On June 20, Granville County Manager Mike Felts attended the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Joint Risk Management Board of Trustees meeting. The Board oversees NCACC’s risk management pools, which give county governments access to affordable insurance that may not be available or accessible in the open market. The risk pools offer coverages for workers’ compensation and liability and property. The Board works to ensure that the coverages offered by these pools meet the specific needs of North Carolina counties.
During the meeting, the Board approved a new special program to help counties reduce their liability exposure. The program is a partnership between NCAACC and the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute to assist counties in adopting accepted practices for law enforcement, jails/correction and other areas of public safety and criminal justice. It will give county governments access to a helpline for questions, a network of legal and subject matter experts, legal updates on relevant case law and training opportunities.
The risk pools are managed by the Commissioners and other county officials who serve on the Board of Trustees.
(Photo courtesy of Chris Baucom, NCACC)