE WHO WILL GO THROUGH THAT BENEFIT HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. AND THEN OUR DEFERRED COMP, OUR 4 57, WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM NATIONWIDE ADMISSION SQUARE AND WE'RE GOING TO VOYA. UM, WHAT'S CHANGING THE MEDICAL PLAN, PREMIUMS DID GO UP SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON THE PLAN. IT'S ABOUT A DOLLAR TO $10 PER PAY, PER PAY PERIOD PER MONTH. UM, CHANGE. UM, WE ARE STILL OFFERING MD LIVE THROUGH CIGNA. THAT IS THE TELEHEALTH THAT IS STILL AT A $0 COPAY AND IT'S FOR ALL THREE PLANS. SO EVEN IF YOU'RE ON THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN, YOU CAN USE MD LIVE AT THE $0 COPAY. UM, THE IRS INCREASED THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN, WHICH IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HSA. SO IF YOU HAVE THAT PLAN, YOUR DEDUCTIBLE WENT UP TO 3,400 FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND 6,800 FOR THE FAMILY. AND THEN DENTAL PLAN PREMIUMS WENT UP SLIGHTLY. UM, VERY MINIMAL INCREASE. YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE THAT ONE. NO CHANGE TO PLAN DESIGN OR COPAYS UNDERNEATH ANY OF THE PLANS EXCEPT THE DEDUCTIBLE UNDERNEATH THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN AND HSA, UM, THE DEDUCTIBLE AND OUT-OF-POCKET DID STAY THE SAME FOR C AND CITY CARE PLUS THE HSA PLAN SEED MONEY THAT THE CITY PUTS INTO THE HSA ACCOUNTS EVERY, [00:05:01] UM, YEAR THAT STAYED THE SAME. AND THEN, UH, ALL PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS GO TOWARD, WE HAVE THE REALLY . OKAY. UM, SO HERE ARE THE 2026 MEDICAL PREMIUMS. DEPENDING ON THE PLAN THAT YOU'RE ON. UM, REMEMBER OUR PREMIUMS COME OUT 24 PAY PERIODS. WE ARE PAID 26 PAY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THE TWO MONTHS THAT HAVE THE THREE PAYCHECKS, THE THIRD PAYCHECK, YOU WILL NOT HAVE A PREMIUM COME OUT OF. SO THAT'S HOW YOU'LL KNOW WHICH PAYCHECK YOU WON'T SEE THE PREMIUM AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR PAYCHECKS, THAT PREMIUMS ARE COMING OUT, THAT YOU'VE GOT THE BENEFIT THAT YOU ENROLLED FOR, AND THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS CORRECT. OKAY? HERE ARE THE DENTAL PREMIUMS. SAME THING. THE TWO MONTHS WITH THE THREE PAYCHECKS, YOU WON'T SEE THE PREMIUMS COME OUT. OKAY? UM, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT MAKING A CHANGE, IF YOU'RE ON THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE, DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU CAN WANNA GO BACK TO THE CITY CARE OR VICE VERSA. FEEL FREE TO GIVE US THE CALL. WE CAN HELP YOU WALK THROUGH WHICH PLAN MIGHT BE THE BEST. UM, WHAT I NORMALLY TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN IS IT REALLY WORKS REALLY WELL. IF YOU'RE REALLY HEALTH, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY, YOU NEVER GO TO THE DOCTOR EXCEPT MAYBE YOUR ANNUAL PHYSICAL FOR THE YEAR. UM, AND THEN, OR IF YOU HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION OR A VERY EXPENSIVE MEDICATION IN THE HOUSE, THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN CAN REALLY HELP WITH THAT. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH YOU'RE GONNA SPEND AND AT WHAT POINT THE PLAN WILL TAKE OVER. SO IF YOU GUYS NEED HELP WITH THAT OR WANNA TALK ABOUT SOMETHING, GIVE US, THROW AN EMAIL, THROW US SOMETHING ON THE CALENDAR, LET US KNOW. OKAY? THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN DOES WORK LIKE THIS. SO IT IS, YOU PAID ALL OF THE DEDUCTIBLE UP TO THE, SO IF WE ARE DOING THE INDIVIDUAL UP TO THAT 3,400, YOU PAY ALL OF THAT FIRST, THEN THE PLAN PICKS UP AT A HUNDRED PERCENT EXCEPT FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS AND YOUR ER COPAYS, OKAY? THAT'S WHY I SAY IT WORKS FOR A CHRONIC CONDITION REALLY WELL BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE OUT AT LEAST AT 3,400 AND