1 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,840 Yeah, 2 00:03:28,879 --> 00:03:35,720 like to call the meeting to order and 3 00:03:36,239 --> 00:03:39,560 have a flight 4 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:47,159 to the flag of the United States of America 5 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:53,640 stands one nation. God indivisible. 6 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,680 » Okay. >> Reminders before we get going, please 7 00:04:02,239 --> 00:04:07,040 state your name and title when you first begin speaking. Public comment will be 8 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:11,680 allowed to the extent that it's on topic. Persons participating via Zoom 9 00:04:09,439 --> 00:04:15,760 are currently muted. If you have a comment, then please let 10 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:18,720 Mark know via the chat function. Mark will then inform Chairman Trinkle to 11 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:22,320 take up the comment in a manner that doesn't disrupt the agenda. And if an 12 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:26,720 executive session is needed, then we'll mute, turn off the video, and when we're 13 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:32,360 done, we'll turn everything back on. >> You guys want to come on up? 14 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:32,360 » Sure. Sure. 15 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:45,720 » I've just got here just basically what we're going to talk about. Just a 16 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,720 something for you to keep as well. 17 00:04:49,759 --> 00:04:55,280 Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. Thank you for 18 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,880 having us today. We appreciate it. Appreciate you. We'll be brief but to 19 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:03,600 the point. Uh we want to tell you a little bit about pooling. I'm Colin Holt 20 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:08,800 House. Uh I'm the COO and staff council at Kwork. Our offices are out at Topeka. 21 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:13,840 » And I'm I'm Monty Parish. Uh I am a safety consultant for Kwork. 22 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:18,000 And if we reference some of the page numbers are in the upper right so it 23 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:22,880 makes it easy to follow along but um just a little bit about Kwork. What is 24 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:28,160 Kwork? Um we're a pool an insurance self-funded pool. Uh we all KW work does 25 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:34,160 is work comp. We're only on the work comp side. um established in the early 26 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:40,479 90s uh under the Kansas Municipal Group Funded Pool Act and there's a number for 27 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:45,919 the statute there. Um dedicated to exclusively Kansas counties. So our 28 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:52,160 membership consists of 88 Kansas counties. Um we we threw in our picture 29 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:57,120 there. That's us with KAC and KAMP at our annual picnic. First annual picnic. 30 00:05:54,400 --> 00:06:01,440 And uh of course KA camp is is a sister pool that does property and casualty and 31 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:07,120 then KAC is a Kansas association of counties that have the conference in 32 00:06:03,759 --> 00:06:11,840 December every year. Uh phase three um KWorks county owned uh owned and 33 00:06:09,840 --> 00:06:16,720 directed by the members through an elected board of trustees. So you can't 34 00:06:14,479 --> 00:06:22,479 you can't really get more local than it being the counties themselves. Um, it's 35 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:28,319 administrated uh by administered by my boss, Jim Parish. And then that's me 36 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:32,880 under there, Colin. And uh Nicole uh Jarbo Paxton, she does all of our 37 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:39,520 underwriting back at the office. And Brandon Man is our environmental safe 38 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:45,600 safety and health VP that uh supervises our board safety consulting. 39 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:50,880 Page four, we've got a nice little map here. The way the the membership runs 40 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:55,440 with the board of trustees for Kamp is uh you could think of it the state 41 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:59,520 busted up into a quadrant uh and there's there's four from each region and then 42 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:04,479 there's three trustees that are elected at large. So that we try to get, you 43 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:09,280 know, good membership or uh representation across the whole state. 44 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:12,400 Uh and here on page five, if you want to flip over to the next one, you'll see 45 00:07:10,479 --> 00:07:16,880 the the pink counties and the and the little bit darker almost like a red 46 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:22,400 counties. the the uh those are the counties that are under KWwork. The 47 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:27,360 darker red is where uh our trustees are currently located. Um a lot of the ones 48 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:32,000 that you'll even see there in white are mostly uh for the most part a lot of the 49 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:36,960 bigger counties that self-insure and and don't need a service uh or or couldn't 50 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:43,840 use a service like Kwork um because uh they do self-insure which is good for 51 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:48,319 them. It's wonderful. Um the uh as you see most of the state is with us and 52 00:07:46,479 --> 00:07:51,280 then and uh you got a lot of people around you that are your neighbors. If 53 00:07:49,919 --> 00:07:54,400 you wanted to talk to somebody sort of about what it's like to be with Kwork 54 00:07:53,199 --> 00:07:57,360 and you didn't have to hear it from a person who works for Kwork, you could 55 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:04,440 talk to some of your neighbors if you'd like and and uh see what it's like with 56 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:04,440 us. Uh on the next page is just 57 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:14,160 » Oh, I mean on the