HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0514 (2)that his office planned to send out over 73,000 tax bills in the next few days. Mr. Weisner said
the City of Statesville's bills (13,500) would be retained, due to this municipality still
functioning under an interim budget with no firm tax rate.
Request from the Social Services Department to Retain a Carolina Access Position
& a Fraud Investigator Position (50% County Funds to Supplant the Loss of State
Funding): Social Services Director Don Wall and Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn
Deal were present to describe this request. Mr. Wall said the North Carolina General Assembly
had been making "cuts" and two state programs/positions had been affected.
Fraud Position (Income Maintenance Investigator II): Wall said his department would lose
$25,000 (50%) from the state that was previously used for an income maintenance investigator's
salary. He said the position's responsibility was to find welfare fraud. Wall said the federal
government would still be funding 50% of the position. He asked for the county to fund the
remaining 50%.
Carolinas Access Position or Managed Care Representative (Income Maintenance Worker 11
Wall said this position helped to save to Medicaid costs. He said the position served as a liaison
between physicians and the clients which prevented "physician hopping" and abuse of the
emergency rooms. Wall said the state was curtailing its funding for this position and his
department needed $18,152 to retain the position for FY O1-02.
Commissioner Johnson asked Wall if any funds could be found within the existing
budget to cover the state cuts.
Wall said possibly. He said the department had five or six vacancies and it was possible
there might be enough in lapsed salaries. He said he would have to review his budget.
Commissioner Johnson said the county was just barely into the new budget, and the
board was being asked for additional money.
Commissioner Ray said she felt that all requests should be reviewed on an individual
basis. She said the commissioners could not eliminate their responsibilities just because the state
had stopped fulfilling its duties.
It was the consensus of the board to approve the retention of the two positions, but
not to approve additional funding. The approval was contingent upon the DSS Director
reviewing his budget and determining the availability of any lapsed salary funds that could
cover the costs associated with the two positions.
Request from the Health Dept. for Approval of the Fee Schedule for FY 2001-2002:
Health Director Ray Rabe explained the various fee changes for the new fiscal year.
Commissioner Johnson asked about the permit costs for the different types of septic
systems.
Commissioner Bowles said the environmental health supervisor had explained that the
fees were based on the labor intensity associated with the various septic systems.
Additional discussion occurred about the septic system costs, and Mr. Rabe said he felt
the environmental committee should be reactivated to study the permit costs. He mentioned that
if there were any citizens or developers that had concerns, they probably needed to appear before
the committee and express their thoughts on the fees.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Tice adjourned the briefing at 6:40 p.m.
Approved 14 -1
Clerk to the Board