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Fergus Falls council raises insurance deductible but rejects broad levy-committee authority
Summary
After debate about risk and potential premium savings, the council approved higher property/liability deductibles but voted down a proposal that would give the levy committee authority to remove specific low-value items from coverage.
Council members spent substantial time considering the city's property/liability insurance program, looking at rising premium costs and whether higher deductibles and selective removal of low-value "property in the open" could reduce annual premiums.
One council member who had led the discussion argued that increasing the deductible and letting the levy committee review specific small-value…
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