Open Enrollment for Benefits

Open Enrollment:  May 11 - May 29, 2026

Your changes are effective July 1, 2026.

This is the magical time of year when you can make changes to your benefit plans. If you don’t take any action, you’ll automatically stay in the same medical, dental, and life insurance plans that you are currently enrolled in.

Make the following changes in PRISM+ (between May 11 – May 29). 

• change, add, or drop insurance plans
• buy additional supplemental life insurance
• buy voluntary long-term disability insurance
• enroll in a flexible spending account (FSA)
• add or remove eligible dependents from insurance plans

What Must You Do During Open Enrollment?

•  If you would like to change the plan in which you are enrolled or add/remove
  eligible dependents, you must make this change in PRISM+ during Open Enrollment.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) participants must re-enroll during Open Enrollment
  to if they need to replenish funds in an FSA for July 1st.
  
  
• Make your changes in PRISM+ from May 11th through May 29th (11:59 pm).

In Brief:  What’s Changing for July 1?

Biweekly Insurance Premiums

All medical and dental insurance premiums are increasing. Please review the FY27 Employee Biweekly Premium Rate Chart(PDF, 123KB) . 

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)

The maximum election amount increases to $7,500 per IRS regulations. The County will reimburse employees for 50% of their Dependent Care FSA election, up to a maximum of $2,000.
Enroll in PRISM+ with the total amount you need for the entire fiscal year ($7,500 per family maximum). PRISM+ will calculate the County reimbursement and provide these funds in your pay slips after July 1^st.