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Tax Collector Ketchie said the county would initially start with motor vehicle credit card
collections. A formal agreement will be written, and the staff will share it with the board members
for final approval.
Interstate Credit Collections: Weisner said that in the past, Transworld Collections had
been used to help collect delinquent taxes. Another company, Interstate Credit Collections, offers
the same type of service. This company, however, has the ability of tagging the taxpayer's credit
file at the same time that a customized collection letter is sent. Weisner said he preferred this
system and asked if there were any objections with a switch to Interstate. The board members said
they had no problems.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
REVIEW: CPAs Robert Segal and Phillip Huffman attended the meeting and said they were
prepared to conduct an independent third -parry review of the county's health insurance program.
They said that they would not receive a commission from any insurance companies.
The county manager said he felt the review would be beneficial, especially since the county
had to make decisions about health insurance each year. The following timetable was proposed for
the review.
a. Local employer survey - - complete by October 1, 1999
b. Determine benefits to be requested - - November 1, 1999
c. Mail Request for Proposals - - January 10, 2000
d. Analysis to county management by March 1, 2000
e. Management recommendation to Board by April 1, 2000
f Board decision by May 1, 2000
REQUEST FROM IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR
APPROVAL OF TWO CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCES (Lakeshore Middle School
Phases 11 & III - $7,850,000 and New High School- $24,200,000): Finance Director Blumenstein
explained that everything was in order for the adoption of the two ordinances. They were approved
by the school board on August 9, 1999. She said that after the plans were completed, final approval
by the board of commissioners would be obtained.
REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING
TWO DSS POSITIONS: (1) Day Care Coordinator I to Day Care Coordinator I1 and
(2) Day Care Supervisor to Day Care Social Worker 1: The DSS Director said it had been
difficult to secure qualified applicants in the day care field. He mentioned that applicants who
applied for past supervisory positions were not qualified and were therefore not hired. He said that
an employee working as the Day Care Coordinator I would make an excellent supervisor of the
Child Day Care program; however, the state requires the supervisor to be at least classified as a Day
Care Coordinator II. If the reclassification is approved, the employee would only receive a 4.5%
pay increase, but would rise from a Grade 69 to Grade 73.
Wall said to offset the reclassification/pay increase, he was recommending that the Day
Care Supervisor II position be reclassified to a Social Worker I position. A salary grade decrease
would then occur from 70 to 64. Wall said that when the two adjustments were made a "wash"
would occur. He added that day care programs helped to eliminate the welfare rolls. There are
about 113 day care providers in the county,
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO CREATE THE POSITION OF COUNTY SAFETY
DIRECTOR: The county manager said the safety director would report directly to him and would
work to insure a safe working environment for county employees. Several other job responsibilities
would be given to the safety director. Mashburn said the county had paid a significant amount in
workers compensation claims in the past few years.
Commissioner Stewart asked how the effectiveness of the position would be evaluated