Killeen ISD board approves COVID-19 paid leave extension
The Killeen ISD board of trustees voted Tuesday to extend COVID-19 paid leave protections for staff through June 30.
The motion unanimously passed 5-0 with board members Corbett Lawler and Susan Jones absent and not voting. COVID-19 afflicted employees will be able to receive up to 10 days of paid leave, starting retroactively with Jan. 1.
In the midst of the raging pandemic, the KISD board also voted to begin looking for a cheaper employee medical health insurance plan.
Five board members, with Susan Jones and Corbett Lawler absent and not voting, voted unanimously to hire consultant BKCW LP to scout for savings in the form of a partially self-funded medical and ancillary health insurance plan for the approximate 3,500 employees who rely on the districtâs current fully funded health insurance.
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How to best meet the needs of Killeenâs senior community, with respect to a city facility, was a topic of spirited discussion at Tuesdayâs Killeen City Council workshop.
City Recreation Services Director Joe Brown gave a presentation at the workshop on the authorization of a professional services contract with Richardson-based Randall Scott Architects Inc., for the amount of $543,825. This would be for the purpose of renovation of the Bob Gilmore Senior Center, located adjacent to the Rosa Hereford Community Center at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and W.S. Young Drive.
âItâs a win-win situation,â Councilmember Shirley Fleming said during the meeting about the proposed renovation.
The Rosa Hereford Community Center in Killeen, at 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Boulevard, will open as a warming station from 10 p.m. tonight to 9 a.m. Thursday for those needing