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Board to ask finance committee to study funding options after EHA cancels wellness incentives
Summary
An Ad Hoc committee reported that the Educators of Health Alliance plans to cancel wellness programming; the board instructed staff to schedule a finance committee meeting to evaluate whether the district should temporarily fund the 'vitality' employee-wellness program until a longer-term solution is found.
A member of the Ad Hoc Insurance Committee told the board the Educators of Health Alliance (EHA) has notified partners it will cancel wellness programming and incentives. The committee recommended the board consider budgeting to maintain the district 'vitality' wellness program for the next year until the district determines EHA's status.
Dr. Standish and the Chair said the appropriate procedural next step is to refer the matter to the finance committee for vetting; Standish said the committee will review the amount needed and whether the board wants to elevate the request for consideration before final budget adoption. Board members expressed concern about the late timing of the suggestion—one board member said she felt "blindsided" by the ad hoc committee recommendation given the proximity to budget finalization—while committee members responded that they had only recently received notice from EHA and had met that day to consider next steps.
