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Martin County board adopts new retiree health insurance policy after heated public comment
Summary
The Martin County School Board unanimously approved new policy 20.11 on retiree health insurance for employees retiring on or after July 1, 2025, following multiple public comments from teachers, retirees and the teachers’ union urging the board to preserve benefits.
The Martin County School Board unanimously approved a new policy governing retiree health insurance for employees retiring on or after July 1, 2025.
The vote on policy 20.11 took place near the end of the meeting; Miss Roberts moved the motion and Miss Powers seconded. After the roll call the board chair called for the vote and members responded in the affirmative. The board recorded the motion as carried unanimously.
The vote followed a series of public comments and testimony urging the board to preserve existing retiree benefits. Tom Dougherty, band director at Jensen Beach High School, described the personal impact of recent benefit changes: “I feel…
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