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Commissioners question mileage reimbursements over insurance exposure
Summary
Board members raised insurance-exposure concerns about overtime mileage reimbursements for site attendants working away from their home base; staff said the practice originated from human-resources guidance and agreed to review the policy with risk mitigation in mind.
During the budget review, commissioners asked whether paying mileage to employees traveling from their home base to take overtime shifts at another site extends insurance coverage and increases liability. "The root of my concern is the risk associated with paying for the coming and going of people to work," one commissioner said, explaining that many insurance policies exclude commute-time coverage and that reimbursing personal-vehicle travel could extend coverage.
Staff said the mileage practice was implemented following human-resources guidance to encourage shift coverage and acknowledged that the county should review whether the policy creates an insurance exposure. Commissioners directed staff to examine the practice and reconcile employment practice with insurance needs before including a permanent change in policy language or budget lines.