next page >> on page five 58 00:08:13,759 --> 00:08:17,599 » that >> in the yellow line. 59 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:21,759 » Yeah, that's a typo on the top part of that yellow over McFersonen. It should 60 00:08:20,479 --> 00:08:25,840 Thank you for pointing that out. We'll get it fixed. It it should go over and 61 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:32,080 up. >> Oh yeah. Sorry. My my fault. I see what 62 00:08:28,479 --> 00:08:34,880 you're asking about now. >> You're like, why did they get circled 63 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:39,120 in? >> Sound like a gold star. 64 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:44,080 » What do we have to do to get >> Yeah. Uh on page six, all that is is it 65 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:47,680 just an easier alphabetical way for you to look at everybody who's under us. 66 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:50,959 There's also a few other um we have like, you know, an airport authority and 67 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:56,160 a few other things other than some counties um that we also cut. 68 00:08:54,240 --> 00:09:02,959 » All right. over on page seven. >> Um, Kwork by the members being the pool 69 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:08,959 themselves, uh, it's it's as local as you could keep u the the, uh, workers 70 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:13,839 comp insurance. So, like a traditional market insurance company pays a an agent 71 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:17,440 a commission. We have salaries, of course, but we don't pay commissions. 72 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:21,920 the the funds and the profits and the revenue stays in the pool and those 73 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:26,720 trustees decide, you know, how and where it's it's going to be spent for the most 74 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:30,959 part. But a lot of times what'll happen is if you're trying to keep the business 75 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:34,880 local or a county says they want to keep business local, they might keep a 76 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:40,959 certain slice of the pie, like a small 10% or so. That that is the the 77 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:45,279 insurance uh agents commission, but a good 90% of the profits and revenues 78 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:49,120 will likely go to some large uh insurance company out of state often. 79 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:53,720 And the pool, we love to keep the money in Kansas working for Kansas counties. 80 00:09:55,360 --> 00:10:03,040 And there's our trustees. Just in case you see any familiar faces or um any 81 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:08,880 neighbors, we got S on the top left Sandy Barton, Stanton County Clerk. Then 82 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:15,839 Wayne Wilk is our president. Tally County Commissioner and Julie Dunl is 83 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:20,480 from Jefferson County. She's our uh VP. And then there's Chelsea Schmidt from 84 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:25,360 Morris County. She's a clerk and then she serves as KWworks controller. 85 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:31,839 Mike Cleveland's a commissioner from Cloud County, serves as the secretary. 86 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:37,920 George Pretz is uh from Miami County and Stan Makavoys from Decar County. He's a 87 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:44,640 commissioner as well. Those uh com commissioners compose four 88 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:48,560 different uh committees and they meet quarterly. The uh the trustees meet once 89 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:55,519 a month, but the committees will meet quarterly. And personnel committee goes 90 00:10:52,480 --> 00:11:00,079 over and reviews staff personnel issues or things related to staff personnel. 91 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:04,240 The investment committee what it sounds like it it manages the finances of the 92 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:08,399 pool and makes recommendations for the rest of the trustees to vote on 93 00:11:06,079 --> 00:11:13,680 regarding the the dollar signs part of it. Uh the audit committee oversees the 94 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:17,920 the annual audit that a third party conducts for us just to make sure all 95 00:11:15,839 --> 00:11:22,800 the paperwork and financial documents and everything are are squared away. And 96 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:29,920 then we have a nominating committee as well. Um, just so there is a a method 97 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:35,200 and a forum for nominating new trustee members because just like anything it 98 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:38,480 churns and revolves every so often and you always want to have good people that 99 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:44,079 are interested in possibly serving someday and know who those know who 100 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:48,880 those folks are. Um, on page 10 we've got that's the whole Kwork team, the 101 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:54,480 staff. Jim up there on the top left, that's me of course. Uh that's Brandon 102 00:11:51,440 --> 00:12:00,640 Man um our senior VP for environmental health and safety. That's Nicole um our 103 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:04,880 VP for underwriting. Then on the bottom you have four gentlemen 104 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:12,079 uh that all report to Brandon. You've got Monty, Andy Brooks, uh Sean Harold, 105 00:12:09,279 --> 00:12:17,680 and Ben Wner. They're all environmental uh safety and health uh consultants, and 106 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:21,680 they travel they travel the state all all the time, week in and week out. uh 107 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:26,720 putting on some trainings and different things that Monty will tell you about 108 00:12:22,959 --> 00:12:31,920 here shortly. Um but it's Kwork is a partnership and we're there to provide 109 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:38,160 services for the counties um for free with their membership policy and um 110 00:12:36,399 --> 00:12:43,279 they're all aimed at keeping workers safe and helping reduce claims severity 111 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:46,959 and frequency um which nobody