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County recognizes risk-management awards; animal-shelter and opioid-response groups outline services and funds
Summary
SCAC presented risk-management awards to Colleton County; Friends of Colleton County Animal Shelter detailed $268,906 in 2025 major expenditures and upcoming fundraiser; local opioid-response provider described use of opioid-reduction funds for Narcan distribution, training and prevention outreach.
Colleton County’s Feb. 9 meeting opened with recognition of county risk-management work and nonprofit presentations describing community services and spending.
Robert Benfield of the South Carolina Association of Counties presented risk-management awards to the county and credited a culture of safety for low workers’-comp reporting times and an experience modifier of 0.71 — a figure the presenter said produced an estimated $280,000 savings on insurance premiums. "The most important asset a county has is its…
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