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Open enrollment will soon be upon us. The dates this year to
make any changes regarding your medical, dental, vision and
more are October 24 - November 14
One of the biggest changes for employees is that biometric
screenings will no longer be offered at open enrollment clinics
around the city. Instead, you will save money on your medical
premium deductions when you and/or your covered spouse or
qualified domestic partner have a well visit with your in-network
Primary Care Physician (PCP) and complete the online Health
Risk Assessment (HRA). When completed, an employee or their
covered spouse/domestic partner will save $30 per month.
When both complete the process, the savings will increase to
$45 per month.
Please remember to include seven pieces of biometric data in
your HRA: blood pressure, glucose, height, weight, waist
circumference, total cholesterol, and HDL. For your incentive to
take effect on January 1, 2017, you must have your well visit
occur no later than November 1, 2016 and you must
complete your HRA with biometric data no later than
November 14, 2016. If the PCP visit and/or the HRA are
completed after these dates, but before January 1, 2017, your
incentive will begin in February 2017.
CHANGES TO SCREENING PROCESS
The Weekly Connection Newsletter for City of Phoenix Employees • August 24, 2016
BETTER FOR YOU DON’T FORGET
ACTIVE SHOOTER
Everyone is welcome to explore a new
career in more than a dozen city
departments at the city of Phoenix Get
Hired! jobs event. Hundreds of positions
need to be filled. All applicants are
strongly encouraged to pre-register for
the event, bring several copies of their
resume and dress for interviews.
Opportunities to meet with certain
hiring managers will happen at select
times. City employees should visit the
Careers page in eCHRIS and click on the
“GET HIRED” job posting. Details:
Thursday, August 25
Phoenix Convention Center, West
Building, 100 level
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A link to the weekly job postings can
be found here.
Take a look at the revised schedule of
upcoming classes for the city’s active
shooter courses.
Public Transit Building, Conference Room 1:
Tuesday, August 30 at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 7 at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, September 20 at 8:30 a.m.
Calvin Goode Building, HR Basement
Training Room
Wednesday, September 28 at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 28 at noon
To sign up, use eCHRIS to find availability
using the course code WPVAS.
Have an idea for the next PHXConnect?
E-mail us: [email protected]
The following employees are accepting leave
donations. If you’d like to help; use eChris to make
your donation:
Nancy Gonzalez, secretary II, Human Services
Katrina Klein, communications supervisor,
Police
LEAVE DONATIONS
Employees are encouraged to attend this year’s
9/11 Memorial Ceremony. As parking is limited,
please consider riding the Metro Light Rail to
Phoenix City Hall. The Phoenix Fire and Phoenix
Police Honor Guards will conduct the
ceremony. City leaders and first responders will be
in attendance to honor those lost on September
11, 2001. Details:
Friday, September 9
9 a.m.
City Hall Atrium
9/11 CEREMONY
To show support for the Paint Phoenix Purple
campaign, the Human Services Department is
asking employees to wear purple on Fridays during
the month of
October.
This year,
promotional
merchandise is
available for purchase
including polo shirts,
caps and totes.
Proceeds benefit the
campaign through
the Arizona Coalition
to End Sexual and
Domestic Violence.
You can order your items now through Sept. 2 to
get your purple just in time for October, and to
join the city in bringing awareness about domestic
violence.
BREAK OUT THE PURPLE
Chris was hired as a Fire
Emergency Dispatcher in
August 2011.
In his spare time, Chris likes
to watch football and
hockey, go camping, fishing,
hunting, play golf & cook.
Chris started with Phoenix
Fire in 2008 as a volunteer
with the Crisis Response
Program.
Chris answers 911 calls for
fire/EMS and dispatch for
Phoenix Fire as well as 24
other fire departments
across the Valley.
Fast Facts
Next on bucket list:
Watch Cardinals win the
Super Bowl
Quote lines from:
Any episode of Seinfeld
Favorite style of pizza:
Chicago deep dish
Unknown talent:
I can make really good
tacos
Favorite thing about working
for the city of Phoenix:
“Taking pride in serving the
citizens of Phoenix & being
there for them on what could
possibly be their worst day.”
Three words to describe Chris:
Kind, loyal and compassionate
Chris Medina
Emergency Dispatcher
Fire Department
Check out all of the profiles on our amazing city employees by clicking on this link.
