HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0111Commissioner Fortner asked if the statistics that Wall had used included children that had
been counted twice, e.g., children that had been in the program, left, and then returned.
Wall said he didn't know for sure, but he suspected there would be duplications.
Commissioner Johnson asked about the carpet cost of $77,083. He asked the age of the
carpet, and if the entire building needed it.
Mashburn said it was time replace the carpet. He added that DSS would recover about 5394,
ofthe $77,083. Mr. Mashburn said it was estimated that DSS in 2000-01 would probably receive
$5,244,085 in administrative reimbursements.
Johnson asked how the carpet replacement would affect the new addition to he built.
Mashburn said it would not affect it. He said the new section would be similar to the jail.
It would be "stand-alone type" building.
Johnson said he noted, not only in DSS, but in several departments, the manager had
recommended that leasing instead of purchasing be used for computers.
Mashburn said software programs and the support for computers changed so rapidly that he
felt leasing was more economical.
HEALTH BUDGET
Health Director Ray Rabe, Nursing Director Janet Blaufuss, Administrative Officer William
Griffith, Environmental Health Supervisor Kelly Sheeks, and Health Services Coordinator Norma
Rife attended the health budget session.
Rabe reminded the commissioners that as of July 1, the health staff would have to split out
services on the invoices. He said the state office had said that after the "splitting" occurred, the
revenues were supposed to be neutral.
Mr. Rabe said there was currently a backlog of five weeks for septic permits. He said the
staff was trying to rehire a recently retired sanitarian to help the department catch up.
Sheeks said the environmental department hoped to have a two-week turnaround when the
department was fully staffed. He said the staffhad tried different methods to catch up, but nothing
had really made a "dent."
Since the health department does not charge for septic repair inspections, a question was
asked as to how many of these were done in a year.
Sheeks said the staff probably did about 500 repair inspections a year and 1,900 new
inspections. He said the health department had never focused on charging for repair inspections
because the logic was to provide an incentive to get the systems fixed.
Some discussion occurred about the expense of a pregnancy prevention teaching module
(Empathy Belly). (The cost was $1,210.)
In reference to carpet cleaning/replacements, Rabe said some sections ofthe building should
never have been carpeted. He mentioned the WIC area where children were most often found as an
example. Rabe said the would probably be used when the carpet was removed.
Mr. Rabe mentioned that discussions had occurred about the possible donation of some
property in Mooresville. The property is near the old hospital site.