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Residents press commission on $2.2M insurance procurement, TPA vetting and state housing rules
Summary
Multiple residents urged the commission to put the county's large insurance contract out for competitive bid, questioned vetting of a land-marketing firm and raised concerns about state-level housing policy changes and local control.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the Jackson County commission meeting to press for greater transparency and competitive bidding on county spending, to question vetting of the newly approved option agreement and to urge local control over housing policy.
Insurance procurement questions: Public commenters said the county did not competitively bid an insurance contract they estimated at roughly $2.2 million and urged the commission to solicit proposals. One commenter cited the county's purchasing policies, said bids are required for…
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