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Council discusses adopting fleet-safety driving policy ahead of insurance renewal
Summary
Councilors reviewed a county-level fleet safety template that would allow motor-vehicle-record checks and standardize fleet management; they directed staff and Budget & Finance to adapt a streamlined policy for Harpers Ferry and aim for February implementation tied to insurance renewal paperwork.
Harpers Ferry councilors on Jan. 27 discussed a draft fleet-safety and driver-policy template intended to reduce risk and shape employee driving behavior.
Speaker 2 presented a county-built template covering fleet management, risk committees, accident review, vehicle replacement, and authority to check motor-vehicle records upon employment or during employment. Councilors agreed the document could be pared down for a small-town context and suggested completing background checks on final candidates and tailoring policy language for departments such as police.
Speaker 1 and others emphasized insurance-rate benefits from maintaining clean driver records, and Speaker 2 noted that having a policy in place could influence insurer paperwork timelines. Several councilors said they could have a streamlined version ready for Budget & Finance and then council consideration in February.
What happens next: staff and Budget & Finance will review the template, produce a streamlined draft appropriate to the town’s size, and present it to council for formal adoption prior to insurance renewal.
