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• <br />LOUIS SCHLITT, WARREN ZEUCH, AND HAMILTON ARDEN MEMBERS OF <br />THE "BIG IN (INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS) APPEARED TO DISCUSS <br />THE COUNTY'S INSURANCE COVERAGE AND PREMIUMS. <br />THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE PREMIUMS ON THE COUNTY'S THREE YEAR <br />CONTRACT WITH THE ED SCHLITT AGENCY CO., AGENTS FOR ROYAL GLOBE IN- <br />SURANCE COMPANY. THE PREMIUMS HAVE INCREASED $17,000.00 OVER THE <br />FIGURES APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN MARCH, 1973 AND MR. <br />$CHLITT STATED THAT IT IS A PRETTY SAFE BET THAT THE PREMIUMS WILL GO <br />UP EVEN MORE. <br />MR, ARDEN STATED THAT WHEN THE STATE INCREASES WORKMEN COM- <br />PENSATION BENEFITS, INSURANCE AGENTS HAVE TO INCREASE THEIR RATES, <br />MR. SCHLITT ALSO STATED THAT A MAJOR FACTOR FOR THE INCREASE <br />IN OUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PREMIUMS IS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. <br />THIS DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK DEPARTMENT AND THEIR <br />ACCIDENTS ARE REFLECTED IN THE OVERALL INSURANCE COSTS TO THE COUNTY, <br />MR, SCHLITT CONTINUED THAT ROYAL GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH <br />HAS THE COUNTY'S WORKMEN COMPENSATION, AUTOMOBILE AND GENERAL LIABILITY <br />INSURANCE COVERAGE DECIDED TO CANCEL OUR INSURANCE CONTRACT ON MARCH 8, <br />1975, WHICH IS THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY DATE OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. <br />THE BOARD ASKED MR. SCHLITT IF ROYAL GLOBE WOULD CONSIDER. <br />EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO APRIL 8, 1975. <br />MR. tCHLITT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THIS, BUT FELT <br />THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. <br />• MR. SCHLITT STATED THAT HE HAD PREPARED A SET OF SPECIFICATIONS <br />FOR THE BOARD'S USE AND PRESENTED THESE SPECIFICATIONS TO THE <br />CHAIRMAN. <br />GEORGE MCKENNA, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDED THAT <br />WITH THESE SPECIFICATIONS AND A SET OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, A MEETING <br />WITH OUR INSURANCE CONSULTANT DR. DONALD JOHNSON COULD BE ARRANGED, <br />AFTER THIS MEETING, WE COULD THEN ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. <br />THE BOARD ACCEPTED MR, MCKENNA'S RECOMMENDATION. <br />THE BOARD ALSO AGREED TO OBTAIN COVERAGE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS SO <br />THAT THE CONTRACT DATE WILL COINCIDE WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR. <br />AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER.SIEBERT, <br />SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED <br />TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RENEWAL OF INSURANCE <br />J t <br />-6-80OK -22 PAGE 06 • <br />