Alert for Active City Employees!

Open Enrollment is scheduled October 1 - 30, 2008. You can make changes to your benefits for 2009 throughEmployee Self-Service at http://selfservice by 5:00PM on October 30. Employee Self-Service is only accessible through the City's computer network.*

• 2009 Most Open Enrollment Guide
• 2009 Plan Changes for Most City Employees
• 2009 SPOG Open Enrollment Guide
• Benefits Fair Schedule

Dependent Age Eligibility Increase: Effective January 1, 2009, the eligibility age will increase to age 25 (through age 24) for unmarried, dependent children regardless of whether they are in school. You must enroll them through Employee Self-Service during Open Enrollment to take advantage of this extension. *

Flexible Spending Account (FSA): You must re-enroll in the program through Employee Self-Service during Open Enrollment if you want to participate in 2009. The FSA debit card, the "Benny card", is new for 2009. *

• FSA Debit Card FAQ

New Health Tools: Starting October 1, 2008, most City employees have new health and wellness tools through their medical plans. Aetna members, log into your account at www.aetnanavigator.com(http://www.aetnanavigator.com) to access Simple Steps. Group Health members, log into your account at www.ghc.org(http://www.ghc.org) to sign up for Momentum. **

• New Health Tools Comparison

*If you have no access to Employee Self-Service, see your benefits representative for paper forms.
**These benefits are not available to members of Local 77 and Local 27. Check with your benefits representative for updates.

The following Benefits Documents are for use by City of Seattle Employees ONLY.
They will open as a Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF document in your browser.

For a summary of all healthcare plan changes during plan years 2005-2008, go to the Summary of Changes document.

Medical Plans

• Group Health Deductible Plan
• Group Health Standard Plan
• City of Seattle Preventive Plan
• City of Seattle Traditional Plan
• Healthcare Management Administrators
  (This plan replaces the Aetna Traditional Plan for Local 77 members only)