Agenda Package - 6-4-2012 Reg. Meeting

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(,,)31 • 12% increase in health benefits - $180,000 increase • 10% increase in Workers' Comp and Property Liability insurance • $200,000 increase in Capital to Board of Education, • $558,000 capital expense increase for County, • Reduction in Fund Balance, • Continue to fund two Jailer and two Deputy positions that were previously funded by grants, and • Addition of one new Medicaid worker for the Department of SociakServices. Mr. Crumpton also discussed the Room Occupancy tax that is L Wicker Civic Center. He stated this had turned into a fund balance organizations /groups using the Civic Center will have to start paying instep charge. Mr. Crumpton also stated the budget was up $391,000 Social Services Director Brenda Potts discussed an,electror to purchase scanners, licensing and software for her departmen $28,000. At this time there is a storage problem for storing hard discussion, Commissioner Womack moved for the County Manager upcoming budget to resolve the scanning solution in Social Services follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Nay: None last year. the Dennis some point facility at no ment management system amount of approximately of DSS documents. After P source of revenue in the a vote, the results were as and Womack The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Mrs. Potts also discussed the rise in he h insurance cost for department alone (98 employees). Commissioner Womack asked for a countywide breakdown of staff (by department) that has PPO and HSA insurance. After further discussion, Commissioner Womack moved for the County Manager to invest in an $11;000 /14ealth- screening project for all employees through Central Carolina Hospital in the upcoming budgef�Upon the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham- ,Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay:� None V the motion had been adopted unanimously. Health Department Director Terrell Jones discussed his submitted capital improvement plans to extend the�Animal Control Shelter ($130,000) and construction of a 16 x 24 wooden storage area for the Animal Shelter,, with a scanning project for his department. Mr. Jones stated he would accept the scanning project over the Animal Shelter additions if he had to choose between the two projects. Mr. Jones stated that by 2014, all North Carolina Health Departments will have to have their current medical records scanned and on line. At this time, the Lee County Health Department has approximately 3 million documents taking up space in needed interview and exam rooms at the Lee County Health Department. Ms. Meg Moss from Lee County Industries (LCI) was present and discussed a new business project LCI is working on that would create new jobs and also assist county departments with their 2