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Board debates changes to retiree health subsidies; staff to draft consolidated policy with sunset options
Summary
Trustees reviewed retiree health policy options including reducing the district subsidy for under‑65 retirees, limiting future enrollments, and setting date‑certain sunsets; staff will consolidate board direction and return a draft policy for review.
The board devoted an extended portion of the Jan. 7 workshop to proposed revisions to Policy 6560 (retiree health insurance) and related items after staff presented cost and enrollment data.
Don Calderon and benefits staff provided data showing the district currently covers roughly $1,000,000 annually for a health insurance subsidy for retirees under 65 and projects a roughly $2.1 million liability over a 15‑year span tied to a separate retiree stipend program for about 117 current retirees. Pam Kimberlin (benefits coordinator) and other staff reported the district tracks retirees in its BenTec enrollment system and provided counts of retirees in various categories.
Board members and…
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