ORDER NO. 21799

~	APPROVAL OF	MT.	HOME	VOLUNTE$R	FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT
~	
on this the	
25th	
day	
of January	
1994, upon motion made by
Commissioner Oehler, seconded by Commissioner Lackey, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, to approve the
Mt Home Volunteer Fire Department Contract submitted to the
Court and authorization of the County Judges signature.
Ztem No. 2.3
Accept the Texas Association of Counties 1992 Safety Award and
authorize the Road and Bridge Department to display it.
PRESS RELEASB
The Texas Association of Counties is pleased to honor Kerr
County by presenting the County with their 1992 Safety Award.
The Texas Association of Counties administers the Workers'
Compensation Self-Insurance Pool in which Kerr County
participates for their Workers' compensation coverage.
( The County is receiving this award for maintaining an
`r excellent record of controlling their Workers' Compensation
claims. To qualify for this award, a County must have an
experience modifier of 0.7 or less and a loss ratio for 1992
of .6 or less.
The experience modifier was calculated using the frequency and
severity of claims from 1989 through 1992. The modifier
represents a type of coverage discount (or extra charge if
losses have been bad). The loss ratio is simply the ratio of
losses to contributions to the Pool for the year of 1991.
Kerr County has an experience modifier of .68 and a loss ratio
for 1992 of .25. The County has saved approximately 128,412
in Workers' Compensation costs in 1993 compared to the manual
rates for Workers' Compensation published by the State of
Texas and used by insurance companies. The savings are the
result of a good experience modifier and discounts received
through participation in this self funded pool. These
discounts are influenced by the safety performance of the
County.
The Texas Association of Counties proudly recognizes these
efforts to maintain a safe work place and extends its
congratulations and appreciation to Kerr County.
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