Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 25-373, approving and authorizing the County Council Chair to sign the County’s Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan Document
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DEPARTMENT: Finance
ORIGINATOR: Nathan Kennedy
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Ken Klein 7/31/25
PURPOSE: Obtain Council approval and signature on the Summary Plan Description (SPD) and Plan Document for Navia Flexible Benefits Plan for plan period 4/1/25-3/31/26
BACKGROUND: Snohomish Co. and Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. entered into an agreement for Flexible Benefits Plan TPA effective 4/1/2018. The latest amendment #8 extended the agreement through 3/31/2026. The Summary Plan Description and Plan Document effective 4/1/25 through 3/31/26 are in need of council review and approval per SCC 3.20.030 which states: “The county council shall, by motion, adopt a flexible benefits plan document that qualifies as a cafeteria plan under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The flexible benefits plan document so adopted shall address eligibility for participation in the plan, shall detail the qualified benefits included in the plan, shall include any benefit limits and shall provide all other necessary and prudent provisions to provide for the effective administration of the plan. The adopted flexible benefits plan document may be amended, revised or replaced by the council by motion, as it deems necessary or advisable”.
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: No fiscal impact.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by: Risk Management (Sheila Barker 7/30/25) and Finance (Nathan Kennedy 7/31/25)