County staff recommends renewing retiree health plan; estimated $20 monthly increase per person
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Summary
Staff recommended renewing the county’s retiree insurance plan for fiscal 2026 with an estimated $20 per person per month increase and requested budgeting about $50,000. The number of covered retirees was not confirmed during the meeting.
County staff told the Freestone County Commissioners Court that the recommended retiree health plan for fiscal year 2026 would cost about $20 more per person per month than the current plan but remains the least expensive option the county was offered.
Staff said the change represents an increase of roughly $20 per person per month and that the county plans to budget about $50,000 to cover the additional cost. The precise number of retirees covered under the plan was not specified in the meeting; one speaker recalled a prior figure of about 37 but did not confirm that number for the current plan year.
A commissioner made a motion to renew the county’s retiree insurance plan; the transcript records the motion but does not include a roll call vote or the final recorded outcome.
Staff described the offering as one the county provides annually for retirees and said the recommendation followed a market comparison of available plans.