HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0014Commissioner Stewart said that when the next salary study was done, it might be advisable
to use Mecklenburg County's salaries for comparison. Stewart said some of the turnover was due
to employees leaving and accepting higher payingjobs in Mecklenburg County. Mashburnsaidthis
was especially true for professional staff.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION &
REVIEW: Commissioner Fortner nominated Anita Johnson. Commissioner Johnson nominated
Hal Jolly and Doug Madison. Commissioner Stewart nominated Daniel Schmidt, L. W. Lambert,
Jr., and William White (alternate).
ER to close the nominations and appoint Johnson, Jolly, Madison,
Chairman Tice E
Schmidt, Lambert and White by acclamation.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Commissioner Johnson nominated Doug Madison for the chairman's position on the board
of equalization and review.
Commissioner Bowles nominated Hal Jolly for the vice chairman's position on the board of
equalization and review.
Chairman Tice moved to close the nominations and appoint Doug Madison as Chairman and
Hal Jolty as Vice Chairman for the Iredell County Board of Equalization & Review.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THE NURSING HOME ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AND MAPLE LEAF HEALTH CARE: It was mentioned that problems had
developed between some volunteer nursing home members and the administrator of Maple Leaf
Health Care. Chairman Tice said Centralina Ombudsman Debi Lee was seeking guidance from the
State Attorney General's Office on the proper manner to handle the situation. A meeting will be
scheduled as soon as Lee receives a response. Commissioners' Fortner and Stewart mentioned their
desire to attend any meetings in reference to the problem. In addition, Stewart said it might be
advisable to have a representative(s) from social services attend. Fortner said the nursing home
volunteers should also be invited to attend.
Tice said she would advise the other board members when the meeting date and time was
scheduled.
TERRI MASIELLO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PIEDMONT MEDIATION
CENTER REQUESTS TO APPLY FOR A GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMMISSION
GRANT & FOR IREDELL COUNTY TO BE LISTED AS THE
APPLICANTlAUTHORIZINGOFFICIAL: Terri Masiello, Executive Director for the Piedmont
Mediation Center, said she was requesting to apply for a $30,000 grant from the Governor's Crime
Commission. She would then implement a Juvenile Victim Offender Mediation program. A$7,500
match will be needed if the funds are approved, and Masiello said her agency would supply the
matching money. Mrs. Masiello said the application required a governmental agency to be the
authorizing official. She said she was requesting for Iredell County to be deemed the authorizing
agency and for the $30,000 to be passed onto her mediation program. She said the grant would be
for a two-year period. After this, she mentioned that in order to continue the program, she would
probably have to request additional funding from United Way.
Chairman Tice said she understood that Masiello's program would supply the matching
funds. Masiello said this was correct.
Finance Director Blumenstein was asked how the pass-through program would impact her
office. Blumenstein said it would be similar to the Appropriate Punishment Options funding. Mrs.