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CABARRUS COUNTY Department °[ $°cial Services Concord, North Carolina 28025 MRS. FRANC~S B. LONG DECEMBER 12, 1983 REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY CObffilSSIONERS REGARDING: Extension of Eligibility Positions INTRODUCTION: A. The five temporary employees hired to help us fulfill the duties and responsibilities ordered by Judge McMillian have been working now for almost one year. I. CASELOAD COUNT: A. December 1982: Caseload for AFDC and Medicaid total 1636 B. November 1983: Caseload for AFDC and Medicaid total 2108 I1 UNIT CONSTRUCTION: Because of Court Order. A. We must take and process applications for AFDC within 45 days and within 60 days for Medicaid from the date application is made. Therefore, we must place emphasis upon volumes of work to be completed plus aceuracy in completing that work. Even though all applicants are not eligible that apply, the ineligibles require more time for completion in verification and documentation than an applicant that is eligible. 1. We now have seven in-take application workers to process applications to assure as few penalties as possible by processing applications timely. 2. We have eleven Eligibility Specialists carrying an average of 192 cases per worker. December 1982, the caseload was ten workers carrying an average of 164 cases per worker. B. We have been able to collect $26,639.98 in fraud payments by providing a worker for fraud investigation. C. Our caseloads have increased 472 cases in caseload count and therefore, we are requesting that these five positions be retained as long as the applications and caseloads justify same. CONCLUSION: A. Since the requirements placed upon us by Judge McMillian are greater and more detailed involving increasing amounts of paperwork, we continue to have a great need for these five positions in order to serve the people of this County effectively. Also, we can be proud of the fact that so far we have not had to make any penalty payments.