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system as well as provide assistance with the needs of Human Resources staff worked closely with the diverse requirements of each department's payroll. Accounting and Assessing Departments to assess the cost of town benefits (health insurance and group life Throughout the year,we continued to implement insurance costs)and Medicare costs for inclusion with health insurance changes prompted by the adoption of the 2012 tax bills. Chapter 32,Section 18. Retirees,spouses and surviv- ing spouses who are retired and eligible for Medicare For the upcoming year,some of our major activ. through Social Security are required to enroll in ities will be to continue to make every effort to be sup. Medicare Parts A&B (if eligible). portive to the administration and employees of the Town, to continue to be fiscally responsible by our During this year, we became familiar with the involvement with benefits management, payroll pro. new regulations and plan design changes for cessing, assisting with updates within the health and Municipal Health Insurance which was implemented benefit arena,to assist with the implementation of the on July 1,2012. health insurance plan design changes,and to continue to audit and update policies and practices to ensure Also, in keeping up with the responsibilities compliance with various collective bargaining agree- under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law,we ments and to stay informed on all employment laws, coordinated an open enrollment period for employees who are not eligible to have the town's health insur- This being my last Town Report (as I will be ance so that they could choose one of the common- retiring on March 1, 2013 after thirty-three years of wealth plans and arrange for a payroll deduction. We service), I would like to acknowledge and thank my also fulfilled our quarterly filing requirements to DUA staff for all their hard work and dedication and all of under the Massachusetts Health Reform Act Fair the department heads and town employees for their Share Contribution and we continue to meet our oblig- cooperation and support during the year. I would like ation of filing a Health Insurance Responsibility to also thank the Board of Selectmen and the Town Disclosure (H.I.R.D.) form with the Division of Manager for the opportunity to work for the Town of Health Care and Finance. Mashpee. The Human Resources Assistant coordinated the Respectfully submitted, mandatory state ethics training required for all public Marilyn Farren employees. This year a new on-line training program Human Resources Director for employees was implemented in December which required each employee and committee member to sign an acknowledgement and to take the training. The Benefits Administrator coordinated a well- ness fair sponsored by the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group at which time we had 42 attendees. A $600 grant through the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group was received and used to promote wellness by offer- I �' ing attendance prizes for those that participated in the wellness workshop and the Town's annual open enrollment. ' Open-enrollment sessions for employees to attend workshops with representatives of AFLAC and Boston Mutual were planned and coordinated as well as an open-enrollment for the Cafeteria Plan. Human Resources staff attended quarterly safety training meetings and promoted various training ses- sions for town employees which were offered by our insurance company throughout the year. 118