Kingsville ISD work session, date not confirmed yet
2 h 14 min · 1 public speaker
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Kingsville ISD board votes 6-0 for no increase in 2027 employee health premiums 1:10:42
- The board held a workshop on the 2027 health insurance district contributions and employee premiums before taking up action items that corresponded with the workshop items. 12:01
- The board voted 6-0 on a motion to choose Option A, which is no increase to employee premiums. 1:10:42
- The board voted 6-0 to continue the district's contribution to employee health savings accounts after administration recommended removing it. 1:19:21
- The board also voted 6-0 to buy a 15-passenger van and to adopt Policy Update 127. 1:21:43
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Item by item (13)
- Call to order and roll call 5:38
- The meeting was called to order at 5:32 on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026, and a quorum of board members was declared present. 5:38
- Public participation 7:11
- A speaker at public comment said SHAC has not been compliant with TEA and education codes since 2020 and that the district is not in compliance with at least 10 education codes. 9:39
- The speaker also raised fitness grant reports, AEDs at sports practices and games, and vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings, and asked the board to choose the SHAC chair carefully. 10:55
- Workshop on health insurance premiums 12:01
- A district staff member presented Option A with no increase, Option B with a 7% increase across the board, and Option C with 7% for employee only and 14% for spouse, children and family. 18:50
- The staff member said the district would contribute $1,633,000 under Option A, $33,000 more under Option B and $53,000 more under Option C, and recommended Option C. 20:23
- A speaker said the district may want to consider giving employees a one-year reprieve from increases. 35:31
- Workshop on other employee benefits 37:13
- A district staff member described a $200 a month spousal surcharge for employees who put a spouse on the district plan when the spouse could get coverage through an employer. 37:43
- The staff member said telemedicine is projected to cost $17,500 and the $50,000 district life insurance costs about $24,500 a year. 39:52
- The staff member said the $50 monthly health savings account contribution costs $18,000 and no longer benefits the district now that it is not self-funded. 44:00
- Public auction of surplus equipment 1:03:36
- Health insurance contribution and premiums 1:09:14
- Spousal insurance surcharge 1:10:39
- Employer-paid telemedicine and life insurance 1:12:12
- Employer-paid health savings account contribution 1:13:28
- A district staff member said administration recommended removing the employer-paid health savings account benefit. 1:13:42
- One board member asked why the board would take the benefit away from employees who use it and made a motion to keep it. 1:16:15
- The motion to continue contributing carried 6-0. 1:19:21
- Purchase over $50,000 1:19:43
- Second reading of policy update 1:21:43
- School Health Advisory Council appointments 1:23:22
- Closed session and adjournment 1:23:51
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Video: posted by the district as “Special Board Meeting and Workshop 10/27/2026”