2014-01-16 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 33
AGENDA REVIEW MEETING, JANUARY 16, 2014 PAGE 9
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met for Agenda Review Meeting following the WAVE
Work Session on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 3:23 p.m. in the Harrell Conference Room at the New Hanover
County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present: Chairman Woody White; Vice-Chair Beth Dawson; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield,
Jr.; and Commissioner Thomas Wolfe. Commissioner Brian Berger was absent.
Staff present: County Attorney Wanda Copley; County Manager Chris Coudriet; and Clerk to the Board
Sheila L. Schult.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman White called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the
meeting is to review and discuss the Board’s January 21, 2014, Regular Session meeting agenda. The Board
reviewed the following items with discussion as noted:
Consent Agenda Item 1 – Approval of Minutes.
Consent Agenda Item 2 – Approval of Six Donations for Accession into the Museum’s Permanent
Collection.
Consent Agenda Item 3 – Approval of Additional Grant-Funded School Resource Officers for New
Hanover County Elementary Schools.
In response to Board questions, Budget Director Cam Griffin reported
that eleven deputies would be added with the grant funding committed to the New Hanover County School System
for three years.
Consent Agenda Item 4 – Approval of December 2013 Tax Collection Reports.
Consent Agenda Item 5 – Adoption of Budget Ordinance Amendments.
Regular Agenda Item 6 – Presentation of Service Awards to Retirees and Employees.
Regular Agenda Item 7 – Presentation and Acceptance of the Audit Report for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 2013
.
Regular Agenda Item 8 – Public Hearing for the 2010 Scattered Site Housing Program for New
Hanover County: Community Development Block Grant Closeout.
Regular Agenda Item 9 – Consideration of Conceptual Plan for Museum Outdoor Learning
Environment Area.
Regular Agenda Item 10 – Consideration of Adopting Budget Ordinance Amendment and Resolution
to Award Bid and Authorization to Execute Contract with Monteith Construction Corporation for the Public
Health Clinic Renovations at the New Hanover County Health Department.
STAFF UPDATE:
County Manager Chris Coudriet provided an update on the challenges with the ongoing conversion, at the
State’s direction, of local food and nutrition and Medicaid clients to the NC FAST system and the
associated linkage to the Affordable Care Act. He stated that he would like to move forward with hiring
ten positions focusing on attracting candidates from across the State who are working in similar agencies
and performing similar functions. Hiring employees that are familiar with the system will reduce the time
needed for training. The total cost of the positions for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2013-2014 would be
$162,000 with a full-year cost in the amount of $500,000. The need is anticipated to continue for at least
three years with Federal reimbursement for the positions anticipated to be between 50% and 75%. A
question and answer period was held with no consensus from the Board.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila L. Schult
Clerk to the Board