HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2297 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 16.1999
The Iredell County Board ofCotnmissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, November
16,1999,5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice M. Stewart
Absent: Alice T. Fortner
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Planning Supervisor William Allison,
Library Director Steve Messick, Solid Waste Director Ron Weatherman, Safety Director Larry Ray,
Sheriff's Deputy Jim Gibson, County Assessor Brent Weisner, DSS Director Don Wall, Social Work
Supervisor Linda Bledsoe, Income Maintenance Administrator Lynn Deal, and Clerk to the Board
Jean Moore.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CHANGE REGARDING THE ELECTING
COUNTY PLAN (Payment Calculations - Standard State Plan): The board of commissioners,
sitting as the Welfare Reform Oversight Committee, heard a request from DSS Director Wall and
his department about using the standard state income plan. He said that in August 1999, information
was received indicating that all counties would be mandated to use the standard state payment
calculation. Wall said the method would disregard income for three months as a job bonus for first
time employment. Then, 27.5% would be disregarded from gross earnings after the job bonus had
been depleted.
Social Work Supervisor Bledsoe said the change was necessary for the following reasons
1. A legislative change would impact outcome goals.
2. Iredell County's income regulations were less restrictive than the standard plan.
3. Automation had not been developed to support Iredell County's income calculations.
4. Work First Family Assistance (WFFA) caseloads have the potential to increase if the
payment calculation is not revised.
5. Adopting the standard state income plan would help to insure that Iredell County's DSS
would stay linked with the state Medicaid system.
6. The housing authority has a provision to exclude earned income for 18 months for
WFFA families.
Commissioner Johnson asked how many people would be affected.
Bledsoe said it would be the individuals that were working - - probably 25 cases per month.
Johnson asked how the revision would impact the county's maintenance of effort.
Bledsoe said it would not impact it at all, because this was a federal program.
PLANNING ITEMS: Planning Supervisor Allison explained a cash bond (release) item that
was on the agenda.
Commissioner Johnson asked if further discussion had occurred about a sign ordinance.
Allison said he had discussed the matter with the chairman of the planning board. Mr.
Allison said his chairman did not feel a consensus of the members could be reached pertaining to
a sign ordinance.