HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0446IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
MARCH 15, 1994
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Adjourned Session on Tuesday, March 15, 1994, County Commissioners'
Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Diane M. Hamby
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administrative Matters
Jerry Lundy, Director of Planning and Development
Sheriff Clyde Lloyd
Bill Mashburn, Health Director
Janet Blaufuss, Nursing Director
Chuck Gallyon, Fire Marshal
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire
INVOCATION: The Reverend Mike Jordan, Pastor
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Statesville, NC
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Mr. Mashburn moved some matters on the agenda and added some
additional ones. All this was with the concurrence of the board.
AFFONTMMET a BEFORE THE BOARD
SEDGWICE JAMES COMFANY3 Mr. Griggs presented his information
regarding self-insurance for workers' compensation. Mr. Griggs'
company is the administrators of the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners' self-insurance pool. Mr. Grigg offered the
alternatives available, one of which is choosing a deductible level
that the county would be comfortable with and would still offer a
savings from the premium. The recommendation is for the $100,000
deductible, which is the least risk but which is a good place to
begin the self-insurance, the representative said. This is a
$100,000 deductible amount for every workers' compensation claim
for an amount up to $100,000 per claim. After that amount, the
pool will pay. Sedgwick James as third party administrator will
still do all the administrative work as they have done in the past.
If Iredell County had been involved in the self-insurance program
last year, Mr. Griggs said the County's premium would have been
reduced from $200,580 to $72,209. Higher deductibles are
available, but the risk increases as the deductibles increase.
He distributed a Payout Profile Report that showed that the most
the County paid out in one year was $87,519.76.
Mr. Wendell Altman from the Risk Control Department gave an
overview of what his department does to assist the County if the
County works with them. He said his office is a support service;
they work to help prevent or minimize the number of accidents that
occur in the County. Mr. Griggs mentioned the three -volume OSHA
reource manual that the County received from them free of charge
which is helpful to the County.
In discussing the issue, Commissioner Madison asked why they
did not recommend a higher deductible. Mr. Mashburn said the
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