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Shawnee County commissioners approve resolution to create Property and Vehicle Insurance Committee
Summary
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved home rule resolution HR2025-1 at second reading to establish a Property and Vehicle Insurance Committee that will review county insurance procurement and advise on whether to hire a broker or shop insurance services independently.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Feb. 13 to adopt home rule resolution HR2025-1, creating a Property and Vehicle Insurance Committee to review the county's insurance needs and procurement options.
County councilor Rich Eckert, who summarized the resolution at the meeting, said the committee "just sets up a committee" and will allow county leaders "the opportunity to either hire a broker, to look at it, or to independently shop those services ourselves." Eckert said that if the resolution is passed, "we'll get together and start studying the issue."
The resolution passed on its second reading with a motion from Commissioner Aaron Mays and a second from Commissioner Bill Rippon. Commissioners Aaron Mays (District 3), Bill Rippon (District 1) and Kevin Cook (District 2) voted in favor; there were no opposing votes recorded.
The resolution establishes the new committee and authorizes it to evaluate property and vehicle insurance procurement for Shawnee County, including examining options to retain outside brokerage services or pursue direct procurement.
Next steps, as described at the meeting, are for the committee to convene and begin its review. The resolution text and any subsequent committee meetings or reports were not discussed in detail during the Feb. 13 session.
No timeline or membership roster for the committee was specified on the record during the meeting.