THEN THE PLAN PICKS UP AT THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT. ONCE YOU'VE MET THE, BETWEEN THE DEDUCTIBLE AND THE OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM WITH YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS AND YOUR ER COPAYS, THE PLAN DOES THEN PICK THOSE UP AT A HUNDRED PERCENT. WE'RE STILL USING BENEFIT SOLVERS, SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL GET ON AND ENROLL. UM, THE ONE IS THAT WHAT IT REALLY, OKAY, THE DEADLINE IS 10 31, AND THEN THE BENEFITS IN WELLNESS FAIR IS 10 14 AND 10 15, AND THAT IS AT THE COLLINS CONFERENCE CENTER. OKAY? UM, IF YOU ARE IN CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, OR IF YOU WANT TO START A FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, YOU HAVE TO RE-ENROLL IN THAT EVERY YEAR PER IRS GUIDELINES. SO YOU WILL NEED TO GET INTO BENEFIT SOLVER AND GO THROUGH YOUR, UM, ENROLLMENT AGAIN. OKAY? IF YOUR BENEFITS ARE NOT CHANGING AND YOU'RE NOT ENROLLED IN THE FSA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROLL OVER FOR YOU. SO YOUR 2025 ELECTIONS WILL ROLL INTO 2026. OKAY? UH, PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE, JUST ANNOUNCING THE CVS CAREMARK, YOU'LL HAVE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT WHEN WE, AND WE'LL SEND OUT ALL OF THAT DETAILED INFORMATION, UM, AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. AND THEN IF YOU ARE IMPACTED, SO IF MARKET STREET, FOR INSTANCE, IS NOT ON THAT, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY CVS AND CAREMARK, BUT WE CAN LOOK IN THE LIST AND FIND OUT. YOU WANNA WAIT UNTIL ASK QUESTIONS OR NOPE. YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND AND ASK QUESTIONS NOW. OKAY. SO SHE ASKED IF WE HAVE, IF SHE HAS TO CREATE A, AN ACCOUNT WITH CVS AND CAREMARK SINCE WE DIDN'T DO THAT WITH THE EXPRESS SCRIPTS. YEAH, SO, SO IN OTHER WORDS, IN CREATING AN ACCOUNT WILL BE THE WAY THAT, UM, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO MAIL ORDER IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN THAT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, UM, WHAT THE REFILLS ARE. IT'S JUST A WAY FOR YOU TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE REALLY NOT INTERESTED IN, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO CREATE ACCOUNT AN ACCOUNT. THERE'S ALSO A MOBILE APP THAT THEY'LL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU. SO WHEREAS ALL OF THAT WAS [00:10:01] INTEGRATED BEFORE, NOW BECAUSE IT'S IT'S SEPARATED THROUGH THAT CVS CAREMARK, THEN THAT'S THE WAY THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR, HAVE A, HAVE A PURVIEW INTO YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NOT MANDATORY, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIKE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT, THAT'S WHERE CREATING THAT ACCOUNT WILL BE HELPFUL. THE APP, YES, IT'LL BE, YES, IT'LL BE THE APP. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY VOICE. OKAY. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY, YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY, THE VISION C UH, THE VISION BENEFIT COMMUNITY EYECARE. SO THIS JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE OUTLINE. SO THIS IS SOME OF THE BENEFITS WITH VISIONWORKS. YOU CAN STILL GO TO TARGET PEARL VISION IN THOSE PLACES, BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO CHOOSE VISIONWORKS, UH, IT'S A $0 COPAY FOR EXAM MATERIALS. AND THEN YOU GET THAT BUCKET OF THAT $150 THAT YOU CAN USE AND YOU CAN USE IT TOWARDS SUNGLASSES, CONTACTS, GLASSES, WHATEVER YOU WANNA USE IT FOR. ONCE THAT MONEY IS GONE, IT'S GONE FOR THE YEAR, BUT IT IS A NICE LITTLE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT. AND THEN IF YOU HAPPEN TO GO OUT OF NETWORK, CEC WILL REIMBURSE YOU BASED ON THE NETWORK COVERAGE THAT THEY HA THAT THEY, THAT OUR PLAN ALLOWS