Public works employee tells board benefit enrollment error raised biweekly cost to $292

Greg Hilton, a public works employee, addressed the board during public comment to report a problem with the OE3 benefits enrollment package. Hilton said the enrollment materials showed a biweekly cost of $1.60 but the actual billed amount was $292, and employees were not informed of the change before open enrollment closed.

"None of us were informed that it changed until it happened," Hilton said, explaining he contacted the benefits center and was told they received information about the OE3 changes after the enrollment package had been issued. He said employees had no opportunity to reenroll and the increase exceeded their budgets.

The board said they could not take action at the meeting but noted the head of human resources was present and would speak to Hilton after adjournment to try to resolve the issue.