Access Employee Self Service Anywhere
You can log-on to Employee Self Service (ESS) to update your family members and dependents, contact information, beneficiaries, deferred compensation contribution, plus many additional options. You can also access benefit plan information, tools and resources that are available to you and your family.
To continue to maintain the security of personal employee
information, Employee Self Service (ESS) must be accessed on either a
computer connected to the City network, or via VPN using the Rapid
Identity application. If you do not have VPN access to ESS, please
submit a T-Ticket to the IT Department with your request or call them at (253) 591-2057.
Open Enrollment Benefits Newsletter
Open Enrollment Benefits Newsletter Rail (BLET/SMART-TD/Yardmasters)
Open Enrollment Recorded Presentation
Benefits Enrollment Sessions
Benefit eligible employees are required to attend an enrollment and information session in order to sign up for City benefits. Employees accomplish this through the semi-weekly New Employee Orientation (NEO) sessions scheduled through the Training and Development Division of Human Resources.
Please contact your supervisor, your departmental training representative, or the Benefits Office at (253) 573-2345 for scheduling questions.
Submit Forms to the Benefits Office
- Scan/email to benefits@cityoftacoma.org
- Mail to Human Resource Benefits, 747 Market Street, Room 1420, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Interoffice mail to Human Resources/Benefits TMB 1420
Questions and Comments
Contact the Benefits Team at (253) 573-2345 or via email at benefits@cityoftacoma.org.
Our Staff
Monica Rutledge - Human Resources Specialist
Nikki Abernathy - Human Resources Specialist
Cindy Farmer - Human Resources Specialist
Joshika Shaver - Human Resources Specialist
Karen Short - Sr. Human Resources Analyst
Vanessa Peterson - Sr. Human Resources Analyst
Kari Louie - Assistant Human Resources Director