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Open Enrollment for Health Plan Changes (Sept 20-Oct 15)

Posted on September 17, 2021

Vist: https://employees.cityofsanrafael.org/2022-open-enrollment/

New Nationwide Representative for City Employees

Posted on August 24, 2021

Brenda DeVecchio, Retirement Specialist, Nationwide Retirement Solutions Customer Care: 877-677-3678 ~ Cell: (209) 337-4574 ~ Email: devecb1@nationwide.com Website: www.nrsforu.com, Text “Ready” to 877-697 to enroll Local Team Workshops: https://nationwidenorcalworkshops.myretirementappt.com/ If Brenda is not available, our Retirement Resource Group can assist at: 888-401-5272: or http://RetirementSpecialists.MyRetirementAppt.com

Active Threat Training for City Employees

Posted on August 20, 2021

Navigating the New Normal Series

Posted on August 19, 2021

We are here to help you as you navigate their way along the changing pandemic landscape to the "next normal". Attendees will learn how to build resilience, adopt healthy habits and prevent burnout. "As the COVID pandemic crisis unfolds we wonder what the next normal will be. It's likely that the previous status quo will be...

Digital Update: Moving Mountains, We’re Here to Help, & More

Posted on July 21, 2021

How Do You Move a Mountain? Taking on San Rafael’s ERP Project The City of San Rafael’s ERP system EDEN is the primary financial tool for budgeting, payroll, cashiering, purchasing, and human resource management and has been in use since 2002. While it continues to support our City’s day-to-day financial needs, the software has reached...

Gym Reimbursement Requests- Due to HR by Wednesday, July 7th!

Posted on July 1, 2021

GYM REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS NOTE TO ADMIN. STAFF: Please notify and/or post this notice for any employees in your department that may not have e-mail access - thanks! It’s time to turn in your receipts for gym fees paid for July 2020 through June 2021. Receipts are due no later than July 7, 2021. You...

ICMARC- July Appointment Schedule

Posted on June 30, 2021

Declare your financial freedom! Schedule an appointment to see what you can do to get on track for retirement! Register to attend a webinar Will You Have Enough in Retirement or Will You Have Enough to Retire Comfortably Click this link to find out how to roll over old accounts

Provident Credit Union – City Employee Special Offers

Posted on June 30, 2021

To access Provident Credit Union Perks, click the link www.providentcu.org/SanRafael

Digital Update: New Project Management Software, ISP Accounts Reduced, and More

Posted on June 28, 2021

Digital Pilots New Project Management Software Digital Service has selected a new tool to centralize the management of inter-departmental projects, triage incoming requests, and measure progress against strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs). Asana is a robust project management tool that allows for task tracking across projects and departments that we will begin rolling...

Nationwide Appointments for May

Posted on May 6, 2021

NOTICE TO CITY OF SAN RAFAEL EMPLOYEES: In May, Nationwide Retirement Specialist, Jim Laffoon, is available to meet via a phone appointment or a virtual (screen sharing) appointment. To schedule an appointment, click on Make an Appointment below. You can Enroll in the plan, Review your account, Increase your contributions, Combine other retirement plans with...

May Health Topic: Mental Health & Wellness

Posted on May 1, 2021

All - 2020-2021 May Mental Health Flyer Design Option A, English.pdf All - 2020-2021 May Mental Health Flyer Design Option B, English.pdf All - 2020-2021 May Mental Health Flyer Design Option A, Spanish.pdf All - 2020-2021 May Mental Health Flyer Design Option B, Spanish.pdf Welcome to our health topic for May — mental health and...

Digital Update: Digital’s Quarterly Roadmap, Spanish Snapshot, Permitting, & More

Posted on April 30, 2021

Digital Quarterly Roadmap Following our one year mark from the start of the pandemic, Digital is actively working to help our city “build back better” by digitizing city services and digitally up-skilling our city workforce. This week, Digital met to discuss our quarterly roadmap and new sprint planning process. Our department roadmap defines the needs we're seeing across the city, theories on how to...

Digital Update: New Director, First Floor Construction Progress, & More

Posted on April 12, 2021

Welcome Jess! Last week, Digital welcomed our new director, Jessica MacLeod! Jess has been busy getting situated, meeting with members of our organization and learning about the tools, workflows, and group dynamics of our team. During Monday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Kate, councilmembers, and other city staff joined in welcoming Jess to the organization 😊....

Nationwide & ICMA Schedule for April

Posted on April 8, 2021

Schedule an appointment with your appropriate rep below (scroll down for ICMA information) NOTICE TO CITY OF SAN RAFAEL EMPLOYEES: In April, Nationwide Retirement Specialist, Jim Laffoon, is available to meet via a phone appointment or a virtual (screen sharing) appointment. You can Enroll in the plan, Review your account, Increase your contributions, Combine other...

April Health Topic: Stress Management

Posted on April 8, 2021

All - 2020-2021 April Stress Management Flyer Design Option A, English.pdf All - 2020-2021 April Stress Management Flyer Design Option B, English.pdf All - 2020-2021 April Stress Management Flyer Design Option B, Spanish.pdf All - 2020-2021 April Stress Management Flyer Design Option A, Spanish.pdf Welcome to our health topic for April — stress management....

Digital Update: Canal WiFi, Digital Marin, Wildand Map, & More

Posted on March 26, 2021

Canal WiFi Goes Live at Kerner Campus The Canal WiFi network expanded to a new location this month after Marin County and MarinIT installed 3 Access Points on the roofs of the Health and Human Services Campus located at 3301 Kerner Boulevard, further expanding the coverage of the network throughout the neighborhood. These access point locations were designed to serve the adjacent parking lot area, reaching much of the Cardenas...

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Digital Update: A Year of Public Information in Review, Maps & Apps, Bookings, & More

Posted on March 5, 2021

Emergency operations public messaging has settled into a regular rhythm after a year of adapting to the changing landscape of COVID-19. Our team continues to collaborate with the County of Marin, community partners, and regional agencies to synchronize COVID-19 messaging to our community. The response to our community messaging has been positive. Our email newsletter read-rate remains strong, and we continue to see an increased amount of social media...

Digital Update: New Digital Director, Citywide Needs Assessment

Posted on February 22, 2021

Digital Welcomes New Director We are thrilled to be welcoming Jessica Macleod as the new Director of our Digital Team! We’re looking forward to bringing Jessica into the fold as soon as she comes on board April 1st—we have some big and exciting projects queued up this year and Jessica is the perfect person to help our team ship them out! Fun fact: As you have probably heard, Jessica is one of the Co-Founders at U.S. Digital...

Digital Update: Cybersecurity, Events Permit Project, & GIS

Posted on February 8, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness The next cybersecurity training module will be available Monday, February 8th. Employees will receive an email from do-not-reply@knowbe4.com with a brief description of the training and a link to your training session. The training takes about 45 minutes and should be completed by the end of the month. Why is this important? Security...

February Health Topic: Heart Health

Posted on February 1, 2021

Welcome to our health topic for February — heart health. You can help avoid future heart problems by making healthy changes today. And the same habits that help keep your heart strong also reduce your risk for other conditions — another good reason to take these health tips to heart. Creating new fitness habits can...