FOR IN NETWORK. OKAY? SO YOU'LL JUST WANNA KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS AND WE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS IF YOU, UM, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO. UM, THERE WAS A SMALL DECREASE TO THOSE PREMIUMS. UM, IS VISION WORKS IN NETWORK OR NO, IN NET? SO THAT'S TARGET, PEARL VISION. UM, THE VISION WORKS, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THEM ALL LIST, UM, LISTED AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD. UM, THE BIG BOX CHAINS ARE GONNA BE IN NETWORK. THE BIG BOX CHAINS ARE GONNA BE IN NETWORK, BUT VISION WORKS, THEY JUST HAVE A, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL DEAL WITH VISIONWORKS. THAT'S WHY YOU KIND OF SEE THAT, UM, INTEGRATED THERE. SO YOUR MONEY'S GONNA GO A LITTLE FURTHER. YOUR BENEFIT, UM, IF YOU'RE USING THAT VISIONWORKS, UM, BRICK AND MORTAR. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. UM, OKAY, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HORATIO NEELY, WHO IS, UM, OUR NEW EAP. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOST UNFORGIVING MIC I'VE SEEN ALL DAY, RIGHT? SO GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. AWESOME. AWESOME. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. SO MY NAME IS HORATIO NEELY. I AM WITH NEELY, EAP CLICKER. YEAH. AND SO THIS MAY GO OUT PERIODICALLY, BUT I'LL, I'LL LOVE TO WALK TO OWLS AND JUST INTERACT WITH YOU GUYS. ESSENTIALLY. UH, WHEN YOU HEAR EAP, WHO KNOWS WHAT EAP STANDS FOR WITHOUT LOOKING, GIVE ME EAP. PERFECT BACKPACK, CHECK ONE, CHECK TWO. ALL RIGHT, SO ESSENTIALLY EAP. SO I WOULD SAY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EAP, WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS A COMPLETE WELLNESS PROGRAM. AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION TODAY, THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR SERVICES, BUT WE'LL HAVE SUB SUBSEQUENT ORIENTATION SET UP AT THE TOP OF THE YEAR TO GIVE YOU SOME, SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE EAP. SO OVERALL, THERE'S THREE COMPONENTS. WHEN YOU THINK OF EAP, ESPECIALLY OUR EAP ONE, IT'S FREE. IT'S FREE FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE, IT'S FREE FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD FAMILY MEMBERS. UM, SECOND THING IS THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE. IT'S ACCESSIBLE 24 7. WE HAVE A HELPLINE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU ANYTIME OF THE DAY. AND I THINK MOST OF ALL, IT'S CONFIDENTIAL. SO ANYTIME YOU ENGAGE IN THE EAP SERVICES, WE DO NOT PRESENT ANY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BACK TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. NO ONE KNOWS THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE E IN THE EAP. WE'RE VERY STRICT ABOUT THAT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR SERVICES, THERE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND SOME OF THE OTHER EAPS. ONE IS WE LIKE TO SAY OUR EAP GOES BEYOND COUNSELING. SO WE'LL, WE'LL TOUCH ON THE COUNSELING ASPECT, BUT FROM A EAP PERSPECTIVE, WE LIKE TO SAY THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE BROKEN OR HAVE AN ISSUE TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN EAP. UH, BUT INITIALLY WE DO HAVE FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS. YOU HAVE ONE TO 10 FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH YOUR EAP AND THAT THREE DEAD. ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. SO YOU GET ONE TO 10 SHORT, [00:15:01] SHORT COUNSELING SESSIONS OUTSIDE OF THE COUNSELING SESSIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE, SO THE FIRST THING IS THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL. SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, CAN I, CAN YOU HEAR ME WITHOUT THE YEAH, MAYBE. SO OUTSIDE OF THAT, SO YOU ACCESS TO LEGAL AND FINANCIAL. SO FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT BUDGET, YOU CAN DO ESTATE, ALL TYPES OF FINANCIAL AREAS THAT YOU, YOU CAN REQUEST AN ATTORNEY PERSON OR, SO I'LL THE EXAMPLE, WE HAD SOMEONE THAT WAS GOING THROUGH PROB PROCESS AND THEY CALL AN ATTORNEY AND DON'T HAVE TIME. ALSO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR EP, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A ROBUST MEMBER WEBSITE ORIENTATION. WE TALK ABOUT THE WEBSITE, BUT A LOT ON LEGAL DOCUMENTS LIKES NATURE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHAT, YOU CAN POPULATION COMMUNICATE THE CALL CENTER. SO DEFINITELY A ROBUST MEMBER WEBSITE. THE OTHER THING IS NEWSLETTERS. THIS IS A, A PRODUCTION, ALWAYS TEASE APPLE CALL MARVEL, . WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE? YES, BUT I SEE THAT. SO, UH, AROUND THIS TIME, NEW, WE HAVE SOME ARTICLE NEWSLETTER. THE NEWSLETTERS TAKE US INTO A LOT PROCESS. UH, WE HAVE A, AND IT, YES, IF YOU ARE OUT, WE WANT YOU TO MAKE SAFE DO, BUT ALSO YOU WORK AND YOU REALIZE, UH, WE HAVE OUR WELLNESS APP. CURRENTLY OUR APP IS I AI AS WELL. UM, WE HAVE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAB TRAININGS AND THEN WORK LIFE, UH, RESOURCES. SO WE HAVE REFERRALS FOR CHILDCARE. SO IF YOU'RE, YOU'RE A PARENT, I KNOW A PARENT FIVE POLICY, OF COURSE YOU HAVE BENEFIT RESEARCH AND WE'LL, WHEN YOU SAY [00:20:02] CONFIRMED, LIKE CHARACT APPROVE OF YES. NOT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IT NOT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BUT WHAT WE KNOW TO REFERRAL PROCESSES. ONCE WE, THOSE REFERRAL WE CALL AND UHHU, WELL, WE KNOW WE HAVE A REFERRAL SERVICE ADOPTION, DIFFERENT TYPES OF AREAS. UM, I LOVE BECAUSE THIS IS, WE GO BEYOND, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN BE PROACTIVE. ONE OF THE FIRST SERVICES WE, THE SECOND ONE IS WHAT WE GET FIT AND FIRST TIME NUTRI CHANCE, I'LL ADD THAT. A LOT OF OUR SERVICES, ESPECIALLY NOW ORIENTATION. AND SO, SO HOW, HOW DO YOU IN PROCESS, RIGHT? SO FIRST YOU CAN CALL THE CALL CENTER. WE HAVE CURRENTLY WE HAVE AN CALL CENTER, THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE A NEW FEATURE CALLED LIVE CONNECT. LIVE CONNECT CALL. WELL, AND THEN WE HAVE ORIENTATION AND THROUGH THAT PAGE, SMALL ILLUSTRATIONS THAT HELP HAVE AN ILLUSTRATION ON HOW TO NAVIGATE SO TRANSITIONS. AND SO SOME OF THESE YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. SO ONE [00:25:01] OF IS LIKE WHAT HAPPENS, QUESTION. ANOTHER ONE IS, DO I HAVE TO SWITCH RIGHT AWAY? NO, DO NOT HAVE TO SWITCH THROUGH PROCESS. UM, I WANT TO STAY WITH YOUR CURRENT COUNSELOR. YES, YOU CAN STAY WITH YOUR CURRENT COUNSELOR AS WELL. AND I, A NEW COUNSELING SESSION, ABSOLUTELY. SESSIONS. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS, UM, WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE? SO THESE SERVICES ARE OPEN NOT ONLY TO YOU, BUT TO YOUR HAVE ORIENTATION LIVE WHAT YEAR, WHAT WAS THE LAST, OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. THE NEW 4 57, UM, VENDOR, AGAIN, WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM NATIONWIDE AND OKAY, WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM NATIONWIDE AND MISSION SQUARE AND MOVING TO VOYA, THERE'S ACTUALLY NOTHING THAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO. THE ACCOUNTS WILL RUN, WILL FLIP OVER, UM, WITHOUT YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, BETWEEN VOYA AND MISSION SQUARE AND NATIONWIDE, THEY'LL MAP THE FUNDS. SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT VESTED OR INVESTED IN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS, THEY WILL MAP THOSE AND THEY WILL FLIP THOSE OVER AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. UM, THE NEXT, UM, YOU CAN SEE THE TIMELINE RIGHT HERE. AND SO THERE'S NOTHING YOU'LL NEED TO DO, BUT YOU'LL NEED