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Employee asks county to count school service toward retiree health eligibility
Summary
A county employee asked the Sumner County benefits committee to count years served with the Board of Education toward county retiree health insurance eligibility, arguing a rehire date should not disqualify long-serving staff; the board agreed to research the issue and place it on old business for further study.
A county employee urged the Sumner County benefits committee to change how retiree health eligibility is calculated, saying years of service with the Board of Education should count toward county retiree insurance.
"Therefore, it's my understanding that the rehire date is a non issue and should not preclude me from qualifying for the retiree insurance benefits," the commenter said during the public comment period.
The speaker said she left the sheriff's office in August 2021 after beginning employment in July 1997 and described the current evidence-of-coverage…
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