Commissioners accept MCCA coverage for sheriff's bond after questions on liability limits

Jul 1, 2026

The Somerset County Commissioners accepted the MCCA self-funded risk pool's notice of coverage to satisfy the sheriff's bond statutory requirement but directed staff to clarify whether a $400,000 per-occurrence limit or a $2 million combined single limit applies and to raise statutory questions at the risk pool meeting.

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The Somerset County Commissioners voted to accept the MCCA self-funded risk management pool's notice of coverage as sufficient to meet the statutory requirements for the sheriff's bond. The vote on Resolution 26-121 followed an extended workshop discussion of statutory language in Title 30-A and the practical implications of differing liability limits in the pool's coverage documents.

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