HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2265Commissioner Fortner asked what the employees were not doing, or were willing to give
up, in order to participate in the request. Mrs. Fortner voiced concerns and added that eventually
the health department would ask for a new employee to manage the paperwork involved in the
request.
Rabe was asked what agencies were involved in the Healthier Iredell County Initiative. He
said all three hospitals, medical groups, Smart Start (Partnership for Young Children), Information
and Referral, and the Adolescent Health Council. He said Janet Blaufuss, the health department's
nursing director, was a co-chair for the group.
RRg uest for a new Office Assistant IV Position: The written request submitted by the health
department listed several duties for this position. A few of the duties were: monitoring daily
activity reports, preparing Smart Start spreadsheets/reports, preparing Medicaid reports and keeping
track of Norplant and condom expenses, reconciling telephone invoices, preparing monthly
expenditure reports, and assisting where needed in the Administrative Division.
Rabe said the Smart Start grant of $148,000 took a considerable amount of paperwork.
Mrs. Fortner asked how many employees were in the Administrative Division.
Griffith said seven employees. He said they were: the health director, the administrative
officer, one administrative asst., two Processing Assts., and two information technology employees.
Fortner said the county finance office only had seven employees. She asked if the health
department had considered overtime or using a temporary service. She also asked how many full-
time employees were employed by the department.
Rabe said the clerical employees were given comp time. They were not paid overtime. He
said there were around 100 full-time employees.
Griffith said the work was not seasonal. He added that many projects, such as Smart Start,
had "time -sensitive" reporting. Rabe and Griffith said they had used a temporary in the past.
Commissioner Bowles noted the staff would soon have to "unbundle" (separate invoice will
have to be sent for each individual test or service) the services for billing purposes.
Griffith said that when the "unbundling" process began, additional assistance would be
needed
REQUEST FOR FULL-TIME POSITION AT THE 901 TRANSFER STATION
(This position would replace two part-time positions.): Ron Weatherman, the solid waste director,
said he was requesting to eliminate two-part time positions at the 901 station and replace them with
a full-time employee. The station would then be operated by two full-time employees. Weatherman
said he thought the change would provide a smoother operation for the public. He estimated the
change over would cost an additional $950 each year.
Commissioner Bowles asked about the necessity for the solid waste operators to work on
Sundays.
Weatherman said his employees did not like to work on Sunday afternoons. He mentioned
the 901 station did not generate that much weekend work, but the Mooresville transfer station was
"tremendously" busy.
Commissioner Fortner asked if a revision in work days would cause a litter problem.
Weatherman said the county still had the litter control officer. He said he was preparing a
traffic study of the sites and this might provide some answers about the Sunday work. The study
will be shared with the county manager.