• Employee Portal

    Employee Self Service (ESS)

    SMARTeR Employee Self Service website

    Reminder: Firefox browser is no longer supported by SMARTeR. As of spring 2019 Chrome, IE, Edge, and Safari must be used to enter the site. 

    Welcome to ESS: Instruction Document Download

    Empower Retirement

    Empower Retirement: Deferred Compensation (403B)

    Note: Employee contribution changes can only be done via the Payroll Department. A form must be filled out and be provided to Payroll. Please reach out to NESC Payroll for the form.

    Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)

    Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS): Deferred Compensation (457)

    Note: Employee contribution changes must be done both online via the website and a form must also be filled out and be provided to Payroll. Please reach out to NESC Payroll for the form. 

    Public Employees Retrement Association (PERA)

    Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)