wants to see anybody get hurt. So, but we have a 112 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,680 lot of programs that help assist with that. 113 00:12:47,279 --> 00:12:53,120 » We do. We do. Um, on the next page, this is just the guys again, but we like to 114 00:12:51,519 --> 00:12:56,959 put the health and safety team sort of by themselves so you get an idea of 115 00:12:55,519 --> 00:13:00,480 especially the guy up top there, Brandon. Um, you know, if you were to be 116 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:04,720 a part of Kwork, he's our boss and he's always out following around what we're 117 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:09,120 doing checking in on counties. So, it's not just us. Um, but the other guys, uh, 118 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:14,959 we we have the whole state split. So, each of us have around 22 counties, uh, 119 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:19,279 21 22 counties. And, um, I am the gentleman in your area. Um, so if you 120 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:22,560 got to got with KWork, you would be hanging out with me. Um, over on the 121 00:13:21,279 --> 00:13:27,279 next page, I really was where I'll talk to you a little bit about what why you 122 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:31,279 get uh services from KW, what what environmental health and safety as it 123 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:36,480 pertains to Kwork does for you as a service. So these safety trainings um 124 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:41,279 that are down here on this page. So our defensive driving course uh the forklift 125 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:46,160 uh safety and the road and bridge uh safety uh those are some certification 126 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:50,320 classes. So, like the defensive driving, we can come out and we teach that to 127 00:13:47,839 --> 00:13:54,880 anybody in the county that wants to. Um, the forklift safety horse is a good one 128 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:58,800 because the Kansas Department of Labor likes to see forklift certifications. If 129 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:02,880 they come walking into one of your buildings, they want to see those cards. 130 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:09,040 Well, the what you get from Kwork uh supply, you know, uh uh 131 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:13,440 is is enough is what will pass. And then we have uh the road and bridge safety. 132 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:17,760 we can really tailor safety presentations to issues in your county. 133 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:20,880 Um, so we have the general ones that we do, but if you were to call me and tell 134 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:24,560 me that you're having issues with certain things, can you please come out 135 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:28,880 and talk about this? Or we want to really talk about workplace safety and 136 00:14:26,959 --> 00:14:32,000 so we'll do work ergonomics and all those things for like an office 137 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:35,760 building. We can do all that stuff too. So we have our base of what we teach, 138 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:40,320 which is those three courses and then lots of other uh things that are 139 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:45,360 available to you. Um I we have written there that KDOL compliance that's that's 140 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:49,040 why that's there for the forklift certification. Um if you've got the 141 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:53,920 Department of Labor getting ready to come out uh and they give you a call you 142 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:57,440 can call me and I'll come out and I'll do a walk through before the Kansas 143 00:14:55,600 --> 00:15:02,079 Department of Labor comes through. And so hopefully we catch a few things 144 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:05,519 before they do before they come tack you over the head. Right? So, think of if 145 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,720 you were to come with Kwork, think of the environmental health and safety team 146 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:11,920 and somebody like me as a service for you. Okay? I'm not going to be trying to 147 00:15:10,399 --> 00:15:17,440 give you work. I'm going to come try to, you know, give you a give you a hand. On 148 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:20,880 the next page here, u it kind of just gives a little uh a few more 149 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:24,560 descriptions of the other things we do. So, our our services that we 150 00:15:22,639 --> 00:15:27,920 specifically do is I'm going to be in your county or whoever you were to have 151 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:33,120 would be in your county at a minimum three times a year to come through and 152 00:15:29,839 --> 00:15:37,360 do building inspections for you. Um, we also will do any of that safety 153 00:15:34,639 --> 00:15:40,880 training. Uh, all of the visits, all the safety training are all at no extra 154 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:45,600 cost. These are all services that are just part of your membership with K. Um, 155 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:50,560 at the bottom there, these are other things that we do to try to really 156 00:15:47,839 --> 00:15:55,440 actually bring down injuries and try to bring down costs for your county. So, 157 00:15:53,199 --> 00:16:01,040 helping you organize whether you have the um staff to have a designated safety 158 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:04,480 coordinator. Not everybody does, but what most counties do have the ability 159 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:10,000 to do is at least get a safety committee together. And what a safety committee 160 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:13,120 can do is do two things. We can be unfortunately we're going to have to 161 00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:17,839 react to some things, but we can also be proactive to things that are happening. 