Now that the
new coffee
kiosk is open
and in full
swing, the
management
and staff of
With Gusto
Café would
like to show
their
appreciation
to their
customers by
presenting
them with a loyalty rewards card that gives a 10th
beverage for free. A free beverage is a grande
brewed coffee or tea, but if you prefer one of the
Starbucks signature drinks, the price of a grande-
sized brew will be deducted from your 10th
purchase. Tell your friends that With Gusto Café is
now ready to serve you.
REWARDING LOYALTY
“Giving Back is an Adventure” is the theme of the
2016 Community Service Fund Drive, and now it’s
time to get started.
One way many city
employees have chosen
to give back in previous
years is through a tax
credit to the Helping the
Working Poor fund
through Valley of the Sun
United Way. Once you
donate, your tax credit
goes to a qualified
charitable organization
and you receive a state tax credit. It gets even
better — the tax credit amount has doubled from
last year to $400 for an individual and $800 for a
married couple. Everyone wins when you make a
tax credit donation.
Find out more about how to start, or continue,
giving back at CSFD’s web site.
TIME TO GIVE
In case you missed City Manager Ed Zuercher’s
recent email, a city employee recently became the
victim of an email phishing attack. The employee
received an email appearing to come from the help
desk, even though it actually had an unrecognizable
(normally a ‘@Phoenix.gov’ address) sender
name. After clicking on the information, the
employee’s emails were rerouted to an unknown
address.
A couple of reminders to keep you safe while online:
The email address for the ITS Help Desk and
other similar internal email addresses will always
have a ‘@phoenix.gov’ as part of the name.
You will NEVER get an email from the city
manager or any city executive asking for your or
anyone else’s personal or sensitive information,
such as HR or payroll information outside the
standard process.
DO NOT click on links in a suspicious email.
Even if a message looks legitimate, do not reply
or respond to it. Make your supervisor aware of
it and appropriate staff can be notified.
It is always better to be safe, so do not hesitate
to question and report something unusual or
something that does not look right. Remember,
“See Something, Say Something.”
If you receive something suspicious, email or call:
[email protected], [email protected], or
Chief Information Security Officer Randell Smith at
256-4190.
CYBER SECURITY
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Click on the day to learn more about the story mentioned below.
Monday 1992: Hurricane Andrew pounds Bahamas
Tuesday 1999: First cases of West Nile Virus surface in NYC
Wednesday 79 (no, really, that long ago): Eruption of Mount
Vesuvius
Thursday 1835: The great Moon hoax
Friday 1939: Lights, camera, baseball!!!
The National Park Service turns 100 this year and in celebrating
this milestone, the Phoenix Airport Museum has opened an art
exhibition titled, Find Your Park in Arizona, which showcases
the diverse range of
Arizona’s National Park
offerings. Each of
Arizona’s parks is
represented with a diverse
range of historic images
and objects, including a
slab of petrified wood
that lived 225 million
years ago.
On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill
creating the National Park Service. To mark this occasion, two
guest National Park Rangers working in Arizona’s Parks will be
on hand to answer questions and provide more information at
the exhibition. Details:
Thursday, August 25
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Gallery in Terminal 4
Facebook live Q&A at 1 p.m. Search: PHXSkyHarbor
The exhibition is on display through January 29, 2017. More
information can be found on the airport’s museum web site.
SPECIAL EXHIBIT
TRIPLE HONORS
The city of Phoenix Parks and
Recreation Department
received three awards at the
66th annual Arizona Parks
and Recreation Association
Conference and Expo.
See what they were honored for in this video.
#SELFIEDAY AWARD
Congratulations to all of you! The city of Phoenix was
recognized by the Engaging Local Government Leadership
(ELGL) group for its role in National #CityHallSelfie Day. The
city received an award for a #selfie from the city with the
largest population. Thank you all for helping make the day a
great success by showcasing the fun and devoted employees
that make up #TeamPHX.
Gardeners of all levels, come to any one of the city’s three Seed
Library locations. Explore the
science of water and water
conservation at
PHXWaterSmart Workshops,
prepare for winter planting
and meet and share seeds
with gardeners like you! The
Seed Libraries offer workshops and interactive, hands on
gardening programs. What are you waiting for? Visit Seed
Library at the following Phoenix Public Library locations:
Ironwood Library, South Mountain Community Library
and Harmon Library.
LEARN TO GROW
