Open Enrollment FY25

If you are a City or School Regular Full or Part Time Employee who works a regular annual schedule consisting of 20 hours a week or more, you are eligible to participate in Benefits Open Enrollment. This is your annual opportunity to review your current benefit elections, review   benefit options, and make changes for the upcoming year.  All changes are effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. 

All employees are required to fill out a "Benefits Election & Authorization Form" each year. All Open Enrollment forms are available to fill out and submit online.including benefit change forms & FY25 FSA enrollment. Please read the "FY25 Annual Enrollment Guide" for detailed information about your benefit options this year.                                                                                                                                                              Please click HERE to fill out and submit FY25 Open Enrollment Forms

What’s changing?      

•  Health Insurance:  There will be a minimal increase in your premiums and no increase in your deductibles this year. Please see the attached "FY25 Benefit Rate Sheet" for details.
•  Dental Insurance:  Premiums  for active employees will remain the same with a 0% increase.
•  Flexible Spending Accounts:

FY25 maximum contribution limit for healthcare is $3,200.

FY25 maximum contribution limit for dependent care is $5,000. 

•  REMINDER →HRA  Accounts: FY24 last date is June 30, 2024. You have 90 days from June 30th to turn in Receipts. Last day for receipts is September 30,2024. 

  KEY DATES FOR BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT

 Open Enrollment Period is April 16, 2024 – May 10, 2024

 Forms due to HR no later than Friday, May 10, 2024 

Changes take effect July 1, 2024 – New payroll deductions June 7, 2024 paycheck     

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•  City HR – City Hall, First Floor – (978) 465-5896                                                                                                                                           Lisa Reilly, Human Resources Generalist                                                                                                                       lreilly@newburyportma.gov                                         
• School HR – Central School Office –  (978) 465-4456                                                                                                                             Gail Derrivan, School Benefits                                                                                                                            gderrivan@newburyport.k12.ma.us