Benefits Bulletin SAVE THE DATE! Red Cross Blood Drive. Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Sore Today, Strong Tomorrow!

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1 C I T Y O F A N A H E I M H U M A N R E S O U R C E S B E N E F I T S D I V I S I O N Benefits Bulletin J U L Y Click Here to visit MyAnaheimBenefits.com and find answers to your benefits related questions! SAVE THE DATE! Red Cross Blood Drive T H I S M O N T H Workout Challenge Weight Watchers At Work Vitality Health FYI and DIY Upcoming Seminars Educational Seminars CalPERS Training and Events Service Anniversaries In Memoriam Monday, August 13, :00 AM to 3:00 PM Downtown Community Center Sore Today, Strong Tomorrow! Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), previously known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children. Arthritis is a long-term condition characterized by stiffness, swelling, and pain in the joints. For more information visit the Arthritis website.

2 P A G E 2 Points Corner Vitality Workout Challenge Weight Watchers At Work Is Here Starting July 17, group will meet weekly on Tuesday from 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm in the Second Floor of Gordon Hoyt Room at AWT. 12 week session is $156, payable at the first meeting via check, credit card or cash.

3 P A G E 3 Points Corner Vitality s Health DIY and FYI make it easy for you to participate in year-round learning on physical, emotional and financial wellness. Participate through your Newsfeed and Message Center on the Vitality website and Vitality Today mobile app and receive interactive, inspiring and expert information. Did you know that each month Vitality offers a special health related topic learning experience? By attending a live webcast OR watching a webcast you haven't already seen you can earn 50 points! You can also enter to win a gift card in the monthly #healthfyi contest on Twitter (@powerofvitality) and Facebook (Vitality). Aug 20 Sep 21: Get on top of stress levels once and for all: Health DIY will offer effective, everyday stress management tools for employees across all types of industries. Members will also benefit from learning proven ways to deal with stress that comes through life-changing events. Don t forget, you could win the Health DIY Brag Bag valued up to $500! Enter for a chance to win by answering Health DIY surveys or quizzes on your Newsfeed.. Good Sleep Habits Provide Good Health Participate in this month s Health FYI and earn 50 Vitality points! Sleep hygiene, the practice of healthy sleep habits, is just as important for better health as eating a nutritious diet. This Health FYI on sleeping better will bring new insights into this important part of the day. Date: Thursday, July 19, 2018 Time: 12:00pm PST To Register: visit and navigate to the Learning Center tab. Earn 50 Points when you attend a live webcast OR watch a webcast that you haven't already seen. You cannot earn points for viewing the same webcast more than once. You can only earn points upon completion toward your current program year.

4 P A G E 4 Invest For Today And Tomorrow Dealing With Current Conditions How do you make sense of current market and economic conditions in managing investments? It s about being prepared for different scenarios. We ll help up review whether or not you need to adjust, so you can stay on track towards meeting your goals. Presenter: Dayla Cabeza de Vaca, CFP Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Times Offered: 11:30am 12:30pm OR 1:00pm 2:00pm Location: Helena Training Room City Hall Ground Floor (200 S. Anaheim Blvd.) Please RSVP via one of the following: 1) Reservation line: x5803 2) Janice P. Garcia: jpgarcia@anaheim.net 3) Click here to Register On-Line *Bring your lunch. Dessert and beverages will be provided.*

5 P A G E 5 How Can I Protect Myself From Online Fraud? The following steps can help protect you and your account information online: Beware of suspicious or unusual s with embedded links. To visit ICMA-RC ( or any other financial institutions online, always open a new browser window and manually enter the website address, rather than clicking on a link in an . Most companies, including ICMA-RC, require you to log in to a secure site for sensitive transactions. When visiting ICMA-RC s Account Access website, always look for and the lock [ ] in your browser bar prior to logging in. Take note of the header address on each website you visit. Legitimate sites typically have short internet addresses likely depicting the business s name usually followed by.com,.org.edu, or.gov. Illegitimate sites are more likely to have excessively long strings of characters in the header, with the legitimate business s name somewhere in that string (if at all). If you have any doubts about an or website, contact the legitimate company directly. Make a copy of the questionable website s internet address, it to or call the legitimate business, and ask if the correspondence or site is legitimate. If you ve been victimized by a bogus or website, contact local police or sheriff s department, inform/notify your employer, and file a complaint with the FBI s Internet Fraud Complaint Center at Along the lines of fraud, 75 City employees were sent s between the dates of June 6 th and June 9 th, 2018 from a financial services firm. There was a misspelling in the senders address: distict-workers-information.com, which should be a key factor in identifying an illegitimate advertisement. A sample is as follows: Each year, all employees of the City of Anaheim are invited to sit down with a representative to answer any questions you have regarding your Social Security and your individual retirement options. They proceed to advertise IRA s or other retirement savings options. Please be aware the City of Anaheim only endorses information and workshops provided by staff of CalPERS, Social Security Administration, and ICMA-Retirement Corporation. We have been informed by these three agencies that they do not contract, train or authorize third-party firms to conduct educational seminars on their material, processes or procedures pertaining to their programs. Should you decide to respond to an or other form of advertisement, please keep in mind that the information provided is not endorsed and may not be comprehensive or accurate. The City invites you to attend authorized workshops and seminars provided by CalPERS and Social Security Administration annually in October, and ICMA-RC on a monthly basis. Official workshops are advertised in the City s Monthly Benefits Bulletins, Citywide s and If you have any questions, please contact Dona Vlha, H.R. Analyst II at dvlha@anaheim.net or (714)

6 P A G E 6 RETIREMENT WITHIN REACH Enjoy 24/7 access to news, resources, and planning tools to help you prepare for the retirement you want! Visit and use the ICMA-RC mobile app to save on the go! How to get the FREE City of Anaheim mobile app: 1 Visit the App Store or Google Play, search for ICMA-RC, and click Install then Open 2 In the dropdown menu, click About, then click Settings 3 Enter the code myanaheim Visit to learn more about the app!

