Minutes - April 16, 2012 Regular Meeting

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BK:00024 PG:0852 The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Parks moved to approve a Resolution Accepting the Proposal of PNC Bank, National Association in Connection with the Refinancing of Certain Outstanding Installment Financing Obligations of the County Pursuant to an Installment Financing Contract, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mr. John Anzivino and Ms. Stephanie Davis from Springsted, Inc. presented a power -point presentation and recommendations for implementation of the recent pay and classification study of county positions. Copies of the study were distributed to Board members for review. The Board of Commissioners approved Springsted, Inc. to conduct the study in October 2011. No action was taken. The Board considered changes to the Lee County Health Insurance Plan. Human Resource Director Joyce McGehee asked the Board to approve a renewal agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina for the upcoming year. It is recommended that the current PPO and HSA health insurance plans remain the same for FY 2012 -13. Staff participating in the HSA Plan will receive a $1,000 contribution by the County in August to defray costs because the HSA Plan does not have co- pays for office visits and pharmacy. Employees are responsible for 100% of charges up to $1,500 before BCBS pays anything. The employee contribution will remain at $0. It is also recommended that retirees who are pre -65 years of age have the option of choosing between the PPO and HSA plans. Post -65 retirees will remain on the MAPD Plan which is expected to increase in January 2013 by 12 %. Ms. McGehee stated the health insurance costs increase to the County would be 11.29% with an overall increase of 12.05 %. After discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the renewal agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina for health insurance effective August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013, and authorized the Chairman to sign required documents, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a request from the Lee County Board of Education to access the $400,000 contingency funds for the Lee County High School Renovation Project. County Manager John Crumpton stated the Lee County High School Renovation Project is nearing completion and as the project comes to a close the Board of Education (BOE) is making decisions to complete certain items that either were removed or left out of the base bid /award. One project that was left out was the paving of the back student parking lot where one of the POD units was located during the construction. This unit has now been removed and placed at Central Carolina Community College. The other POD until will soon be removed and placed at Bragg Street Alternative School. The BOE is now requesting the use of $195,527 from the contingency fund to pay for repaving of the back student parking lot. After discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to table the request and ask school representatives to appear before the Board at the May 7` meeting to discuss. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: 3