162 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:22,000 So they meet monthly, discuss injuries, maybe we look at what's been going on. 163 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:25,600 What do we need to focus on? You know, maybe it's seat belts. Maybe it's we're 164 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:29,600 jumping out of the backs of beds of trucks and turning knees. let's let's 165 00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:35,279 stop doing that. Just different stuff like that. Um and then at the bottom, uh 166 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,880 we we'll come out and do safety meetings with your folks too, you know, as 167 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:43,839 getting something like that started takes time. Um and a lot of times they 168 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:48,240 already have a lot to do and so they're like, "You're 169 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:51,519 just giving me more work and I already am under it." Well, I'll come out and 170 00:16:50,079 --> 00:16:55,279 help you get it started and get it going because the idea is something like the 171 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:58,240 safety committee when it runs. I don't need your department heads to be in 172 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,759 charge of that. They're already in charge of too much. But somebody that 173 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:05,439 they trust right under him, whether it's the health department or the road 174 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:08,799 bridge, that's the person that we're looking for. Somebody that you trust, 175 00:17:07,120 --> 00:17:12,480 somebody that you like that that has the best intentions uh of your county 176 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:15,520 department. So, that's a good little overview on what the environmental 177 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:18,400 health and safety team does. >> Okay. Just a few more things here we'd 178 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:25,120 like to tell you about. There are some sidebar uh benefits on page 14. We've 179 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:31,280 Kwork has some scholarships. So one is called poet post offer employment 180 00:17:27,199 --> 00:17:37,039 testing where K work pays up to $75 or half the cost of depending depending on 181 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:41,760 the overall cost of the testing uh of the POE testing. So um post offer 182 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:47,200 employment testing, it's good to know and get an assessment. uh Kansas Jail 183 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:52,720 Training. We provide $250 each for up to three employees per member county to 184 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:57,360 attend the Kansas Jail Training Academy and the Kansas Jail Association 185 00:17:55,039 --> 00:18:02,160 Supervisory Training. Uh that's per county per year. And then another one is 186 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:07,280 the Kansas Sheriff's Association jail training scholarship um which covers 187 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:11,760 it's an affiliated training support specifically targeted at environmental 188 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:18,000 health and safety and operational risk as they relate to a sheriff's 189 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:22,720 department. Now on the 15th slide here I mentioned uh the trustees have monthly 190 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:28,400 meetings. Um it's all about accountability um and integrity. 191 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:33,039 Uh all financial transactions are reported and the the board reviews the 192 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:38,880 financials much like many not forprofit that you see that runs um with a board. 193 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:43,039 Checks over $10,000 must be co-signed by a trustee and the executive director. 194 00:18:41,679 --> 00:18:45,440 So, anytime a lot of money is being spent, it's definitely being looked 195 00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:49,120 over. >> Uh, we have a thirdparty claims review 196 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:54,720 company I'll I'll tell you a little bit about in a minute. They're called 197 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:59,679 Mariner. Um, loss prevention review. Um, Kwork staff does that as well as as 198 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:05,360 Mariner. And then the quarterly financials and a claims report uh are 199 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:09,200 always made available to members, but uh members will find those claims reports 200 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:12,799 helpful a lot of times because you tend to see trends in certain areas. And just 201 00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:16,400 like Bonnie said, if everybody's getting hurt doing something similar, it' be a 202 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:21,919 good thing to probably train on that. And then uh he mentioned the three times 203 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:26,240 a year regular meetings and inspections. Um but they'll also come out anytime 204 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,480 anytime you have something where you need a custom tailor. they just need a 205 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:32,480 little bit of a heads up >> and really and truly that is exactly how 206 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:38,880 we work. Come out anytime. >> Uh slide 16 a little bit more on on 207 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:43,600 Kwork. Um we carry a a specific excess and aggregate insurance. So it's called 208 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:48,000 Safety National is the company we get that through and any claims that go over 209 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:51,679 850,000 the [snorts] secondary insurance through 210 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:55,440 Safety National kicks in and and starts paying for it. Um that's that's just 211 00:19:53,919 --> 00:20:00,240 another way of protecting member counties from catastrophic claims that 212 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:05,360 are very high like that. Uh and then on the bottom that last bullet is just 213 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:10,880 something important to note. Um Kworks never had an assessment on the pool 214 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:17,520 since its inception in the early 90s. So um an assessment would be like an extra 215 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:21,840 fee charge levied on members um to cover some type of funding shortfalls. We 216 00:20:19,679 --> 00:20:26,480 we've never had to do it and uh the financials are strong so hopefully we 217 