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BRIEFING MINUTES
APRIL 18, 2006
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on
Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Steve D. Johnson
Marvin Norman
Ken Robertson
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson, Planning & Code Enforcement
Director Lynn Niblock, Transportation Director Ben Garrison, Tax Administrator Bill
Doolittle, GIS Manager Lee Anne Owens, Library Director Steve Messick, EMS
Director Lee Darnell, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice
RECOGNITION OF BOY SCOUT KYLE HAWKS: Chairman Tice
recognized Boy Scout Kyle Hawks, a member of Troop 171, sponsored by Williamson
Chapel Methodist Church in Mooresville, NC. Kyle's father, Robert, also attended the
meeting.
CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE UPDATE: David Swann,
the CEO/Area Director of Crossroads, summarized recent changes made by the NC
Department of Health & Human Services that will impact the local managing entity.
The following summary was provided:
1. Utilization Management will be provided by Value Options: Swann
said Crossroads had a "flawless" application to provide this service,
but one vendor, Value Options, a for-profit organization, was
selected for the entire state. (It was noted that this decision is
contrary to the state's initial mental health platform -- this being that
local government was the best source for coordination.)
2. Crossroads' Local Management Entity Funds will Suffer a 12.5%
Reduction as of July 1: This loss is due to the utilization
management change.
3. Crossroads Chosen as a Regional Screening/Triage/Referral Source:
Crossroads has been approved to provide after-hours service as of
July 1. (Added with Iredell, Yadkin and Surry counties were
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and McDowell counties. This
service will be provided out of the Elkin office.
4. Governor Easley's Budget and the Budget for the Department of
Health & Human Services will Withhold State Hospital Dollars:
State hospitals are downsizing; however a new facility will be built
and money will be directed towards its debt service. Mental health
reform was supposed to transfer funds to the local communities for
services; however, the money has not been sufficient enough to
sustain the programs. Crossroads has tried to reduce its reliance on
state hospitals, and an effort is being made to encourage legislators
to provide the funding necessary to cover new services.