Employee Benefit Books

Nonunion employees can now find all their insurance benefit books on the APL intranet. They can be found on the Library Administration page under employee benefits - http://intra.apl.org/admin/index.html. PLEASE do not print the books since they will be available here for you to view at any time.

Transition Team Update - Proposed Changes To Employee Benefits/Policies

As you may recall, the Mayor appointed a Transition Team to discuss the impact of the State's Budget Repair Bill on our organization. The Transition Team has created a proposal that will be going to the HR Committee in early August, including recommended changes in employee benefits and policies. We will hold six informational sessions for employees (who are not under a current collective bargaining agreement) to learn about the team's proposal. Click here for more details. Benefited staff should work with their supervisors to attend one of these sessions.

CIGNA Insurance Benefits

With our carrier change to CIGNA effective 4/1/11, everyone who has term life insurance provided by the City has the following benefits available to them through this carrier. Please read the attached documents detailing these benefits you can get from CIGNA at any time. They are: Will Preparation, Secure Travel, Health Rewards and Assurance.

Budget Repair Bill (BRB) Frequently Asked Questions

The second issue of the 'Budget Repair Bill (BRB) Frequently Asked Questions' is now available by clicking here. If you have questions about the BRB, please continue to forward them to your Department Director or e-mail humanresources@appleton.org so we can include them in our next issue.

Employee Benefits Survey Results

Thank you to everyone who completed the Employee Benefits Survey. We had a tremendous response, with 447 employees returning a completed survey. Here is a link to the survey results. In the summary, you will see:

1. A copy of the original survey (for your reference)
2. Quantitative results for 12 questions (please note: not everyone answered every question so the responses to the quantitative questions will not always add up to 447.)
3. Qualitative responses for 4 questions (organized by themes).

If you have questions about the survey results, please share them with your Department Director or e-mail humanresources@appleton.org. Your question will be shared with the Transition Team for a response.

The Transition Team is now reviewing the survey results to determine next steps. As the team moves ahead, we will continue to provide updates through your Department Director and future issues of Frequently Asked Questions (which will be posted on the Intranet as they are published).

ETF Statement of Benefits Distribution

All employees will soon receive their annual Statement of Benefits, a year-end summary of their Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) retirement account information. This year as part of a pilot program, this statement will be mailed to you at home directly from ETF. The statement includes such information as the previous year’s earnings and service, contributions to the account, the rate of interest applied, separation and death benefit amounts, beneficiary information and retirement projections. If you don’t receive your Statement in the next couple of weeks, or if it contains incorrect information, contact Michelle in payroll at 832-6438 or Melody in benefits at 832-6455.

Deferred Compensation Program

Tom Jones, our rep for deferred comp will be visiting our locations the week of April 4th. Attached is his schedule of times/locations.

United Health Care Rep To Be On Site

A representative from UHC will be at multiple city locations to meet with employees and/or their spouses. These meetings will be a on a personal, one-on-one basis to answer any claims, eligibility, benefits or any general questions you may have. We hope to have a positive response to these meetings and continue to have them available throughout the year.

February 23 - MSB Main Conf Room 1:30 - 4:30 pm
February 24 - City Hall, Committee Room D 1:00 - 4:00 pm
March 1 - Library 2nd Floor Conference Room 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
March 15 - City Hall HR Conference Room 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
March 15 - Park & Rec, Small Conference Room 2:00 - 4:00 pm
March 16 - Police Staff Conference Room 1:00 - 4:30 pm

City Prescription Drug Consultant meetings

Call now for a confidential One-On-One Meeting with Terry Maves , R.Ph. UHC Pharmacy Director.

Deferred Compensation Rep. Tom Jones

The semi-annual enrollment and review of the deferred compensation program will be held April 14-18, 2008.