JAY – Town Manager Ruth Marden said she can’t help but boast about the town’s employees and the safety measures they’ve been taking: Jay’s workers compensation bill reflects a savings of $20,952 this year.
Even though the bill is up slightly this year because of the increase in salaries and addition of summer recreation program, the town received three discounts on the bill, Marden told selectmen.
The town’s experience modification rate, a reflection of its accident rate, is 0.74, Marden said, which is very good since the average is 1. Last year, the town had a 0.81 rate.
This year’s decrease was reflected in a deduction of $14,191, Marden said.
The town also received reductions on its loss control, which reflects the town’s safety program and the safety practices the town has implemented to prevent accidents, Marden said.
Jay also received a discount in its contribution reduction, which is overall program savings, she said. The work that town employees have done has been really effective, she said.
The safety program limits the number of hours that people are on the road before rest time, and it tries to prevent hazards before an accident happens.
“We’re real happy,” Marden said.
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