HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0132 (2)415 -ADMINISTRATION: No changes to the recommended budget.
420 -PERSONNEL: No changes to the recommended budget.
425 -ELECTIONS: No changes to the recommended budget. (The manager noted that
$7,500 was included in the budget for the purchase of new voting booths.)
430 -FINANCE: Finance Director Blumenstein said her department had carried money over
for the past two years for the implementation of a new payroll system. She said a new payroll
system was needed to pay the employees faster. Blumenstein said it had been difficult to find a
software program that could accommodate the shift patterns of the EMS department.
Commissioner Bowles asked ii'many employees had complained about the health insurance
rates kir the new year.
Mashburn said some employees had been checking on the insurance rates. He said it
appeared that the younger employees were the ones checking. Mashburn said that rates were less
expensive for people under 25, but the employees were not recognizing that rates increased as a
person aged. He said the county was still looking at options.
Commissioner Former asked what type ofcomplaints had been heard.
Mashburn said different types ofcomplaints. He said that one complaint was that some
prescription drugs were not listed on the handout given to the employees. Mashburn said there were
three tiers to the prescription listing, lie said if doctor prescribed a medicine not on the sheet, the
plan administrator could get it added. Mr. Mashburn said that in the past, the county had subsidized
the costs.
435 -COUNTY ASSESSOR/TAX COLLECTORIMAPPING DEPARTMENT: No
changes to the recommended budget.
445 -INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT: Commissioner Fortner asked if
computers could not be purchased without games, e.g., Solitaire.
The county manager said most games were used as learning aids. He said, that at one time,
the data processing department was instructed to delete all games when a computer was first
purchased. Mashburn said it soon became apparent that this was futile since the employee(s) could
just download games off the Internet.
Blumenstein said that individuals with careers in computer technology were in high demand.
She said a company was doing an evaluation on the information needs of the county. The company
will make a recommendation on what route the county should take as far as computerization.
Mashburn said one employee in the data processing department resigned several weeks ago.
lie said there was the possibility the department might lose two more employees in the near future,
(One employee might be moving, and one will probably retire.) He said the employee composition
of the department might change in the future- -it might not necessarily need a director, etc.
450 -REGISTER OF DEEDS: No changes to the recommended budget.
455 -MAINTENANCE & PUBLIC BUILDINGS: No changes to the recommended
budget. (The manager commented on the two new part-time positions. These two people will
replace the two -full employees that answer the switchboard, process the incoming/outgoing mail,
and do the EMS billing. When the Boggs Building is completed, the two EMS Billing employees
will be based at this location. The two part-time employees will handle the mail and work for the
Director of Support Services,