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Benefits Information

The chart below provides detailed information about each of the City's benefits, including premium rates, plan summaries, and enrollment forms. For a comprehensive overview, you can also explore the 2026 Employee Benefits Guide - City of Auburn in our new flipbook format. All documents are PDFs unless otherwise noted, and open in a new tab/window.

MEDICAL PLAN

Premera PPO

The Premera mail-order prescription program allows you to receive a 90-day supply of your medication for the cost of two copays. To get started, visit the Premera Mail-Order Prescriptions website (website link) to find participating pharmacies.

Kaiser (Group Health)

DENTAL PLAN

Delta Dental

Willamette

Willamette Dental has specific facilities and member dentists you must use to receive the benefits of the plan. You can view and search all options on the Willamette Dental Locations Directory (website link).

VISION PLAN

DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY

You must notify Human Resources if a dependent’s eligibility for coverage changes during the year due to divorce, a change in marital status, reaching the applicable age limit, or other eligibility changes under City policy.

If a dependent is no longer eligible, contact Human Resources to complete the required paperwork to remove them from coverage. You may be responsible for reimbursing the City for premiums paid after the dependent became ineligible.

Contact Human Resources with any questions about dependent eligibility.

LIFE INSURANCE

LONG TERM HEALTHCARE

(for employees hired prior to May 1, 2024)

FLEXIBLE SPENDING
(FSA)

WA STATE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (DRS) PENSION

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

WA State Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)

MissionSquare (Formerly ICMA-RC)

VEBA

Questions about your VEBA account or benefits? Please Email Caroline Zaitz, our BPAS Participant Success Manager, for help!

AFLAC
(SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE)

City of Auburn Aflac Site

Aflac Interest Form

Contact our Rep by email at David Rojas or 253-313-4776.

TEAMSTERS
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
ORCA CARDS As part of the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program (website link), the City of Auburn offers subsidized ORCA cards. The City subsidizes up to $75 per month in Sounder and Metro bus fares.

Full-time, regular employees are eligible to participate in the CTR program. To get started, please email Human Resources to issue an ORCA card and have it pre-loaded with a $75 value. Funds are added monthly (usually around the last week of a month for the following month). Both the City and the employee are able to add funds to the ORCA card. The cards can be used on public transportation throughout King and Pierce County.

For more information, please reach out to the program's Employee Transportation Coordinator, Samantha Norman, by email or phone: 253-288-7414.

FITNESS CENTER You are eligible for a FREE fitness membership (website link) at the Auburn Community & Event Center.

Membership includes:
  • Unlimited use of the fitness center
  • Open gym programs
  • Unlimited access to the full virtual fitness class library
  • Drop-in childcare (Childcare fees are applicable for City employees. Childcare is available for $15/month unlimited visits or $4 drop-in fee)

SUMMER (STUDENT LOAN ASSISTANCE)

The City has partnered with Summer to provide employees with support relating to student loans, college savings planner resources, easy Public Service Loan Forgiveness certification, and more.

Sign up at app.meetsummer.org/cityofauburn using the access code auburnsaves.

 

Questions? Contact Team HR


Michelle Buffington

HR Analyst

253-931-3070

[email protected]

Jonetta Willard

HR Analyst

253-876-1983

[email protected]