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:32,960 never will even have to consider it. Um 17th slide, Mariner. Mariner is our 218 00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:38,000 third party administrator that uh Amanda Chamberlain is their person who does 219 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:42,400 lost time injuries and Jenny Mitchell um covers medicalonly injuries and what 220 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:48,799 they do is manage those cases. They work closely with uh uh with the pool's uh 221 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:53,600 attorney and uh she they provide excellent c customer service. The whole 222 00:20:50,799 --> 00:20:57,600 thing is taking care of the employee but also getting them to heal as quickly as 223 00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:02,080 possible and then hopefully getting them to work as back as possible. The 224 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:06,640 statistics, the longer you stay out of work after you get hurt, the statistics 225 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:10,159 are usually not that good for a quick recovery after that. Um which makes 226 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:17,280 perfect sense. I mean, the more serious it is, the longer it takes, but they uh 227 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:21,039 they handle disposition of claims on a full and final basis. So, this is what 228 00:21:19,919 --> 00:21:26,559 they're going for. So, they're constantly reviewing the boards, 229 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:31,200 reviewing our cases with them, and uh making action plans that go from there. 230 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:35,360 » Yeah, Amanda and Jenny are extremely popular um with our whoever it might be 231 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:40,080 in whatever county. It's not always the clerk's responsibility. um you know 232 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:45,840 maybe HR but they are extremely popular with our with our member counties. Um so 233 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:50,159 on the next page, page 18 here um this is a really great view of how long 234 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:54,080 people have been with Kwork. Kind of gives you an idea of people coming and 235 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:57,520 going. [clears throat] Do people really trust you? Are you Well, if you take a 236 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:03,280 look here, most of the members we have have been with us over 20 years. Um, and 237 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:08,080 so many that that come really leave because the services that you get along 238 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:12,559 with the the rates that you get is really going to be hard to find once you 239 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:16,799 get used to what Kwork does. No one else will provide that kind of stuff for you. 240 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:22,240 Um, and so, uh, we we like to give you this visual of those who have been with 241 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:26,000 us for a long time because, uh, if you want 242 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:29,120 an accounting for Kwork's record, I think it speaks for itself in a way when 243 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:31,760 you look at how how long some of those people have been there. And then you 244 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:35,840 even have look at all the charter members that have been there since the 245 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:41,520 day that Kwork, you know, came into uh, came into existence. So, uh, Kwork has 246 00:22:39,679 --> 00:22:44,320 retained people because because it does what it says it will do. Okay? And 247 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:49,919 that's that's one of the main reasons why it retains so many members. This 248 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:53,440 page um I we like to leave this here because I like to remind you that Kwork 249 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:57,679 truly only exists because of its members. Um really and point it back 250 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:03,600 because if bull didn't exist, there'd be no comp no paid work. So 251 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:06,720 when Kwork is your workers comp company, you not only get a workers's 252 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:09,840 compensation company, but you also get a service. You also get somebody who's 253 00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:14,080 going to come to your county, who's going to care about your county. My pops 254 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:17,760 went to community college here before he went to K State. So I mean I've got my 255 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:22,480 mom's from Cedar Veil and my dad's from Great Bend. So from out in this 256 00:23:19,679 --> 00:23:25,600 direction. Um and we love Kansas. We love all the counties in Kansas. And 257 00:23:23,919 --> 00:23:29,120 that's one of the main reasons why we put this page here is because we want to 258 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:33,679 remind everybody that the only reason that we're here is because of our 259 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:39,840 members. So u with that do we do we have questions so far? Uh and the test will 260 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:42,400 be in just a few moments. It's multiple choice. 