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256 G - Benefits
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
payments.
6.0 PROCEDURES
6.1 Initial Benefit Enrollment - Newly hired benefit eligible employees are enrolled in the City’s
benefit programs during benefits sign-up which normally occurs on the second day of each payroll
period, immediately after employment. A representative of the human resources staff explains the
benefit options, answers questions and assists the employee in enrollment. Employees who wish
to enroll eligible dependents may do so. Employees are responsible for providing the dependent
information necessary for enrollment.
6.2 Annual Open Enrollment - During Open Enrollment each year, the human resources
department will provide employees with information about the coming year’s benefits program
as well as enrollment paper work indicating current year benefit choices. The human resources
department will be responsible for providing educational opportunities for employees to learn
about benefit options and ask questions. Employees wishing to make changes will complete the
open enrollment paperwork and submit it to their departmental benefits assistant for processing.
Some benefit programs such as the CityFlex spending accounts and Planned leave Without
Pay require a new enrollment each year. During open enrollment, employees may add or drop
dependents from benefit coverage without having a family status change.
6.3 Family Status Changes - An employee who has a qualified family status change may add or
drop dependents throughout the year if the change is consistent with the status change. To make a
benefits change resulting from a family status change, the employee must contact his departmental
benefits assistant and make the change within 30 days of the family status change event, providing
proof of the family status change if required by policy.
7.0 HUMAN RESOURCES CONTACT
Benefits Specialist - Active Employees
8.0 APPENDIX, APPENDICES
Your Benefits Assistant (List can be found on CityNet, the City of Greensboro’s Intranet)