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98 <br /> <br />of Commissioners. He also asked if the Board of Commissioners or the County <br />Manager would appoint the assistant county manager. <br /> Mr. Norris James, Building Inspections Supervisor, objected to the <br />proposal that his department become a division of the Planning and Zoning <br />Department. <br /> Mr. Ben Mabrey, Emergency Management Director, asked for the <br />reconsideration of the proposal to place Emergency Management/Fire Marshall <br />under the direction and control of Sheriff Robert Canaday. He stated the County <br />would forfeit its Federal and State funding if the employees are placed as "at- <br />will" employees under the supervision of the Sheriff. He also expressed concern <br />about the physical relocation of the employees from the Emergency Operations <br />Center in the Agricultural Extension Building to the Law Enforcement Building. <br /> Ms. Angela Ferguson, Aging Director, outlined the function of the Aging <br />Department and supported that department's assignment to the supervision of an <br />assistant county manager as shown on Model 1. <br /> Ms. Derelle Kiser, Tax Collector, questioned the future status of her <br />department and stated she had no problem with working with Mr. Blair D. Bennett, <br />Finance Director. <br /> Commissioner Hamby returned to the meeting at this time. <br /> Mr. C. Richard Russell, Management information Systems (MIS) Director, <br />expressed his pleasure with the reorganization proposal. He supported the <br />physical relocation of the Print Shop to the Governmental Center, stating it <br />would be more accessible to a majority of the users. <br /> Mr. Lewis Williams, Veteran Service Officer, expressed concern relative <br />to the proposed department head/assistant manager position, stating it could <br />cause distrust between department heads who would be competing for the same <br />budgetary funds. <br /> Mr. Bill Ross, Register of Deeds, expressed concern relative to the amount <br />of vault space for the future storage of records and also to the security of the <br />vault if the micrographics function is placed under the supervision of the MIS <br />Department and relocated to the vault. He also objected to the survey of the <br />vault by other department heads prior to his having knowledge of the proposed <br />reassignment and relocation of the micrographics function. <br /> Mr. Aubrey Attkisson, Emergency Medical Services Director, expressed <br />concern relative to the time availability and accessibility of the individual <br />serving in the department head/assistant county manager position. <br /> Mr. Alvin Stanford, Cooperative Extension Service Chairman, reviewed the <br />functions of that agency and its unique status of receiving Federal, State, and <br />County funding. <br /> There was brief discussion and comments by members of the Reorganization <br />Committee relative to their work. Also, in response to concerns expressed by <br />some department heads, Board members noted that the reorganization was being <br />considered as a means to lessen the management load of the County Manager and <br />would create only a change in the reporting structure of County Government. In <br />conclusion, the Board requested additional information relative to the proposed <br />move of Emergency Management/Fire Marshall under the supervision of the Sheriff <br />and the allocation of the vault space in the basement of the Governmental Center <br />if micrographics is placed under the supervision of MIS. A final decision of <br />the reorganization proposal will be made at a later meeting. <br /> Commissioner Carpenter requested that the department heads submit <br /> nominations for volunteers to be included in the National Association of <br /> Counties 3111 Points of Light Presentation. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart with <br /> Chairman Simmons and Commissioners Barnhart, Hamby, and Carpenter voting for, <br /> the Board moved to add an executive session to the agenda to discuss the <br /> performance of an independent contractor, land acquisition, and pending <br /> litigation. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with <br /> Chairman Simmons and Commissioners Barnhart and Hamby voting for, the Board <br /> moved to go into executive session to discuss the performance of an independent <br /> contractor, land acquisition, and pending litigation. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart with <br /> Commissioners Hamby, Barnhart, and Payne and Chairman Simmons voting for, the <br /> executive session was adjourned. <br /> No report was filed relative to the executive session. <br /> Chairman Simmons adjourned the recessed meeting at 6:30 P.M. in order for <br /> the Board to convene its regular meeting in the Commissioners' Meeting Room. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />