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Commissioners continue review of county vehicle policy after commissioners raise liability and wording concerns
Summary
Commissioners reviewed detailed redlines to a proposed county vehicle and equipment use policy — including 'shall' vs 'may' language, family passenger allowances, on-call definitions and department head approvals — and voted to continue the item to April 15 so staff can revise the draft with input from insurance and the sheriff's office.
Commissioners spent substantial time reviewing a proposed update to the county’s vehicle and equipment use policy and directed staff to revise the draft after multiple concerns about liability and ambiguous language.
Commissioner Lee walked the commission through numerous specific concerns in the draft: mandatory language that currently reads "shall" where Commissioners preferred discretionary language; multiple…
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