HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1984Mt. Mourne Fire #3
108.29
All County Fire #4
2,070.49
Statesville City
8,191.25
Statesville Downtown
13.43
Mooresville Town
8,656.29
Mooresville Downtown
0.00
Mooresville School
2,406.12
Love Valley
0.00
Harmony
0,00
Troutman
194.06
REFUNDS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPT. 1998 1,702.12
Breakdown
County $
1,122.96
Solid Waste Fees
21.00
E. Alexander
0.00
Shepherd's Fire #2
19.25
Mt. Mourne Fire #3
6.25
All County Fire #4
49.65
Statesville City
344.68
Statesville Downtown
0.00
Mooresville Town
28.00
Mooresville Downtown
0.00
Mooresville School
98.86
Love Valley
0.00
Harmony
0.00
Troutman
11.55
RESPONSE FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER IN REFERENCE TO THE
OCTOBER 6, 1998, APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD, OF MRS. BARBARA
WYKES: The county manager said Mrs. Wykes had asked questions in reference to the EMS
Department at the October 6 meeting. He said he had prepared responses, to the extent permitted
by G.S. 153A-98.
Q. Does the present EMS Director meet all of the requirements for his job?
A. Mr. Ray does not presently hold a paramedic certification; however, until he moved into a
management position he was a certified paramedic and was an EMS Director for a large service
in eastern North Carolina for ten years and a member and training officer of another service for
ten years. In addition to graduating from Wingate College in 1968, he graduated from
Rockingham Community College with an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Nursing. He
has also completed the EMS Management Institute at UNC -Charlotte, the EMS management
course at the National Fire Institute in Emmettsburg, Maryland; as well as several other EMS
and management courses. Mr. Ray is a registered nurse, licensed by the N.C. Board of
Nursing. The county's position descriptions are written to insure that a person meets the
minimum qualifications. The county manager said Mr. Ray greatly exceeded the minimum
qualifications for the job.
Q. Has the board of commissioners hired a law firm from Mecklenburg County to represent
Iredell County in a simple employee grievance hearing, and if so, why didn't the county
choose to utilize the services of Mr. Bill Pope, the County Attorney? (A statement was also
made about the retainer paid to Mr. Pope.)
A. Due to the special nature of employment law, the county commissioners, based on a
recommendation from the county manager, the personnel director, and the county attorney,
chose in 1990, to contract with a law firm that specialized in employment law. At the present,
the county is contracting with Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson, and Harper, a law firm in
Charlotte. (Attorneys are only used by the county in grievance hearings if the employee hires
legal representation.) As far as the retainer amount paid to the county attorney (Bill Pope),
Mashburn said it was $12,000 per year.