TO, WHEN UM, WHEN IT COMES TIME, YOU'LL NEED TO CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN GET ONLINE, YOU CAN CHECK YOUR BALANCE, CHECK WHERE IT'S INVESTED, MAKE THOSE CHANGES, UPDATE BENEFICIARIES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO YOU'LL WANNA, WE'LL SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION TO EVERYONE ON HOW TO LOG IN, HOW TO CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT MOVING FORWARD. UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A, UM, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT'S OUT ON THE CITY INSIDER. SO IF YOU JUST GO TO THE CITY INSIDER AND UM, CLICK ON BENEFITS AND YOU'LL FIND IT UNDERNEATH THAT, THAT TAB. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT VOYA OR THE SWITCH BETWEEN THE 4 57 VENDORS? MM-HMM . IS THAT NUMBER ON THE NEXT SLIDE, RIGHT? THESE WERE 225,000 DOWN TO 12. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S WHY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS MOVING . I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, BUT UM, IT SHOULD ALSO GIVE BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GIVE BETTER INVESTMENTS ON OUR, ON OUR RETURN. SO YEAH, IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR FUNDS? NOT A DIFFERENT, NECESSARILY DIFFERENT PRODUCT. MM-HMM . YEAH. AND THERE MAY BE SOME DIFFERENCES, BUT THEY WILL MAP IT TO, TO THE CLOSEST THAT THEY CAN CAN GET. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN, THEN YOU'LL GO IN AND YOU'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S INVESTED IN A PLACE THAT YOU WANT IT TO BE WITH THE FUNDS THAT YOU, THAT YOU ARE WANTING AND, AND THE HOW YOU HAVE IT DIVVIED OUT. SO FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, UM, THE NEW MAXIMUM IS 3,300. THAT'S FOR 2026. [00:30:01] JUST REMEMBER WITH THESE ACCOUNTS, YOU, YOU USE IT OR YOU LOSE IT. SO MAKE SURE WHATEVER MONEY YOU PUT IN THERE THAT YOU'VE GOT IT ACCOUNTED FOR AND THAT YOU WILL USE IT BETWEEN ONE ONE AND 1231. UM, THE MAXIMUM IN 3,300 IS 34. OH, IT'S 3,400 IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET. OKAY, SO IT'S ACTUALLY 34 IF THEY APPROVE IT. YEAH, SO IT'LL GO TO 34 THEN IF BUDS APPROVE THAT INCREASE. BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS 3,300. SO IF THEY DON'T APPROVE IT, IT WILL STAY AT THAT 3,300 FOR 2026. BUT THE FSA YOU CAN USE FOR ALL OF YOUR UNREIMBURSED, UM, MEDICAL EXPENSES, COPAYS, UM, OVER THE COUNTER GLASSES, UM, CONTACTS. YOU CAN USE IT FOR DENTAL CARE, YOU CAN USE IT FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS. SO IF YOU'VE GOT A A, A KID WITH OR UH, BRACES, YOU CAN USE IT FOR THE ORTHODONTICS. ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FSA, THE HS A ALSO ALSO TO THAT IT IS. OKAY. YEAH. SO SHE ASKED IF THE HSA IS PRE-TAX DOLLARS, IF YOU CONTRIBUTE THROUGH YOUR PAYROLL, UM, WITH THE CITY AND IT IS, IT'S ALL PRE-TAX DOLLARS. OKAY. JUST REMEMBER AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T USE IT, YOU WILL LOSE IT. AND THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS REALLY TIGHT ON THESE FSA ACCOUNTS AND THEY, THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS IN TERMS OF, UM, ALLOWING SOMEONE TO KEEP THAT MONEY. OKAY. REMINDERS. UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T UPDATED YOUR BENEFICIARIES OR IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHO YOU DESIGNATED AS YOUR BENEFICIARY, NOW'S A GREAT TIME TO CHECK THAT. UM, YOU DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY GOING TO SOMEBODY WHO YOU DON'T WANT IT GOING TO ANYMORE. SO YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT IT ALL LINED OUT. UM, AND THESE ARE THE BENEFITS THAT HAVE A BENEFICIARY TIED TO IT. THE ONLY ONE YOU CAN DO IN BENEFIT SOLVER IS LIFE INSURANCE. