As part of the Finance Department in the City, the Pension & Benefits Office provides administration and guidance for employees and retirees who are covered by City benefit plans. Retirement plans include a 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, the Waterbury Retirement System which is a defined benefit plan, a 403(b) plan for Department of Education employees and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. Welfare benefits include medical, health & wellness benefits, dental, pharmacy, life insurance, AD&D, a section 125 flexible spending account, dependent care account (daycare), as well as a comprehensive employee assistance program. There are also voluntary supplemental benefits available. We currently cover over 11,000 active employees, family members and retirees under the city programs.
In an effort to improve your access to information and forms, we have included much of what you need below.
Forms, Documents, & Links
Click on the link below to view your available benefits
Listing files in 'Pension and Benefits'
Contact Information
Pension & Benefits Office
City Hall Building
235 Grand Street, 2nd floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: (203) 574-6844
Fax: (203) 346-2685
Pension & Benefits Manager
Cindy Van Deursen
Benefits Analyst
Heather Boyd
Benefits Assistant
Nora McPherson
Benefits Assistant
Stephanie James
Benefits Assistant
Mallory Gelinas
Medicare Office
City Hall Building
235 Grand Street, 2nd floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: (203) 574-6830
Fax: (203) 753-6831
Health Care Liaison
Maureen Torrence
Retiree Benefits Specialist
Suzanne Nieves
Education Website
Patrick, our Benefits Guy, created a gallery of benefits for you. This website helps you understand more of what is offered by the city. If you have general questions or are interested in learning more about a particular benefits topic, this website can help! Just select your topic. Available here!
Transparency and Coverage Rule
This link leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data. CLICK HERE
Current News & Events
Open Enrollment 5/15-6/2/2023 Click HERE
New Voluntary Comprehensive Vision Plan Click HERE
2022-2023 Wellness Incentive Plan (BACK & Better!) Click HERE
The City of Waterbury has brought back our Wellness Program and it's better than ever. Now offering our employees and their spouses (covered through Cigna) an easy way to track and set their goals for better living!
This is all done right through Cigna's website. The program allows you to log in, set your goals, and once they're met; you can select your incentive!
COVID-19 IMPORTANT BENEFITS INFORMATION
- Telemedicine
- Claims related to COVID-19 will be covered in full
- Cigna - Nurse Hotline 24/7 - 1 (855) 511-6366
- Teledentist