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Chief outlines volunteer incentive and insurance costs; commission tasks committee to review
Summary
Chief Smith presented a breakdown of volunteer-related spending — roughly $20,000 for supplemental volunteer insurance, about $28,000 for transport insurance, and 177 volunteers receiving a $160 incentive — and commissioners moved to have the volunteer and rescue commissions and chiefs examine whether those costs should remain in the incentive line item or move to the general fund.
Chief Smith provided a detailed accounting of how the commission's volunteer incentive funds were spent and identified insurance costs that will recur during the March renewal window.
Smith said supplemental insurance covering volunteers is "just a little over $20,000 annually," and that transport insurance for the current year would be "$28,000 and some…
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