261 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:48,240 » Thank you. >> Yeah. Select the best. 262 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:50,880 » Multiple answers may be correct. >> Yeah. I I know that's a ton of 263 00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:54,080 information and we don't expect you necessarily to remember all of that 264 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:57,039 right off the top, but what we want to do is we want to get in your mind and we 265 00:23:55,520 --> 00:24:00,799 want you to think about us when you're getting ready to go shopping, okay? 266 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,679 About somebody who will come out and take good care of you. 267 00:24:01,679 --> 00:24:06,799 » Um I did have a question. So, um if there is a claim, how does that 268 00:24:06,159 --> 00:24:10,000 » how does it work? >> Yeah, like a quick summary. you don't 269 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:12,640 have to take me through each step, but how does that flow? 270 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:16,000 » So, that's the best part about like Amanda and Jenny. Yeah. 271 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:19,440 » What we do once you come on with Kwork is they'll establish that relationship 272 00:24:17,919 --> 00:24:21,279 with you in your county. >> You pick up the phone and call. 273 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:26,880 » Okay. >> Um that's the other great thing about 274 00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:30,240 Kwork is like if you call our office, it's not an automated message for one, 275 00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:33,760 for two. You're only looking for like nine people, you know? It's not like 276 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:36,000 there's some gigantic corporate office somewhere where there's a bunch of 277 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:40,159 people who you don't know that are running numbers and it's just a it's a 278 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:43,679 company that if you need Nicole, you can call Nicole and she'll answer the phone. 279 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:48,640 You have really good access to the underwriter, to the claims adjusters. Um 280 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:52,960 like I said, Amanda and Jenny, I mean, maybe some of the best at what they do 281 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:56,880 um that I've ever known. >> We get compliments all the time on their 282 00:24:54,960 --> 00:25:00,799 communication, their promptness, getting back with people. And we've had some 283 00:24:58,799 --> 00:25:04,960 members that, you know, have gone with private insurance and and struggled with 284 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:08,559 that. It was a different person every time they called or the left hand didn't 285 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:11,760 know what the right was doing. You know, it's Amanda and Jenny with us and that's 286 00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:16,080 who you get and they're good. >> And what they'll do with you if you'd 287 00:25:13,039 --> 00:25:18,880 like is set up a a provider. So, we have a system. So, when somebody gets 288 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:24,320 injured, we know exactly what happens. We know where they go. She knows where 289 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:27,120 they go. She has an Amanda. And so you really, she might already even know 290 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:30,880 about it if they've already been to the hospital before the stuff has even come 291 00:25:29,039 --> 00:25:34,559 in. So that's the great part about it is is you're only dealing with so few 292 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:37,840 people. There's not a lot of webs going every like so claims 293 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,600 » just getting them like >> claims are super direct. 294 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:45,520 » Super direct. Yeah. >> And if you think of any questions as you 295 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:50,559 look stuff over, our contact information is on the cover and then the last page 296 00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:53,919 in there. Um, so please feel free to reach out. And again, we thank you for 297 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,960 your time. Thank you for having us and letting us tell you a little bit about 298 00:25:55,120 --> 00:26:00,480 pooling and Kwork. >> You guys get a percentage or a flat 299 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,520 rate? >> We're just We don't uh like commission 300 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:08,480 wise, we don't >> Well, I mean, what's constant? 301 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:13,279 » Oh, it's it's just a flat rate. Your your build um in December for the next 302 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:19,679 year. Gotcha. >> A premium invoice um based, you know, 303 00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:24,400 largely on the county size or overall payroll and then something called your 304 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:26,159 experience mod which comes from this third party. 305 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,520 » Understand? >> Yeah. Yeah. And the two kind of join 306 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,400 together and then you get your your typical invoice in December. 307 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:36,880 » Gotcha. Yeah. >> Do you know how many counties 308 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:46,000 uh that you guys have? So we were previously with KAM and I think work 309 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:51,279 uh shortly after I think I came on went back into the market. Are most your 310 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:54,720 counties Kamk work or do you have is it not uncommon for there just to be a 311 00:26:53,039 --> 00:27:00,640 Kwork and then private on the >> most of them um go with both pools. Um 312 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:05,440 they have 80 some we have 88 I want to say there 313 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:09,360 » 82 85 something right in there. um just because the same reasons um the most 314 00:27:07,919 --> 00:27:14,159 competitive pricing you're going to get and great services that that uh other 315 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:19,360 insurance companies just don't provide. But they when they when we do it 316 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:23,279 together as both pools, counties often see tens of thousands or hundreds of 317 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:26,080 thousands of dollars in savings depending on the the size of the county, 318 00:27:25,039 --> 00:27:30,080 » especially with the >> that's why both of them will stick 319 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:34,880 together a lot of times. >> Are they coming in? Um, 320 00:27:32,799 --> 00:27:37,360 » I haven't been contacted yet, but I think he just happened to be in the area 321 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:43,200 and stopped by. >> He wanted to be in here. 322 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:46,480 » It was a paperwork nightmare for our employee. So, that's the main reason we 323 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:50,240 got rid of >> because the clerk was doing all the 324 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:54,240 paperwork and sending it to them. It It just 325 00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:58,720 wasn't worth it. >> I got you. I I will say this, the the 326 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:04,000 page is turned over there. They have a new executive director, CEO as of about 327 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:07,200 eight months ago, some new team members, things. 