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BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
MAY 11 2000
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in a FY 2000-01 Budget Session on
Tuesday, May 11, 2000, at 6:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice at 6:00 P.M.
HEALTH INSURANCE RENEWAL: Mr. Mashburn said the county staff needed
direction on the employees' health insurance plan. He said employee enrollment needed to be done
prior to July L Mashburn said the staffhad known for several months that an increase in premiums
needed to occur. He said the insurance situation was at a point where an increase was needed in
what the county paid for the individual employees, and in the cost that employees paid for family
coverage.
Personnel DirectorHarris added that several months ago the financial consulting firm of Bob
Segal had looked at the county's insurance plan. The firm indicated the county's utilization of
insurance was high.
Mrs. Harris shared the proposed costs for medical office visits, eye exams, and prescriptions.
The following shows the recommended premium costs for 2000-01.
Individual Employee/Child Employee/Shouse Family
Current $ 224 $ 145 $ 165 S 280210 350
Proposed 282 180
When asked what would happen to the health benefits fund if the rates were increased,
Blumenstein said she hoped it would come out even. She said the quantity of usage would have to
be watched.
MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to approve the Health Insurance Renewal Plan as
proposed by the county staff.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - O.
DSS BUDGET
DSS Director Don Wall and Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal explained the
social services budget. Wall said, initially, the request in county funds was six percent over what
was approved for 99-00. However, with the manager and finance director's recommendation of a
2.5 percent for across the board increases, the percentage would increase.
Wall said the Kellogg Foundation's funding for the Families for Kids Initiative would soon
be discontinued. He said some ($60,409) federal funding could be used to fund the Initiative, and
he requested that new funds from the county in the amount of $91,125 be approved to cover the
remaining costs. Wall then shared statistics pertaining to the program.