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Board hears proposal for 5.5% health‑insurance increase, staff recommends eliminating HRA
Summary
District staff presented three benefit options and said a 5.5% premium increase would cost the district roughly $31,000 next year; staff recommended eliminating an HRA option and moving to a $1,500/$3,000 HSA contribution while exploring a 90/10 premium split.
A staff member presented the district’s proposed 2025–26 employee health‑insurance options and said the summary ‘‘is here for you. It's a 5.5% increase’’ that would amount to roughly $31,000 in district costs next year.
The staff member told the board the packet contained three options and that the district currently contributes what was described in the materials as a $93.07 employer contribution figure for monthly premiums. The presenter outlined scenarios that would shift more premium cost to employees — for example, moving from the current contribution arrangement to a 90% district / 10% employee split — and explained how that would change the district’s projected outlay.
On plan design, the presenter described the district’s current HSA/HRA offerings, saying the district ‘‘have 2 staff members on HRA’’ and recommended eliminating the HRA option while moving district HSA contributions to $1,500 per single and $3,000 per family. The presenter estimated that change would save the district about $25,000 and said the HSA option being recommended is ‘‘competitive to surrounding districts.’’
The staff member also summarized a staff survey about benefits, saying roughly 69.3% of staff view the district plan as competitive and that only 7.7% of staff consider the current employer contribution model fair.
A committee member moved to approve ‘‘the original insurance proposal, 5.5 increase, and recommends that we elect to eliminate the HRA option for employees and to reduce the HSA district contribution of 1,500 per single, 3,000 per family for the 2025–26 district employees insurance renewal as presented.’’ The Chair seconded the motion. The provided transcript excerpt does not record the subsequent vote tally.
Next steps: board members referenced worksheets and a spreadsheet that accompany the recommendation for further review. If the board records or publishes a roll‑call vote later in the minutes, that outcome should be read from the official minutes.