328 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:10,480 » His name's Ken Canning, and I can put you in contact with him if you'd like. 329 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:15,039 He can call you later today if you'd like, but uh he's great. He's easy to 330 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:19,120 deal with. Uh makes himself very available. And uh so I just don't want 331 00:28:17,679 --> 00:28:22,799 you to have the impression that it's the same as it was five, eight years ago. 332 00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:29,120 It's not. Things have changed there, too. So, some of those are reasons why 333 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:34,159 somebody like Ken Canning is now to >> it was a it was quite the hassle. 334 00:28:32,399 --> 00:28:37,919 » What's been great about the recent partnership uh with with K the working 335 00:28:36,399 --> 00:28:41,039 relationship I should say is much more proper way to say it. The working 336 00:28:39,039 --> 00:28:47,360 relationship with them is just wonderful with Ken. He's very involved and also 337 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:51,440 very open to us calling and saying, "Hey, we don't like this kind of thing 338 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:54,559 going on with K camp and you can call us and tell us the same thing." and he's 339 00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:59,159 open to having a conversation and talking with you. It's very very nice. 340 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:05,360 » Well, thank you again. Stay >> very much for your time. 341 00:29:03,039 --> 00:29:08,880 » Okay. Thank you. >> I'll send that test in uh in a few 342 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:13,399 minutes. Okay. >> Appreciate that. Thank you. 343 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,919 » Am I sneaking in? >> Yep. 344 00:29:18,399 --> 00:29:25,840 » Okay. Well, gentlemen, I just got 345 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:32,159 uh six month about six month uh raises basically 346 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:36,640 there's six here uh yes uh a few of them are or I'm behind on a 347 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:40,559 couple of them that's why they're grouped together but 348 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:47,520 » the ruler of hand >> I I did I I missed some so um get them 349 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:50,399 caught up and then obviously the others are on time 350 00:29:51,919 --> 00:30:01,840 So I'll make a motion to give Timothy Thompson his six-month raise from 17 to 351 00:29:59,679 --> 00:30:12,399 18. Joshua Small from 17 to 18. 352 00:30:07,679 --> 00:30:20,265 David Sharp from 17 to 18. Brett Smith 17 to 18. 353 00:30:16,799 --> 00:30:22,285 Do you get this many employees? [laughter] 354 00:30:22,885 --> 00:30:33,039 [clears throat] >> Ryan Russell 1751 to 1851 355 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:36,399 and Lucas Baldwin from 1751 to 1851. >> I'll second the motion. 356 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:44,480 » Been moved and seconded and we give the road department employees that Rick led 357 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:53,000 read off the rate that they were due for six months. All in favor say I. 358 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:53,000 » I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. 359 00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:09,240 » Stuck here for the next 10 years. >> Sure. Sure. 360 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,240 right there. 361 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:17,760 » While you're doing that, I just inform you that we got uh two lawn tractors 362 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:23,360 down. >> Oh, yeah. Waiting on parts. 363 00:31:21,039 --> 00:31:26,360 » No spilled 364 00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:31,000 or anything on the new one yet? >> Nope. 365 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:50,120 heard anything on the new MS? >> Nope. 366 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,760 » Both are saying October. 367 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:09,159 » You're coming. Uh hopefully before the end of the year. 368 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:09,159 They take a little longer. Well, 369 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:18,840 that's >> that depends. I guess 370 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:18,840 one time I had one very quickly. 371 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:23,200 » You want laser g? >> You make a cup. 372 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:27,880 » I'll make real quick. >> She can have them all and I'll collect 373 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,880 from her. 374 00:32:29,039 --> 00:32:40,399 So, we'll get uh mowing and we'll get to uh ceiling. We are wrapping up. So, if I 375 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:44,720 think we'll make it off the roads before the heavy 376 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:48,080 » corn harvest hits. In fact, I suppose here in the next day or two, we'll be 377 00:32:46,159 --> 00:32:53,279 just wrapping it up. So, >> sounds good. 378 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:59,880 » We did uh Oh, you already made I can tell you 379 00:32:56,399 --> 00:32:59,880 Saturday morning 380 00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:05,840 for all the bikers to come down the busters. 