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Committee member moves to approve Humana dental plan; board hears 19.71% projected rise in health-plan costs
Summary
The board approved Humana as the district's dental insurance provider and reviewed a health-plan renewal that staff said would raise the self-insured budget by 19.71%; a motion to renew health plans was made and seconded but the transcript does not record the vote outcome.
A committee member moved and another seconded to approve Humana as the district's dental insurance provider, saying the benefit is paid by employees. The chair called for voice affirmation; the chair recorded the item as passing unanimously.
The motion to approve Humana was identified in the meeting as being moved by "Mister Oakwood" and seconded by "Miss Boudreaux." The transcript records a voice affirmation of "Aye" and the chair said the item passes unanimously.
Under agenda item 3d, board leadership presented the proposed renewal of employee and retiree health insurance plans, which the chair said are in effect until April 30, 2026. The chair stated that renewing the current plans and stop-loss coverage with UMR would result in a 19.71% increase to the self-insured budget and confirmed the district would continue its pharmacy benefit plan with OptumRx. A committee member moved to approve the renewal (the mover is the committee member who made the motion in the transcript) and another committee member seconded.
During brief discussion, a committee member emphasized that the rising cost of health insurance plans was the reason for the requested renewal and increase. Board members were asked to cast their votes electronically; the transcript ends with a request to "please cast your vote electronically" and a note that members might have to vote again. The transcript does not record the electronic tally or a final vote outcome for the health-plan renewal motion.
The board did not record a formal vote result for the health plan motion in the provided transcript; next procedural steps noted were electronic voting and potential re-casting of votes.
