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Brush board approves one-year fund to reimburse non‑Medicare retirees up to $800 monthly
Summary
The Brush School District Board adopted Resolution 2026-04 to appropriate up to $250,000 from fund balance to reimburse eligible retirees not yet on Medicare up to $800 per month for individual health premiums during the 2026–27 fiscal year; the measure passed after language clarifications on eligibility and reimbursement method.
The Brush School District No. Re-2 (Brush) Board of Education voted May 4, 2026, to adopt Resolution 2026-04, authorizing the appropriation of up to $250,000 from the district’s fund balance to help eligible retirees who are not yet Medicare-eligible pay individual health insurance premiums for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Staff reading the resolution said the district’s net contribution would cover up to $800 per month per eligible retiree toward Parare (as written in the resolution) or individual private health insurance premiums after application of any program rebate. The appropriation is limited to retirees who are not yet eligible for Medicare and, following edits on the floor, was clarified to apply only to retirees working in the district and only for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Board members pressed for specific implementation language during discussion. The board added phrases to make clear (1) the appropriation supports retirees who continue working for the district, (2) reimbursements will be processed through accounts payable rather than payroll to avoid W-2 reporting issues, and (3) the funding limit is for the single 2026–27 fiscal year. After those edits, the board approved the resolution by roll call.
The vote followed staff remarks noting the district’s upcoming disbursement report will include two large items: an audit repayment of $97,855.97 related to student count and transportation, and the second payment to the TPS group, $962,528.49, which together make the month’s outflows unusually high. Staff said these payments do not prevent the proposed appropriation but explained why the disbursement report will look large.
Legal counsel Brad Miller later certified the executive session earlier in the evening as limited to legal advice related to PAR retirement issues and employment contracts and said it was appropriate that the recorder was turned off during that confidential discussion.
What’s next: the appropriation takes effect for the 2026–27 fiscal year only and will be administered as described in the resolution. The resolution requires no further board action to begin reimbursements once accounts-payable procedures are in place.
Sources: Board reading of Resolution 2026-04; board discussion and roll-call votes recorded at the May 4, 2026 meeting.
