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Commissioners approve routine business, bonds, county attorney contract and $517,513 insurance renewal
Summary
The Pulaski County commissioners approved minutes, the 2026 pay schedule, claims up to item 25, multiple bonds, reappointed a hospital trustee and approved the county attorney contract; they also accepted a $517,513 property-and-casualty insurance renewal after a presentation on increased auto and workers' comp costs.
At the Dec. 1 Pulaski County meeting, commissioners handled a series of routine administrative and financial actions and heard a Treasurer report on foreign checks.
Business carried out by voice vote included approval of the meeting minutes from Dec. 1, 2025; adoption of the county’s 2026 pay schedule; acceptance of claims and payroll up to item #25; reappointment of Jennifer Smith to the Blasdine Memorial Hospital board of trustees; and approval of multiple bonds for county officials and functions (deputy treasurer, recycling and transfer station, surveyor, recorder, and aviation). Commissioners also approved the county attorney contract for Jacob Baylor for 2026.
Kyle Conrad presented the county’s property-and‑casualty renewal, highlighting increases in auto liability and workers’ compensation premiums (staff tied the workers’‑comp increase to higher payrolls and a modification‑factor change). Commissioners discussed options including raising deductibles, self‑insurance thresholds and claim‑filing policies for small auto losses. The board voted to accept the presented insurance package and renewal premium of $517,513.
Treasurer (Teresa) briefed the board on recent foreign checks that required out‑of‑county processing and therefore generated processing fees at correspondent banks (she said the common fee observed was $10). She recommended the Board of Finance consider a foreign‑check policy; staff agreed to research other counties’ practices and prepare a policy to include with the investment policy next month. In the interim, departments receiving foreign checks were advised that deposited amounts could be reduced by processing fees and that departments should pursue reimbursement from payers when appropriate.
Why it matters: These routine approvals set the county’s fiscal and administrative baseline for 2026 and address operational gaps flagged by the treasurer (foreign‑check handling) and the insurance presentation (workforce and vehicle exposure).
