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166 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Gabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, June 10, 1991, at 6:30 P.M. Present Chairman: Billy J. Simmons, Jr. Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Carolyn B. Carpenter William G. Hamby, Jr. Kenneth F. Payne Chairman Simmons called the meeting to order at 6:50 P.M. Members of the Cabarrus County Board of Health present for the meeting included the following: Chairman John Lentz and members Vernon Russell, Alex Rankin, Goldia Cruse, Dr. David Lockhart, Dr. David L. Mashburn, Jane D. Kiser, Dr. Robert Parrish, and Dr. C. H. Smith, Jr. Also present was Dr. William F. Pilkington, Health Director. Mr. John Lentz, Health Board Chairman, reported that the Health Board in a meeting on this date had rescinded its action of June 6 eliminating the Animal Control Program and had agreed for Animal Control to be moved if the Board of Commissioners should see fit to move the Program to another department during the fiscal year. In response to the Board's request for reductions to the proposed Health budget, Mr. Lentz recommended the elimination of the Mosquito Control Program at a savings of $13,915.00 in County funds and reductions totalling $49,867.00 in the proposed Public Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Child Health, Family Planning, and Adult Health budgets. He further requested that the $7,782.00 in excess reductions be allocated to 58- 30-180 (Medical Consultants) to pay for an anticipated increased demand for physician coverage in clinics. Stating that some revenues had not been included in the proposed budget, Mr. Lentz asked that Health revenues be increased by $45,000.00 and that budget reductions be limited to the following: Eliminate the Mosquito Control Program, reduce Travel line item in Public Health by $2,000.00, and reduce the Equipment and Furniture line item (for package treatment inspections) in Environmental Health by $2,067.00. It was noted that in all likelihood the State will provide the HIB vaccine for which the Department had budgeted funds in the amount of $31,355.00 for Fiscal Year 1991-1992. However, Mr. Lentz requested that those funds remain in the budget to provide funding for Dr. Vincent. Arey and Dr. Clayton Jones who will be working part- time at the Health Department in the Family Planning and Maternal Health Program Clinics. Dr. David Lockhart stated that in his opinion the Mosquito Control Program was not required as the general health of the public would not be endangered if the program was deleted. He further expressed concern relative to the chemical effects of the program. There was lengthy discussion concerning the recommendation to delete the Mosquito Control Program which also included funding for rodent control. Board members expressed concern that elimination of that program would adversely affect the Coddle Creek Reservoir Project as the Section 404 Permit for the project had addressed rodent/mosquito control. Commissioner Hamby arrived at 7:00 P.M. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Chairman Simmons thanked the Board of Health for their recommendations and commented that the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Health would meet at a future date to discuss the mission of the Health Department. After a brief recess, Chairman Simmons reconvened the meeting of the Board of Commissioners at 7:30 P.M. in the Conference Room to continue review of the proposed budget. Commissioner Payne introduced discussion of the increases in the proposed Social Services budget. There was a brief review of the mandated Social Services programs, the broadened eligibility guidelines for Medicaid, and the State/Federal matching funds for departmental programs. No changes were made to the proposed budget following the discussion. The Board reviewed the Health Department budget reductions as had been presented by Mr. John Lentz, Health Board Chairman. During discussion, the Board asked that the name of the Mosquito Control Program be changed to the Vector Control Program. No other action was taken as the Board had approved the proposed budget as recommended on May 18, 1991. Motion was made by Commissioner Carpenter and seconded by Commissioner Hamby to add $58,818.00 in revenues to the Health Department budget and to delete the $2,000.00 from the Travel line item (58-01-610) of the Public Health Program and to delete $2,067.00 from the Equipment and Furniture (58-05-860) for the package treatment inspections as recommended by the Board of Health.