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MR. PARTRIDGE STATED THAT THEY HAVE TWO MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS <br />CURRENTLY GOING IN ALABAMA, AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE CITIES <br />DECLARED A DIVIDEND OF 7% AND THE COUNTIES OF 25%. HE NOTED THAT <br />ALL THE PREMIUM DOLLARS PAID IN DRAW INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE <br />DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE <br />FUND AND A BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS MADE UP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM <br />AROUND THE STATE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT THERE ARE ONLY NINE CLASSIFICATIONS <br />OF WORKERS LISTED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN US. <br />MR. PARTRIDGE STATED THAT THIS WAS DONE ON A GENERAL BASIS• <br />ACTUALLY THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED CLASSIFICATIONS AND BEING PROPERLY <br />CLASSIFIED MAY WELL SAVE YOU MONEY, <br />DISCUSSION RETURNED TO ASSIGNED RISK, AND MR. ARDEN STATED <br />THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ON ASSIGNED RISK ONE YEAR NOW�PROMPTED <br />BY THE UNFORTUNATE PAST YEAR S EXPERIENCE.. <br />IT WAS NOTED THAT THE -CITY OF VERO BEACH HAS A SAFETY <br />DIRECTOR WHO HAS DONE GOOD WORK, BUT THE PREMIUMS DO NOT SEEM TO BE <br />GETTING ANY LOWER. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy QUESTIONED. MR. PARTRIDGE ABOUT THE RESPONSE <br />THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING TO THEIR SELF-INSURANCE POOL, AND HE STATED <br />THAT THEY HAVE HAD A FAVORABLE RESPONSE AND ANTICIPATE ABOUT SIX <br />COUNTIES GOING IN AS OF OCTOBER 1ST. HE NOTED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS <br />NOT.SET UP FOR THE LARGE METROPOLITAN COUNTIES, BUT TO ENABLE THE <br />SMALLER COUNTIES TO GROUP TOGETHER TO SELF -INSURE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE THANKED MR. PATRIDGE FOR HIS PRESENTATION <br />AND NOTED THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TIME TO STUDY THE LITERATURE GIVEN <br />THEM. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED MR. ARDEN IF THE LETTER WRITTEN <br />TO FINANCE OFFICER BARTON IS HIS PROPOSAL, AND MR. ARDEN STATED THAT <br />HE IS JUST PROPOSING THE COUNTY RENEW THEIR PRESENT POLICY AND WOULD <br />LIKE TO KNOW IF THE COUNTY IS SEEKING PROPOSALS BECAUSE HE IS IN <br />THE PROCESS OF RENEWING. <br />MR. DONLON STATED THAT WE ARE NOT SEEKING PROPOSALS. <br />39 <br />AUG 23 1978 <br />