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IREDELL COUNTY HOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1997
MINUTES
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met April 10, 1997,
7:30 a.m., for a Called Meeting in the South Wing Conference Room,
Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street,
Statesville, N.C.
Present: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve D. Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Absent: Alice M. Stewart (commissioner stewart was absent due to
recent knee sutgorr.)
Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Guests Present: M.F. "Buddy" Hall, Jr., Director of Behavioral
Health/Columbia Davis Medical Center
G. Phillip Lotti, President/CEO, Columbia Davis
Medical Center
Jim Wrinn, Iredell Neighbors
Audrey Montgomery, Record & Landmark
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
UPDATE ON MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE FINDINGS2 Mashburn
explained the task force had met on several occasions.
Determinations of this group to date have been:
1. A consultant should provide the following:
a. Review of requirements and costs for Iredell County to
provide mental health services in-house.
b. Review of costs involved in operating a separate
mental health department and contracting services
(this would include a public-private partnership).
c. Review of costs involved in joining an existing multi -
county authority.
2. Affiliate with the Surry-Yadkin Area Authority if Iredell
County selects the multi -county option for the delivery of
mental health services.
3. Recommendation that Iredell County consult with Technical
Assistance Collaborative, Inc., in the amount of $10,400
for a cost analysis.
In reference to multi -county affiliations, Commissioner Boone
asked if the other contiguous counties to Iredell had been ruled
out. Mashburn replied the only counties left were basically
Lincoln -Gaston. He mentioned that Gaston was such a large county
that the right "fit" might not occur. Rowan will probably
associate with Stanley/ Union/ Cabarrus if it doesn't stay single -
county.
Commissioner Johnson said he wanted the public-private option
to be reviewed as much as possible. Chairman Haire agreed.
Johnson and Haire both mentioned that accountability was of the