HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1507PERSONNEL: Mr. Mashburn noted that $1200 was for Customer
Service Training. No changes.
ELECTIONS: A full discussion was not held on this department
since the elections supervisor was of the office. Blumenstein
advised that the county is paid for municipal elections. A
discussion was held about the request for an additional employee.
It was mentioned that better time management could be looked at
before adding another position. The staff will inquire about how
much comp. time has actually been accrued by the elections
personnel. In addition, the staff will research State laws to
determine when the elections offices should be open to the public.
FINANCE: No changes.
COUNTY ASSESSOR: MOTION by Commissioner Boone to reduce the
number of business audits (5375-08 Contracted Services) from 170 to
150.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
TAX COLLECTOR: Discussion was held on request for new
employee to assist in delinquent taxes. Both the assessor and
collector feel the county can increase tax collections by at least
one percentage point (current 96.2%) with an additional employee.
The new employee would concentrate on "current year taxes."
Commissioner Johnson said he had found in business dealings that
the sooner you make contact with someone that owes money the sooner
payment will occur.
Johnson asked about the increase in postage. Blumenstein said
it was for the second notices. No changes.
DATA PROCESSING: In reference to the request for a new
computer technician, Mashburn advised that more county employees
had pcs. Also, that the mainframe had outsourced the software.
No changes; however, it was the consensus of the board to
review the request for Intranet/Internet as the budget meetings
continue. Blumenstein reported if the Internet was deleted from
the budget that $27,860 would be the cost for Intranet. (The
largest expense is for the security measures (firewall) and this
alone is $15,000.)
PRE -PAID LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
Rick Johnson and Claudia Morrison of the Pre -Paid Legal
Services Company visited the Board and requested permission to
approach county employees about this legal service. The
representatives mentioned the company had been in business since
1972 and was based in Ada, Oklahoma. Through payroll deduction
($14.95 per month) employees could sign up for the following
services:
Title I - Preventive Legal Services
Title II - Motor Vehicle Legal Services
Title III - Trial Defense
Title IV - IRS Audit Legal Services
Title V - other
It was mentioned that an advantage for employers was that
often attorneys could handle legal matters with merely a telephone
call. This would cut down on actual court trials which would cut
down on absenteeism of employees. Employees could not use the
program to sue the county.
Rowan County government as well as the school system recently
approved payroll deduction for this service. Also, the Iredell-
Statesville School System has given formal approval.