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Commissioner Stewart mentioned that if Welfare Reform is approvedV
that it will be the decision of the county commissioners as to
how the block grant money will be spent.
Commissioner Johnson said that he assumed some of the money would
be spent to help train families. wall answered that some money
would be diverted to prevention -- trying to keep children in
their homes. Some money will go to recruitment and training.
SURPLUS PROPERTY BALE: Mrs. Caldwell reviewed the surplus
property list and made some corrections. She mentioned the need
to discard five monitor defibrillator units, however, these need
to be disposed of instead of being sold. In addition, the
maintenance department has requested the Poulan chain saw. one
item is listed as rrIC 4439 ????," and Mrs. Caldwell noted that
she had discovered that this piece of equipment is a component of
another item.
REQUEST FOR RECLAJaSIFICATION OF FIRE MARSHAL: Mr. Mashburn
mentioned that this request creates a classification that
currently doesn't exist. He mentioned that around two years ago
the responsibility of employee safety was turned over to Mr.
Chuck Gallyon, Iredell County Fire Marshal. Prior to Gallyon
assuming the responsibilities the EMS Director, Mr. Al Upton, had
fulfilled the duties. Upton asked to be relieved citing that the
duties were too much coupled with his EMS responsibilities. The
county manager added that some industries have a person devoted
full-time as a safety officer. He noted that a few years ago
OSHA requirements changed and it was important for someone to
keep track of the regulations. Some examples of the work
accomplished by Gallyon in this position have been:
1. All county departments have been surveyed for confined spaces
2. A determination has been mads of the equipment necessary for accessibility in confined spaces
3. A determination was obtained on the classification of volunteer firemen (they wen previously listed as
county employees, but the Dept. of Labor rescinded this cla"If cation)
4. Training has occurred for department heads pertaining to OSHA regulations
5. All buildings have been inspected for OSHA violations
6. Gmllyon currently serves as Chairman of the County Accident Review Committee
David M. Griffith & Associates (DMG), the County's personnel
services consultant, evaluated the fire marshal's position to
determine if the classification was proper in light of the
additional duties. The recommendation of DMG is for the fire
marshal's position to be reclassified from a grade 71 to grade
73. Mr. Mashburn stated that funds were in the 95-96 budget for
reclassifications.
Commissioner Boone questioned why the request wasn't brought up
during budget sessions. The county manager answered that DMG
had just now made a determination. He mentioned that money is
budgeted for this type of reclassification.
Commissioner Boone mentioned that a request, such as this, puts
the Board members in awkward positions. He reminded the group of
the recent survey (see chart below) of fire marshal departments
throughout the State. Only four counties, out of 64 responding
to the survey, had more assistants than Iredell. The four
counties were Wake, Forsyth, Durham, and Mecklenburg.
FIRE MARSHAL SALARY SURVEY FINDINGS
Counties +/-,,15% in population,• Contiguous Counties:
Johnston 44,424 Mecklenburg 50,736
Orange 39,755 Irodell 38,736
Iredell 38,736 Catawba 35,046
Alamance 38,556 Lincoln 28,548
Union 35,542 Davie 27,994
Rockingham 33,202 Cabarrus 27,858
Craven 31,236 Rowan 26,212
Robeson 30,972 Wilkes 23,416
Randolph 28,908 Yadkin 23,364
Cabarrus 27,850 Alexander N/A
Cleveland N/A
Wayne N/A
Source: "County Salaries in North Carolina" 1995 edition