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE TO DO A PAPER FORM. UM, AND WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT IF YOU NEED THOSE FORMS OR DEPENDING ON WHICH BENEFIT IT IS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? UM, AFLAC WILL BE AT THE, UM, HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR ON BOTH THE 14TH AND THE 15TH. SO IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE TO YOUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT, YOU WANNA ENROLL OR YOU WANT TO, UM, TERMINATE YOUR, YOUR COVERAGE WITH AFLAC, THAT WILL BE THE TIME TO DO IT. UM, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR ON THE 14TH AND 15TH, YOU CAN CONTACT DONNA DIRECTLY, UH, WELLNESS DOLLARS. UM, JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE IN BEFORE NOVEMBER 30TH. UM, IF YOU'VE GOTTEN THE BIOMETRICS, THE HSA AND YOUR PREVENTIVE EXAM TO SAY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE WE GET THIS QUESTION LOT, UM, ABOUT THE WELLNESS SCHOLAR. PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR UM, EXAMS, UM, I'D SAY PROBABLY OR LATER. UM, THEY MAY NOT BE UPDATED ANNUAL WELLNESS FOR YET BECAUSE WE ONLY DO CIGNA FILE FEES FROM CIGNA TO WELLNESS THREE TIMES A YEAR JUST DUE TO THE COST. AND SO WE'LL HAVE OUR MOST CURRENT UP TO DATE. UM, IT SHOULD BE CURRENT UP TO DATE BEFORE THE, IF YOU WANNA CHECK THE DAY OF THE FAIR OR, UM, IT SHOULD BE REFLECTED LITTLE AROUND THAT TIME. PEOPLE GO LIKE A WEEK LATER AND LOOK AT THE REPORT CARD AND IT'S . DID EVERYBODY HEAR THAT? YEAH. OKAY. UM, THERE'S THE QR CODE IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR. AGAIN, THAT'S AT COLLINS CONFERENCE CENTER. THEY WILL DO THE, UH, CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING, THE PAIN AND INJURY ASSESSMENT. AND THEY, WE HAVE THE, UH, SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS HERE. WELL, AND FLU SHOTS. FLU SHOTS WILL BE THERE TOO. VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN B12. OKAY. UM, THIS IS THE BENEFITS. OH YES. OTHER QUESTION. FLU FOR OUR UH, UH, UH, OFFICER THIS YEAR. IT'S STILL FOR EMPLOYEES. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT FOR NEXT YEAR AND MM-HMM . UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE? OKAY, THIS IS THE BENEFITS TEAM. UM, JUDITH HAS BEEN WITH US FOR MAYBE NOT QUITE SIX MONTHS. I'VE BEEN HERE LESS THAN A MONTH. AND SO, BUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, REACH OUT TO US. GIVE US A CALL, UM, EMAIL, WHATEVER WORKS YOU NEED TO MEET. YOU CAN ALWAYS THROW STUFF ON MY CALENDAR. MY CALENDAR IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE, SO YOU JUST THROW AN APPOINTMENT ON THERE AND, UM, [00:35:01] LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU WANNA MEET. UM, ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS CAN THINK OF THAT WE WANT TO REMIND? NO. OKAY, THAT'S IT. I DO HAVE . HERE YOU GO AMY. NO, NO, YOU'RE DOING . OKAY, SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, PUBLISHED THE LAST TWO NEWSLETTERS. I DUNNO, NOT EVERYBODY WILL READ THOSE. UM, BUT WE'RE HAVING A LEGAL SHIELD HERE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. UM, IT'S JUST THE, AND UH, IT BE HERE FROM 10 30 TO 1130 THERE, A REGISTRATION LINK IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN HEARING FILE LEGAL, WHAT THEY OFFER, UM, BE A GOOD QUESTION BEFORE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS ORIGINALLY WE WEREN'T ASKED TO DO THAT, BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE TRAVELING , THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE SHOW UP. SO, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE AND IT IS NOW ON THE INSIDER EMAIL HR BENEFITS. AND I'LL SEND YOU YES, WE'RE UM, WE JUST GOT TODAY SO I KNOW ALL THESE CHANGES KIND OF DELAYED. UM, SO, UM, WE GOT TODAY, WE'LL BE DIS THEM LATER THAN TUESDAY. YES. OKAY. WE GET THEM MOST AROUND. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.