County Votes Down Long-Term Disability Plan

Sheriff's deputies in Bay Minette, Ala., asked the Baldwin County Commission to fund long-term disability insurance for all county employees on Tuesday, according to a local news report. But commissioners effectively turned down the proposal with a 2-2 vote.Baldwin County’s current short-term and long-term disability insurance provider will stop providing coverage June 1 because of lack of participation by employees, county Assistant Personnel Director Deidra Hanak said. The county stopped contributing toward the cost of employee insurance in 2012, citing lack of use and high cost, e...