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Council adopts automatic-enrollment resolution for new hires at 2% default contribution
Summary
Vernal City adopted Resolution No. 2026-03 to add automatic enrollment of newly hired employees at a 2% contribution rate, with employees retaining the right to opt out or change contributions; staff referenced URS in remarks but the formal item title refers to a 457(b) plan.
The council approved Resolution No. 2026-03 to amend the Vernal City Personnel Manual to include automatic enrollment of newly hired employees at a 2% default contribution. City Recorder Sara Bell described the mechanism: newly hired employees would be enrolled at 2% at hire and could opt out or change contributions according to plan provisions.
Councilmember Randel Mills asked when employees would be notified; staff said notification would occur during onboarding. City Manager Quinn Bennion clarified that the automatic enrollment applies only to new hires and that existing employees may opt in but would need to enroll themselves. The transcript contains an internal reference to the URS 401(k) plan during staff remarks, while the formal resolution language and motion reference a 457(b) automatic-enrollment provision; the article uses the item’s formal title and notes the transcript inconsistency.
