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Health-care and pension costs top concerns at Webster budget workshop
Summary
District staff told the board retiree Medicare plans could rise as much as 50% for Jan. 1, 2027, TRS contributions are down to 8.24% while ERS increased to about 17.6%, and the health-care budget is approaching $40 million — all factors adding uncertainty to next year’s spending plan.
Retiree health-care and pension contributions were a central focus at the Webster Central School District’s Feb. 24 budget workshop, where district staff warned that retiree Medicare costs and volatile open-enrollment shifts in active plans make health-care budgeting especially uncertain.
Staff member said the district’s retiree Medicare (Rash 1) bill could increase by about 50% for Jan. 1, 2027, and that preliminary information received the same day could push that projection higher. “We were projecting a…
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