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Commissioners review costly helicopter-insurance quotes; nonprofit partner may cap county support
Summary
A first insurance quote to cover a county-use helicopter returned between $46,000 and $53,000 annually; commissioners discussed options including limiting county coverage to liability and reallocating existing county funds, while a nonprofit partner said it could not cover the full cost.
Commissioner Duncan updated the board on Sept. 23 about insurance quotes for a helicopter operated in cooperation with a nonprofit. The first full insurance quote returned at between $46,000 and $53,000 per year, substantially above prior full-coverage costs the county recorded (about $22,000 in an earlier year).
Lieutenant Ellis (speaking for the operational side) and county staff recommended reconsidering whether the county must…
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