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Council debates automatic retirement enrollment; keeps opt‑in practice for now
Highland City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary
Staff proposed automatically enrolling new employees in the city retirement match (opt‑out) to raise participation; council debated employee choice, taxpayer costs and budget assumptions and asked staff to return with clarified policy language, leaving current opt‑in practice in place for now.
Human resources staff told the council the city currently gives a 2.2% base contribution and matches up to 4% for employees enrolled in URS (in lieu of Social Security). Staff proposed switching from an opt‑in match to automatic enrollment (employees would have to opt out if…
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