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Rodeo organizers say insurance revisions and lack of county water raise health and safety concerns
Summary
Organizers reported multiple insurance revisions this year and said arena staff asked them to supply a water truck for dust control; the committee described this as a health and safety liability and discussed groundwater truck-fill as an alternative.
Rodeo representatives told the committee they had to submit multiple revisions to their insurance certificate this year even though the insurer had previously provided an accepted form. S4 said the committee ‘‘had to make 4 revisions to meet the requirements of the arena’’ and questioned why last year’s accepted certificate was not sufficient.
On water and dust mitigation, S4 said arena staff told the committee they would not supply a county water truck and directed organizers to provide their own water, a requirement S4 called a liability: “I would much rather have a county truck and a county employee driving on county property.” Chair S2 explained irrigation water had been cut by 50% but that Groundwater and Sewer offered a truck-fill option at their office and suggested the arena could fill a water truck there if needed.
The committee asked staff for a written description of insurance requirements, who approved changes, and a clear policy on county-provided water trucks versus organizer responsibility.
