MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A debate over skyrocketing insurance costs tied to Mobile County’s Government Plaza took a sharp turn this week, as Commissioner Randall Dueitt openly questioned whether taxpayers were getting the best deal.
During a county commission meeting on Thursday, Dueitt challenged the timing of a new, lower-cost insurance proposal from the county’s longtime provider Thames Batré —suggesting it only surfaced after a competing company presented a cheaper option.
“I don’t believe in coincidences,” Dueitt said, pointing to the sudden appearance of a revised proposal the same day a competitor pitched significant savings…