HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0919 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 1, 2005
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center
(South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Sara Haire Tice, Chairman
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: Deputy County Manager Susan Blumenstein, Assistant County
Manager Tracy Jackson, Enforcement & Planning Director Lynn Niblock, Planning
Supervisor Steve Warren, Purchasing Agent Dean Lail, Human Resources Director
Carolyn Hams, Health Director Donna Campbell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice.
UPDATE FROM CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
CEOIDIRECTOR DAVID SWANN: Mr. Swann provided an update on the following
subject matters.
Village Place/Lifespan, Inc. and Transportation Services: Swann said Tim Mathis, the
Village Place Director, in Troutman, had indicated that all clients affected by the
transportation changes had developed alternative transportation methods, or they were
being served by ICATS. Swann said none of the clients were going without services.
Catchment Area Consolidation Plan or Regionalization: Swann said the state had
recommended for Crossroads to align with CenterPoint and Pathways to regionally
deliver two of the local managing entity functions (utilization management and
screening, triage and referral). He said there were other local managing entities
interested in joining Crossroads.
Currently there are 31 local managing entities and the state desires to decrease the
number to 20. (Previously, or in 2001, there were 40.) If the regionalization plan
conceived by the state occurs, the following nine counties would be combined:
Crossroads: Iredell, Suny, and Yadkin
CenterPoint: Forsyth, Stokes and Davie
Pathways: Gaston, Lincoln, and Cleveland
(The nine counties would serve 900,000 — 1,000,000 people.)
Telecare Mental Health Services Termination of Contract: Swann said notice was
received from Telecare in September that the outpatient contract would be terminated
on December 21, 2005. He said Crossroads was interviewing other service providers,
and the needs of the patients were being considered in the transitional period. He said
there was a goal to minimize the disruption in patient care as much as possible.
Request for Sub -Leases at the Hwy. 21, Statesville and East Center Avenue,
Mooresville Facilities: Swann said it would be helpful to have advance approval to
sub -lease county facilities to the new Crossroads providers. He said pre -approval
would help provide a "smoother transition for all parties involved."
Commissioner Williams said the Crossroads Board had voted and chosen to take
the lead in the regionalization effort.