PRISM presents Eagle Award to Tulare County for speed-reduction risk program

The Tulare County Board of Supervisors accepted an Eagle Award from the Public Risk Innovation Solutions Management (PRISM) joint powers authority on Nov. 4, recognizing the county risk-management division's speed-reduction initiative.

Rob Anderson and the county risk team identified excessive driving speeds among county vehicles through GPS monitoring, generated department-level reports, and worked with departments to correct behavior. County staff reported an initial high-count of tracked speeding events that fell dramatically after the intervention; the county's presentation noted a reduction from many thousands of events down to a small number by the end of the project. "As the information was disseminated, we observed a drastic and almost immediate reduction in the speed levels being tracked," a county risk presenter said.

Rick Brush, PRISM chief member services officer, explained PRISM's mission and said the Eagle Award (exemplary achievement in government leadership and enrichment) recognizes best practices the pool can share with other members. "When you take the reduction of 1,700 down to 60 instances, you're managing your risk so incredibly well," Brush said, praising the county for sharing its practices with PRISM members.

Board members congratulated the risk team; staff said the initiative will continue as part of ongoing loss-control work and that PRISM will circulate the county's approach to other member agencies.