7 Deferred Compensation P A G E 7 SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING LUNCHTIME SEMINARS ICMA-RC Website Tutorial & How To Read Your Quarterly Statement August 22, 2018 Your 457 Plan Roth Options September 13, 2018 Health Cost In Retirement, How To Prepare October 23, 2018 How Much Will Retirement Cost? November 7, 2018 Guided Pathways Program: Helping You Save, Invest & Retire December 11, 2018 Presented by: Dayla Cabeza de Vaca, Certified Financial Planner TM Professional ICMA-RC Meet your ICMA-RC Local Representatives (457 & RHS Accounts) The City s improved Fund Lineup with ICMA-RC was effective at close of business on Friday, June 15, Fund changes and transfer of assets to replacement funds were processed over the weekend so there was no black out period or out-of-market exposure. If you would like to review any fund changes, please contact the Retirement Plans Specialist, Ryan Carpenter. Ryan Carpenter ICMA-RC Retirement Plans Specialist Phone: (202) RCarpenter@icmarc.org Schedule an appointment : Ryan is available in the Human Resources Department on Tuesday s AWT, 5 th floor and handles most of your 457 and/or RHS needs. Please Ryan if you are interested in inviting him to your facility. Dayla Cabeza de Vaca Certified Financial Planner Professional Phone: (866) DCabezadevaca@icmarc.org Schedule an initial phone appointment with Dayla Cabeza de Vaca, Certified Financial Planner Professional with ICMA-RC. She will make arrangements for 1:1 personal appointments. You may contact Janice Garcia at jpgarcia@anaheim.net or (714) when determining if you should meet with Deferred Compensation staff or Ryan or Dayla for your particular needs.

8 P A G E 8 Planning Your Retirement For members nearing retirement, this class helps you plan and prepare for retirement. Learn more about your CalPERS benefits and the retirement process. Prerequisites: None To enroll in a class: Go online to mycalpers (Login ID and Password are required) Call CalPERS Customer Contact Center at 888 CalPERS (or ) July 2018 Date Friday, July 13, 2018 Date Saturday, July 21, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Time: 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Location: CalPERS Orange Regional Office Location: CalPERS Orange Regional Office Room: Large Training Room Room: Large Training Room Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Time: Location: Room: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CalPERS Orange Regional Office Large Training Room August 2018 Date Friday, August 3, 2018 Date Saturday, August 11, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Time: 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Location: CalPERS Orange Regional Office Location: CalPERS Orange Regional Office Room: Large Training Room Room: Large Training Room Date: Friday, August 17, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location: CalPERS Orange Regional Office Room: Large Training Room CalPERS Orange Regional Office N. State College Blvd., Suite 750 Orange, CA 92868

9 Thank You For Your Service! P A G E 9 Congratulations to the employees who have reached their 5 th through 25 th anniversary with the City this July 2018! 25 Years of Service Department Hire Date Jane Newell Community Services 07/16/ Years of Service Department Hire Date Richard Talton Community & Economic Dev. 07/10/1998 Cherie Hill Police 07/20/1998 Daniel Joachimstaler Police 07/20/1998 Johnathan Bailey Police 07/20/ Years of Service Department Hire Date Abigail Vasquez Police 07/04/2003 John Kirstenpfad Police 07/07/2003 Maureen Neer Police 07/07/2003 Ted Lopez Police 07/24/2003 Maria Sigala Community & Economic Dev. 07/25/ Years of Service Department Hire Date Blake William Public Utilities 07/11/2008 Ana Lopez Public Utilities 07/11/2008 Chris Hoang Community & Economic Dev. 07/14/2008 Nicole Sanchez Public Works 07/25/ Years of Service Department Hire Date Joseph Donovan Public Utilities 07/05/2013 Benjamin Gonzalez Public Utilities 07/08/2013 Manuel Gonzalez Public Utilities 07/19/2013 James Monsoor Police 07/19/2013 Steven Havlicek Public Utilities 07/19/2013

10 P A G E 10 In Memoriam Name Department Passing Garey Churchill Police 06/2018 Norma Cherry Community Services 06/2018 Many retirees have requested that we provide a listing of retirees and employees who have recently passed away. We receive this information from several sources at different times and regret any omissions or errors. REACH is your employee assistance and work/life service contracted by your employer as a benefit for you and your immediate family. The REACH staff are Licensed/ Certified Employee Assistance Professionals that provide short term counseling, assessment, referral and follow-up. HOW DO I CONTACT REACH? To make an appointment, talk to a counselor by phone, inquire about our services, call (800) toll-free. For crisis situations, access to a professional counselor is available by phone 24 hours / 7 days a week. For non-emergency needs, call us during regular business hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or you can contact us by at info@reachline.com. Recreation Connection Recreation Connection provides a free online employee discount program. Services include a wide variety of nationwide discounts including theme parks, movie theaters, water parks, ski resorts, sporting events, concerts, plays, hotels, car rentals and much more. Exclusive Offer Enter for a chance to win TWO 1-Day Knott s Berry Farm Tickets!