HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2069 (2)MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to allow the health department to accept the Kiwanis
Club's monetary donation and to approve Budget Amendment #27 in the amount of $1,060 for the
purchase of car seats during the 1998-99 fiscal year.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RECLASSIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS
(INSPECTIONS DEPT./F,COM/& ANIMAL CONTROL): The personnel officer advised during
the agenda briefing that if these reclassifications (estimated cost $19,940) were approved, the funds
budgeted for this fiscal year would be nearly depleted.
The positions requested for reclassification were:
POSITION OLD GRADE RECOMMENDED GRADE
Building Code Inspector I 64 65
Building Code Inspector II 65 66
Building Code Inspector III 66 67
Building Code Inspector IV 68 69
Plans Review Specialist II 68 69
Telecommunicator I 60 61
Telecommunicator II 62 63
Asst. Director Comm/EM 65 66
Animal Control Officer 61 62
Field Supervisor 62 63
MOTION by Chairman Haire to approve the reclassifications as recommended by the
county staff.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FROM DSS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE (1) SOCIAL, WORK
SUPERVISOR III POSITION AND THREE (3) SOCIAL WORKER III POSITIONS (CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) DEPT.): Don Wall, the Social Services Director, said his
agency had identified adequate funding in the Work -First Family Assistance Program to support the
establishment of the four positions. He said there was an urgent need for the workers. Wall said
that from August, 1997 through December of 1997, to August 1998 -December 1998 there had been
a 21 % increase in cases and a 43% increase in children. In addition, he said the department was
unable to comply with state/federal regulations and caseload standards.
Wall said the DSS Department was presently underspending the Maintenance of Effort in
the Work -First Family Assistance Program for 1998-99. If the department continues to spend at the
present level, the maintenance of effort will be underspent by $278,100. If this occurs, the state will
make adjustments to the department's spending patterns/participating rate and retrieve the county
money. The current participation rate in the Work -First Program is approximately 69%.
Commissioner Johnson said he understood the Cash Assistance Program had been reduced
by 54% in the past two years. Wall said this was correct. Mr. Wall said he felt this number would
continue to decrease once the county's electing Welfare Reform Plan was implemented. (This plan
has not been approved by the state/federal government.)
Commissioner Fortner asked about the CPS statistics. Specifically, if the CPS increase
during the fall season had anything to do with children returning to school. Don Wall along with
Lisa York, the Social Work Program Administrator, said this was probably correct. fork said
educational personnel were some of the primary reporters of suspected abuse/neglect.