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Simpson County Fiscal Court approves new employee life policy, disaster consulting contract and backhoe purchase; sets housing groundbreaking
Summary
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Simpson County Fiscal Court approved switching county employee group life insurance to One America after Anthem discontinued coverage, accepted an emergency-planning RFP tied to FEMA reimbursement, authorized purchase of a backhoe with trade-in, appointed a water‑district member and approved transfers and bills.
Simpson County Judge Executive Mason Bames and the Fiscal Court on Oct. 17 approved a series of routine but consequential administrative actions, including a new group life insurance vendor for county employees, a consulting contract for disaster recovery, and a public‑works equipment purchase. The court also set a housing authority groundbreaking for later that morning and received several community and project announcements.
The court voted to approve an agreement with One America to provide group life insurance for county employees after Anthem discontinued the county's group life plan. Magistrate Marty Chandler made the motion and Magistrate Myron Thurman seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The court authorized Judge Executive Mason Bames to sign related documents.
The court also accepted the only RFP received from EUDS Consulting for professional consulting services to manage emergency planning and recovery following a federally…
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