Presenter proposes per-vehicle insurance and workers' comp allocations

Sep 22, 2026

Staff proposed charging departments for fleet insurance at about $610 per vehicle and allocating workers' compensation costs described in the transcript as "1.35¢ on every dollar" of salary; commissioners discussed categorization and whether large equipment should be counted as vehicles.

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The presenter told commissioners that the county's insurance expenses for the entire fleet are being broken out at roughly "$610 per vehicle per year" and that workers' compensation costs would be applied against salary at a rate the presenter described in the transcript as "1.35¢ on every dollar." He said those costs would be charged back to departments so that insurance and comp costs are not absorbed centrally.

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