<div dir="ltr"><div>RSU 24 has both FSA and FSA Dependent care plans through Horace Mann and are charged a fee and that fee is passed on to our employees each pay period with the exception of the months with 3 payrolls. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34)" face="arial, sans-serif">Melinda Beers</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34)" face="arial, sans-serif">Finance Manager<br></font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Regional School Unit #24</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">2165 US Highway 1</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Sullivan ME 04664</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Office: (207) 422-2017 x. 2105</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM <<a href="mailto:schoolfinance-request@maillist.informe.org">schoolfinance-request@maillist.informe.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send SchoolFinance mailing list submissions to<br>
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:19:30 -0400<br>
From: Cheryl Fournier <<a href="mailto:cfournier@sanford.org" target="_blank">cfournier@sanford.org</a>><br>
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Sanford charges the fee to the employees. We handle it the same way we do<br>
most voluntary benefits. We split the fee in half and deduct it the first<br>
two payrolls of each month. On a 3 payroll month, that deduction does not<br>
apply.<br>
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Cheryl<br>
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*Cheryl Fournier*<br>
*Business Administrator*<br>
*Sanford School Department*<br>
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 8:23?AM Krol, Gabrielle <<a href="mailto:gabrielle.krol@msad52.org" target="_blank">gabrielle.krol@msad52.org</a>><br>
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> Good Morning,<br>
><br>
> Of the districts who offer FSA and Dependent care FSA plans for their<br>
> employees, who is billed a monthly fee for participants, AND do you charge<br>
> that fee back to the employee?<br>
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> If so, how do you process that?<br>
><br>
> Our district participates in Horace Mann's Health Equity program and<br>
> starting this year, in order to continue to offer it to our staff, there<br>
> will be a monthly fee per participant. We are looking to see if it makes<br>
> sense to pass that expense on to the employee.<br>
><br>
> Thanks so much!<br>
> Gabby<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Gabrielle Krol<br>
> Business Manager<br>
> MSAD 52<br>
> 486 Turner Center Road<br>
> Turner, ME 04282<br>
> 207-225-1006<br>
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:22:27 -0400<br>
From: Donna Ekman <<a href="mailto:donna.ekman@schoolunion122.net" target="_blank">donna.ekman@schoolunion122.net</a>><br>
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School Union 122 uses American Fidelity for FSA plans and they do not<br>
charge the district anything.<br>
Donna Ekman<br>
Business Manager<br>
Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator<br>
School Union #122<br>
Woodland - New Sweden - Westmanland<br>
843 Woodland Center Road<br>
Woodland, ME 04736<br>
207-498-8436 - Fax 207-498-6349<br>
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 9:19?AM Lisa Swift <<a href="mailto:lswift@veaziecs.org" target="_blank">lswift@veaziecs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hello,<br>
> We pass the fee onto the employee. I have a deduction set up for the<br>
> FSA amount and a separate one for the fee because MSMA wants the checks<br>
> separately. I send the FSA amount biweekly to MSMA and the fee amount<br>
> after the second payroll of each month. We do not deduct it out of the<br>
> third payroll of the month when there is one.<br>
><br>
> I hope this helps.<br>
> Lisa Swift<br>
> Business, Payroll and Human Resource Manager<br>
> Veazie School Department<br>
> 1040 School Street<br>
> Veazie, ME 04401<br>
> P: (207)947-6573 ext. 309 F: (207)947-6570<br>
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> On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 8:35?AM Dawn Blanchard <<a href="mailto:dblanchard@brunswicksd.org" target="_blank">dblanchard@brunswicksd.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
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>> We go through HealthEquity- we charge the fee to the employees<br>
>> There is only one 'fee' even if they take one or both plans.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> *~Thanks,*<br>
>><br>
>> Dawn Blanchard<br>
>><br>
>> Director of Personnel & Finance<br>
>><br>
>> she/her/hers<br>
>><br>
>> (207)-319-1950<br>
>> <a href="mailto:dblanchard@brunswicksd.org" target="_blank">dblanchard@brunswicksd.org</a><br>
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>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 8:23?AM Krol, Gabrielle <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:gabrielle.krol@msad52.org" target="_blank">gabrielle.krol@msad52.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Good Morning,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Of the districts who offer FSA and Dependent care FSA plans for their<br>
>>> employees, who is billed a monthly fee for participants, AND do you charge<br>
>>> that fee back to the employee?<br>
>>><br>
>>> If so, how do you process that?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Our district participates in Horace Mann's Health Equity program and<br>
>>> starting this year, in order to continue to offer it to our staff, there<br>
>>> will be a monthly fee per participant. We are looking to see if it makes<br>
>>> sense to pass that expense on to the employee.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks so much!<br>
>>> Gabby<br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> Gabrielle Krol<br>
>>> Business Manager<br>
>>> MSAD 52<br>
>>> 486 Turner Center Road<br>
>>> Turner, ME 04282<br>
>>> 207-225-1006<br>
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