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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0279 (2)262 2. Review current laws to require that the number of prescriptions of each Medicaid participant be limited to six per month for all program participants except in cases where prescriptions above this amount are required to maintain or sustain life. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health Care Reform Committee is requested to review and incorporate these proposals into its recommendations to the President and Congress of the United States and respectfully, that these along with many other excellent local government proposals, be approved in addressing the health care dilemma. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Chairman of the Health Reform Committee, the President of the United States, the N.C. Delegation to the U.S. Congress, Governor of North Carolina, N.C. Secretary of the Department of Human Resources, local legislative delegation to the North Carolina General Assembly, National Association of Counties, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Chairman of the Carolinas Counties Coalition Mandates Committee, and Chairpersons of N.C. Boards of County Commissioners. vra&�Raw,DOk OF UNDERSTANDING BETf4SSN TH°' NORTH G'ROL•INA rvtilPx2AT2V8 I£ktffiiSION SERVICE. NORTH CAROLINA STATH UNIVERSITY. Nogn CAROLINA A _ & T UNIMMITY 1LWD IR1_�DELL• COUNTY BARD `ed CUjgISSiONSRS: Mr. Ken Vaughn, County Extension Chairman, ata�cu that this agreement is very similar to the last one adopted in 1485. Since that time a name change of the local agency has occurred and a new logo has been implemented. County Attorney, Bill Pope, asked Jerry Lundy, ADA compliance Officer, if the section pertaining to the Cooperative Extension Center being in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act would present any problems. Mr. Lundy stated that the building had been reviewed and it was the County's intention to make this building just as compliant as any other County facility. MOTION by commissioner Madison to approve this memorandum of understanding and authorize the chairman to sign it. VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0. PROPOSED REVISION TO IRED$LL COUNTY SMOKING POLICY: The county manager referred to his memo dated September 16 which listed several concerns and reasons to revise the policy. Commissioner Boone stated that when the policy was adopted about two years ago that prohibited smoking in county buildings it was his understanding that the rationale was to protect nonsmoking employees and members of the public from second-hand smoke. If someone is in a county vehicle alone -- no one else there, then no one is being exposed to second-hand smoke. The county manager answered that this was correct, however, the individual is a county employee and they are in a county work place. They are breathing the smoke that they exhale; in addition to what they inhale. These employees have ample opportunity to smoke outside their vehicle. Commissioner Boone stated he could endorse a policy that prohibited smoking in vehicles when there are other passengers, however, when an employee is in there alone he could not support it. "I am in no way endorsing smoking or saying it's a good thing. I just do not think there is a legitimate reason to prohibit it. There is a problem of lost productivity. Some employees that drive county vehicles might smoke while driving from point to point, rather than stopping their work to smoke. These employees might linger at a stop, e.g., restaurant, if they knew they could not smoke in their vehicle. "The county has some good, mature employees, and I do not think we have to be Big Brother and dictate their health habits."