Greene County commissioners accept recommendation on liability insurance

Greene County commissioners voted to accept a recommendation on the county's liability insurance carrier and authorized staff to finalize coverage details.

Chair (speaker 2) opened the item as "the county liability insurance" review and invited the presenter to summarize competing quotes. A presenter (speaker 1) reviewed insurers and coverage differences, naming Bliss McKnight, Traverse and ECM and noting coverage distinctions. The presenter said one firm "doesn't have an umbrella, but they got a $5,000,000 liability on occurrence," and explained that another firm, Traverse, uses composite rating for automobile coverage rather than charging each time a vehicle changes; that approach requires an end-of-year audit under some policies. The presenter also said "ECM declined quote because of the size of the jail."

Commissioners discussed those trade-offs and the practical effect of automobile-billing approaches on county operations. Chair (speaker 2) said he would "take Commissioner Michael's recommendation" and moved to adopt it; Commissioner Colin Taylor seconded. The board called the vote and moved forward to have "Keith" work with Marvin and with Mark to finalize the final amounts and coverage details.

The transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally; the motion was approved orally in open session. The commissioners thanked staff for the review and closed the item. The board set its next regular public meeting for June 16 at 9:30 a.m.