Benefit services
Benefit Services for retirees and active employees are available via email, telephone, or by appointment. Email Benefit Services to schedule an appointment if in-person service is needed.
Benefit Services Team Member Assignments by Department
Open enrollment for 2023 closed october 28, 2022. a qualifying life event is required to change benefits outside of the annual open enrollment period.
Inquiries about benefits should be emailed to benefitservices@cityofsacramento.org and your inquiry will be responded to within two (2) business days.
The Benefit Services Division serves as a valuable resource for a variety of services:
- employee benefit orientations
- insurance enrollment, changes, and questions
- flexible spending accounts
- deferred compensation
- retiree health benefits
Employee benefits are administered according to the City's IRS section 125 Cafeteria Plan and the Labor Agreements.
2023 Employee Benefits Handbook
2023 Medical Plan Comparison Chart
2023 Fertility Benefit Comparison Chart
MyBenefits.Life App
Guide to Qualifying Life Events and Mid Year Election Changes
Acceptable Documents for Qualifying Life Events and Benefit Changes
Benefits Provider and Carrier Directory
Form 1095-C FAQ
Employee benefits information
2023 Medical, Dental, and Vision Premiums
Active Employee Premium Rates
Annual Premium Cost Overview for all Rep Units
Comparison of $25 Co-pay vs $40 Co-pay
COBRA Premium Rates
City Health Contribution for all Rep Units for FTE 1.0 to .80
City Health Contribution for all Rep Units FTE .79 to .50
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SCXEA, Units 01, 10, 14
SPOA, Unit 02
Local 39, Units 03, 16, 17, 04, 15
Local 522, Unit 05
BT, Unit 06
Local 447, Unit 07
Local 1176, Unit 08
WCE, Unit 11
IAMAW, Unit 12
Unrep, Units 20, 21, 22
Charter Officers, Unit 20
Mayor and Council, Unit 23
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Benefit-eligible employees can enroll the following family members in our medical, dental and vision plans:
- Spouse (the person they are legally married to under state law, including a same-sex spouse) or State of California registered domestic partner.
- Natural-born, adopted (or placement for adoption), current step, or current registered domestic partner children up to age 26:
- Over age 26 ONLY if they are incapacitated due to a disability and primarily dependent on you for support.
- Named in a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) as defined by federal law.
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Family members who are not eligible for coverage include, but are not limited to:
- Parents, grandparents, and siblings.
- Any individual who is covered as an employee of City of Sacramento cannot also be covered as a dependent (except for dental and vision).
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Coverage for new benefit-eligible employees begins on the first day of the month, following or coinciding with date of hire. New employees who do not make an election within 30 days of becoming eligible will automatically be enrolled in the lowest cost core medical plan.
Open Enrollment for current benefit-eligible employees is held in the fall. Open enrollment is the one time each year when employees can make changes to their benefit elections without a qualifying life event.
Once Open Enrollment ends, only qualifying life events will allow employees to make certain changes to their coverage elections during the plan year. Employees have 30 days from the date of the life event, with the exception of birth or adoption which allows 60 days, to request and complete the necessary paperwork to finalize the mid-year change. Documentation, such as the copy of a birth certificate, is required when making a benefit change due to a life event. Qualifying life events include, but are not limited to:
- Birth or adoption of a baby or child (60 days)
- Loss of other healthcare coverage (30 days)
- Eligibility for new healthcare coverage (30 days)
- Marriage (30 days)
- Divorce (30 days)
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Changing your address on file with the city
Current Employee: address changes are completed by the employee in eCAPS self service.
Separated Employee (not retired): complete and sign this form and email to benefitservices@cityofsacramento.org.
CalPERS Retiree: complete and sign this form and email to benefitservices@cityofsacramento.org. You must contact CalPERS to change your address on file with CalPERS.
SCERS Retiree: complete and sign this form and email to benefitservices@cityofsacramento.org.
Our Customer Service Commitments
All Benefit Services team members commit to:
- Acknowledging all inquiries within two business days.
- Providing responses that are compliant, informative, and offer alternative solutions when available.
- Fostering positive working relationships with all customers, co-workers, and vendors.
- Collaborating with our customers and co-workers to improve and streamline our processes.
- Communicating with City retirees about benefit information and providing City retirees with semi-annual educational workshops.
Contact Information
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, Plaza Level
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 808-5665
Fax: (916) 808-7326
benefitservices@cityofsacramento.org