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BRIEFING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 18 2008
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
November 18, 2008 at 5:00 P.M., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Board Members Present
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle,
Purchasing Agent Dean Lail, Planning Director Ron Smith, Sheriff's Chief Deputy Rick
Dowdle, Administrative Officer Susan Cornell, Communications Director David Martin,
Fire Marshal Lloyd Ramsey, Human Resources Director Carolyn Harris, Safety Director
Larry Ray, Code Enforcement/Special Projects Director Lynn Niblock, Social Services
Director Don Wall, Facility Services Director Jeff Frazier, Animal Services Manager
Chris Royal, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
Request for the Establishment of a New Income Maintenance Caseworker III
Position for the Health Net Program: Social Services Director Don Wall and Statesville
Family Medicine Executive Director Robert Spencer explained this request. Spencer said
a Health Net program had been created to assist the uninsured and low income county
residents. He said physicians volunteered their services free of charge and the Health Net
program aided the doctors in patient referrals. Spencer said the Duke Endowment
provided funding for North and South Carolina, plus there would be federal funds
available for the new position. He said the Health Net Program would actually enhance an
initiative already in place at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
A letter submitted by Mr. Spencer indicated "the position, reporting through the
normal DSS organizational structure, would be physically located at the Iredell Memorial
Hospital Emergency Department. The position would assess non -emergent patients using
the emergency department, first for Medicaid eligibility, and then for Health Net
eligibility."
Mr. Wall submitted the following information that shows the salary costs and the
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Salary
Income Maintenance Caseworker III @ $2,594.77 month x 7 mos. _ $18,163.39
FICA
$18,163.39 x 7.65%= $1,389.50 Health Insurance $630.00 month x 7 mos. _ $4,410.00
Retirement & 401 K
$18,163.39 x 9.95%= $1,807.26
Equipment & Furniture
Supplied by Iredell Memorial Hospital
Total Cost: $25,770.15
Federal Share: $12,885.08
Health Net Share: $12,885.07
County Share: 0
If federal funding and/or Health Net Funding ceases to exist, then this position would be abolished.
The board members reiterated to Mr. Wall and Mr. Spencer that the understanding
on the creation of the position was that if the federal funding ended, then the position
would have to be abolished.
Discussion/Approval of a Developer's Agreement for the Langtree at the
Lake Special Assessment District Project: Attorney David Parker presented copies of
a business plan, along with a developer's agreement. He said the business plan included
most of the due diligence.
Commissioner Williams requested Deputy County Manager Blumenstein to
comment on the impact that Langtree's bonds might have on any borrowing needed by
Mitchell Community College.
Blumenstein said there was a possibility Mitchell might want to borrow an
amount under $10 million in 2009 (second or third quarter), and this would be a bank
qualified direct placement financing. She said that if Langtree's bonds were approved
(estimate of $15-20 million), then the county's calendar year $10 million cap would be
exceeded, and the college's issuance would not be bank qualified resulting in a higher
interest rate for a direct placement loan.
Parker said Langtree would not ask for the bank exemption if it negatively
impacted the college's bond issuance. He said there were other methods that could be
used, and there was much bond flexibility.
Commissioner Robertson asked the following two questions. (1) When would
the project would be in the black and able to pay the assessment? (2) Was there a good
understanding on how the assessments would occur during the project's interim period?
Parker said the business plan included an exhibit and appendices section that
listed sources where some of the answers might be found; however, some information
was considered "trade secrets." He mentioned the possibility of meeting with the
commissioners, (two at a time) to review some of the private material.
Commissioner Robertson said that if he met with Mr. Parker, he wanted someone
from finance to be included.
Commissioner Johnson advised Attorney Parker that what had been submitted
was not a business plan.
Note: Langtree was included on the agenda under unfinished business; however,
due to not having sufficient information to make a decision, plus the fact that the board
members had insufficient time to review the materials presented, the item was removed
from the agenda.
All other agenda items were reviewed, and a summary about these matters may be
found in the regular minutes for this date.
Approved:
2
Clerk to the Board