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Cowlitz County leaders flag sharp liability cost increases and preview security contract changes
Summary
County finance and risk staff told commissioners that liability costs and workers' compensation claims rose this year, previewed a security contract change that will end presence at some county buildings in Jan. 2026, and said reimbursements for an annex flood remain pending.
Kathy Funk Baxter, Cowlitz County finance director, and Shelley Pierce, county risk manager, presented year‑to‑date figures showing the risk management fund is generally on target for 2025 but faces higher liability costs next year.
Pierce told commissioners the county received 2026 risk pool invoices on Nov. 25 and said liability costs increased about 45% year‑over‑year. The transcript records an invoice total read as $33,916,345,000; county staff acknowledged that figure in the meeting transcript but it…
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