Commission approves 2025 insurance premiums and county membership dues; League membership excluded
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Finance director presented 2025 purchase orders for insurance premiums and membership dues. The commission approved county insurance pool and workers' compensation premiums and county membership in the Kansas Association of Counties, but declined membership in the League of Kansas Municipalities.
Atchison County commissioners approved several 2025 purchase orders on Jan. 7 for insurance premiums and association dues, including the county’s pooled property/liability premium and workers’ compensation coverage, and the county’s Kansas Association of Counties membership. Commissioners declined a separate membership request from the League of Kansas Municipalities.
Finance Director Mark Seltner presented the first purchase order: a pooled insurance contribution (identified in the packet as "K Camp") for $259,452 for 2025, which the director said was $69,211 under the budgeted amount. The board approved the purchase order by voice vote.
The commission next approved a workers’ compensation premium payment to KWORK for $109,820, described as $44,180 under budget for 2025. Mark Seltner said both premiums were influenced by loss-year ratios and changes in covered values, and that documentation of premiums was attached to the packet.
The board approved county membership dues to the Kansas Association of Counties for $4,560.05 (budgeted for 2025). A separate request to pay 2025 membership dues to the League of Kansas Municipalities for $926.18 failed to garner support; commissioners said the county had limited need for that organization’s services and the item was not budgeted.
All approvals were recorded as unanimous where taken; the League dues motion failed for lack of a second.