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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.
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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."