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CBA funds allocated for a SCAN program, which was approved on
November 15, 1994.
NOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve Budget Amendment
/12 in the amount of $22,840 as presented.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
LEAD AGENCY FOR ROME AND COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM:
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the County Manager as
lead agency for the Home and Community Care Block Grant Committee.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT - STATE IMMUNISATION PLAN AND BUDGET
ANEMDMENT /13: Mr. Bill Mashburn discussed this with the board.
This is for receipt of $12,476 from the state for immunization
funds to improve child immunization rates. The funds will be spent
between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 1995. No county matching
funds are required, Mr. Mashburn said. The board of health
approved this on November 10, 1994.
MOTION from Commissioner Boone to approve the request to amend
the health budget in the amount of $12,476 to accept the State
Immunization Funds and adopt Budget Amendment 113 as required in
this matter.
VOTING; Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT - WIC PROGRAM EXPANSION FUNDS: Mr. Bill
Mashburn presented this matter to the board. The state WIC program
has additional funds in the amount of $14,808 that are available to
the health department for a Medicaid outreach program to expand the
WIC caseload. This is because of a state mandate to increase the
number of women, infants and children served by the WIC program.
The county is currently serving 1900 women, infants and
children. With these additional funds, they expect to increase the
caseload to 2400 by June 30, 1995. This is for the remainder of
this fiscal year and they expect to have the continued expansion in
FY 95-96, Mashburn said. The additional funds available to Iredell
County is $14,808 which would be to add part-time staff. Mr.
Mashburn understands the funding will continue into the 95-96
fiscal year. No county matching funds are required.
At this time this matter has not been before the board of
health at a meeting, although a majority of the board members were
polled prior to this meeting so that verbal approval from the board
of health could be received on the request.
Commissioner Boone said he had a philosophical problem with
staff begging people to take the money. He thinks that is what the
state is having the county to do, and he has a problem with that.
Mr. Boone asked if there is anything the board can do rather than
hiring additional personnel.
Mr. Bill Mashburn said they could do something with the funds
at the Mooresville Health Office.
Commissioner Boone, who is the board's representative to the
board of health, said he would prefer that this matter go before
the board of health.
MOTION from Commissioner Boone that we remand this issue to
the board of health for their January 12, 1995 meeting for their
recommendation to the county commissioners as to what use to make
of this money.
Commissioner Madison asked if there is a time frame.
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