10.28.2010

Flu Shots

Flu shots will be offered free of charge again this year for elected officials, employees, spouses, and their children (children must be 9 years of age or older).
For dates and times click here.
For a copy of the consent form click here.
For information on the vaccine click here.

10.14.2010

United Health One-On-One Meeting -October 21

The next monthly meeting that Drew Habermann from United Health Care will be on Thursday, October 21 from 12:30 - 2:30 at City Hall in the Human Resources conference room. These monthly meetings are for employees and/or your spouses to meet with our medical insurance representative regarding any issues/questions you may have regarding your UHC policy.

Microsoft Office 2007 Home Use Program Available

As part of a new offering from Microsoft, Technology Services has arranged for you to participate in the Home Use Program (HUP). This enables you to order a licensed copy of Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise to install and use on your home computer as long as you have a valid City of Appleton email address, which Microsoft uses to verify your City employment. You only pay the shipping/handling costs of around $20.00. Normally this product retails for well over $400.00. The main programs in this suite include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook and Access.

You may order a single copy of Microsoft Office 2007 to install and use on a home computer. and you can continue using this HUP software while you are employed by the City of Appleton. While this is offered through the City's contract with Microsoft, please be aware that the TS Help Desk cannot provide any support for installation or use of this on your home computers. You can contact Microsoft directly for that support if needed.

To access the Microsoft Home Use Program web site, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to https://hup.microsoft.com/
2. Select the country to which you wish your order to be shipped to and choose the language for viewing the order web site.

3. Enter your corporate email address (must end in appleton.org or apl.org) and insert the following program code FC89D918AD . Note: this program code is assigned to our organization for our sole use in accessing this site. You may not share this number with anyone outside our organization.

4. You will receive an email from Microsoft containing the link to the actual order site. Please read the Program Guidelines before attempting to place your order. Place your order on-line and it will be shipped to the location you have chosen. Please note that a fulfillment fee will be charged to cover packaging, shipping and handling costs.

We trust you will enjoy this option and look forward to your participation.

Employee Purchase Plan

Are you looking to buy a new computer, printer or other related item for back to school or personal use? If so, you may wish to consider the Employee Purchase Plan (EPP) that Technology Services has arranged with Dell. As a City employee you are eligible for up to an additional 12% discount on Dell products. This is a program that Dell offers to major employers and we have a member ID you can use. Just go to http://www.dell.com/content/segmenter.aspx?c=us&cs=2248&l=en&s=eep&~topic=fepp_login and enter member ID: SS41702902 to see what is available for you to purchase under this plan. Technology Services does not offer advice or recommend any specific brand or model for your personal needs, but we are making this discount available for your use.

10.11.2010

e-book Staff Training Video Available In House

For those that missed the mandatory staff training session on e-books you can now view it here. I have a couple of copies of the DVD as well. Please work with your supervisor and they will let me know when you have viewed it.

The accompanying powerpoint is here.

10.08.2010

Walk to Win tracking spreadsheet

We've collectively logged a lot of minutes for Walk to Win. I trust folks are keeping up the pace. I'm looking forward to participating in the CROP Walk this Sunday.

Just a reminder, if you want to use the Excel spreadsheet, it's a handy way of tracking your minutes. You can find the "read only" version in the folder P:\ADMIN\Healthsmart\ ... just "save as" in a folder of your own to keep your personalized records.

"Walk on!"

10.07.2010

Annual Public Survey

Our annual public survey will be starting soon. Please encourage patrons to fill one out.

10.05.2010

National Depression Screening Day

October 7, 2010 is National Depression Screening Day. Nearly one million people suffer depression in Wisconsin today, and too many people don't know what to do next. Click the flyer for more information regarding free and confidential screening.