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Charlotte County moves to single open-enrollment window; medical plan to switch to Aetna

Charlotte County Internal Communications · November 10, 2025
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Summary

Charlotte County staff announced the county is consolidating to one annual open-enrollment period, confirmed a Jan. 1 switch of medical coverage from Cigna to Aetna, and provided details on beneficiary elections, portability of voluntary policies, and new ID cards to be mailed in December.

Caroline Whannel, Internal Communications Manager for Charlotte County, and Jenny Bolestron, Benefits Coordinator, told county employees the human-resources team is moving to a single annual open-enrollment period this year so staff can make all benefit elections at once.

"Honestly, I think 2 open enrollments is confusing, so going to just 1 makes everything easier," Bolestron said, explaining employees will be able to make elections for medical, voluntary, and dependent-care…

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