381 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:09,240 They were not going very fast with all the sand on 382 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:16,960 the middle of the road. I just pull over. [laughter] 383 00:33:13,519 --> 00:33:20,640 Yes, we're not very wellliked uh during this time of year, but 384 00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:22,480 » no, I imagine that was a little slick, but 385 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:25,039 » yeah, >> we were all taking it slow. Nobody was 386 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:30,240 doing this. >> We will get it uh broomed off here. We 387 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:35,279 don't like to take it off too quick, especially with these 100 degree days. 388 00:33:32,159 --> 00:33:39,600 » It'll uh bleed and so we'd like some remnants there to to catch that. 389 00:33:37,519 --> 00:33:41,120 » Put enough tracks in there now that they can 390 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:47,903 » follow. >> Yeah, with Saturday. Yeah, I'd slow down 391 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:50,240 and they'd stick both feet down. [laughter] 392 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:53,600 » Well, >> yeah, I even have it. 393 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:57,600 » Yeah. Yeah. So, >> well, that's mild on their faces, so 394 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:04,240 » Well, they were on their way there. >> Yeah. 395 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:07,760 » Anyhow, um, anything else for me? >> I don't think so. 396 00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:12,200 About the rain. >> Yeah, 397 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:12,200 » I can't do anything about the rain. 398 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,399 Thank you. Thanks. Thanks. 399 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:24,320 We'll >> make a motion we approve the minutes 400 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:28,960 from August 24th, 2026. >> Second move and second we approve the 401 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:36,200 minutes from August 24th. All in favor say I. I. Post. Same sign. 402 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,200 Motion carried. 403 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:49,159 Have we done anything before with this that you could find sessions? 404 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,159 » I don't think 405 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:55,040 » I am request here since we didn't get the records. 406 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:58,679 » Okay. >> We haven't done anything. 407 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,000 Since 408 00:35:06,079 --> 00:35:09,240 the record 409 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:19,599 executive session for attorney privilege to discuss KAP K work that motion 410 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:23,599 I'll second been moved and second and we go to executive session for 10 minutes 411 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:32,280 to discuss Kwork and K camp. All in favor say I. I 412 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:32,280 oppose same signs. Motion carried. 413 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:21,680 Make a motion we come out of executive session. No action taken. I'll second 414 00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:27,200 it. Been moved and second. We come out of executive session. No action taken. 415 00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:31,160 All in favor say I. I. Oppos. Same sign. We're back in open session. 416 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:37,040 » I'll make a motion we pay the vouchers. >> Second. 417 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:45,000 » Been moved and second we pay the vouchers. All in favor say I. Oppose. 418 00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:45,000 Same sign. Motion carried. 419 00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:56,960 » Is it hot in here this morning when you came in? 420 00:44:53,760 --> 00:45:04,480 » It was muggy. [laughter] >> Didn't start screaming. 421 00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:07,119 » Yeah, they were. They were. >> Was pretty. 422 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:11,400 » You get 100 people up there, it get steaming pretty quick. for that. 423 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:21,240 » Well, this building is just like a a hot >> like leaving an infant child in a car 424 00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:27,359 unattended. >> It's probably hard telling when it went 425 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:30,839 off over the weekend, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. 426 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:42,760 I remember last early spring, late winter, they said the 427 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:42,760 chillers were in good shape. 428 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:46,720 » Yeah. And >> they are. This is the outside unit that 429 00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:48,960 we're having issues with. >> Oh, okay. 430 00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:52,240 » Yeah. And I don't even know. I think some of it's computer. I think some of 431 00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:55,599 it's I don't know. I 432 00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:58,880 » think some of it's just been running 247 for the last two months straight. Like 433 00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:01,880 my air conditioner. >> Yep. 434 00:46:02,240 --> 00:46:06,280 I know what that sounds like. 435 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:15,160 » Shows up on my electric bill, too. >> Yep. 436 00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:15,160 » It certainly did on mine. 437 00:46:17,119 --> 00:46:22,359 » Actually, mine was not as high as I thought it was going to be. 438 00:46:23,359 --> 00:46:28,520 Still pretty high. 439 00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:49,880 had that style come up. We just had Mark sleep on the weekend. 440 00:46:50,319 --> 00:46:58,880 » Certainly wasn't outside doing anything. [laughter] 441 00:46:54,480 --> 00:47:01,827 » His office stays at a steady 34 degrees. >> 34. [laughter] 442 00:48:12,720 --> 00:48:16,400 Yeah. Don't you 443 00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:27,160 Not too many. >> There's some 444 00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:24,760 of I saw that upper ceiling $160,3 445 00:49:25,599 --> 00:49:36,760 I saw that I can't even wait to see my fuel. 446 00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:36,760 It's coming. 447 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:55,440 Heard this morning the gas was down 2 cents, but he feeding oil was up 15. 448 00:49:53,119 --> 00:50:02,559 So you mean that was decent? >> Yeah, they sent me a contract for 449 00:49:57,040 --> 00:50:08,359 propane like a dollar 67. Yeah, said it doesn't change 450 00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:08,359 and that's 451 00:50:23,119 --> 00:50:28,559 » Well, we got anything else? No, I'll make a motion to adjourn to get Sasha 452 00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:33,839 out of here. I'll second it. 453 00:50:29,599 --> 00:50:33,839 » Been moved and second and we adjourn.