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Notice of MEA Officer Election

It is time once again for Officer elections at MEA. Officer positions are President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Article V of MEA’s Bylaws details the rules that govern our Union’s elections. Those rules call for the announcement of procedures to be used to nominate Officer candidates. In order to qualify as a candidate for MEA […]

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DSD LMC Update

The DSD LMC met on July 19, 2016 and discussed the following agenda items: Lease negotiations for a new location for DSD and Planning are ongoing. Director Bob Vacchi stated it continues to be his top priority. Director Bob Vacchi stated staffing levels are steady and the department continues to fill vacancies across the board as needed. He reported approximately […]

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FY17 – Sharp Select Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all Sharp Select plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into the Sharp Health Plan system and can access services. Sharp Health Plan will be issuing new cards to all current and new enrollees on Sharp Select. ID cards for new enrollees began […]

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FY17 – VSP Vision Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all vision plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into the VSP system and can access services. It is important to note that VSP does not mail out ID cards to participants, nor do you need an ID card to access services. To find a […]

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FY17 – MetLife HMO Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into Met Life’s system and can access services. MetLife Dental HMO will be issuing ID cards to new enrollees only who selected a dentist during open enrollment. These cards should arrive by August 5. If you have […]

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FY17 – Sharp Classic Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all Sharp Classic plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into the Sharp Health Plan system and can access services. Sharp Health Plan will be issuing new cards to new enrollees only. Cards began being mailed on July 20. If you are a new enrollee […]

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FY17 – MetLife Dental PPO Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into Met Life’s system and can access services. MetLife Dental PPO will not be issuing ID cards this year, nor will they mail out replacement cards. To access services, you can do one of the following: Verbal […]

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FY17 – Sharp Non-Medicare Retiree Plan Effective 8/1/16

August 1, 2016 kicks off the new FY17 benefit year. As of today, all Sharp Non-Medicare plan participants with an August 1 effective date have been loaded into the Sharp Health Plan system and can access services. Sharp Health Plan will be issuing cards to new enrollees only. Cards began being mailed on July 20. If you are a new enrollee […]

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Electronic Copy of MEA’s New Labor Contract/MOU is Now Available

MEA is happy to announce that an electronic copy of our new four year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (labor contract) is now available.  The new MOU took effect on July 1, 2016. Hopefully you noticed the $1,500 flex benefit increase during open enrollment in June and in your most recent paycheck.  There will be an additional flex benefit increase of […]

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