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4"~j ._~y ~~ waste and that is going to be more time consuming in the future, not Tess, He indicated. that he would have real difficulty deciding not to put this position in for at least ~ __ part of the year. He stated that he believed this position is at least as important as changing the way we deal with staff training, Both positions are important, but if he ' would do both of those positions for a half year rather than do one for none of the year, . because the position in Public Works is impartant and a lot is expected of Wilbert. If the position is not approved, the new Solid Waste Manager is going to spend half of his time doing the things that Wilbert needs help doing. Commissioner Halkiatis stated that he is a firm believer in the Protestant Work Ethic. If we are paying people merit pay to do a job and are acknowledging superior behavior, then I get distressed when I hear that we have to chase after people to make sure they are cutting grass, maintaining grounds. If they are not doing what they are hired to do, they should not get merit pay, and we shouldn't hire more people to supervise them. If that is happening, something is wrong, Commissioner Marshall suggested that having the proper training would solve much of this problem. Ms. Turner indicated that this role will be one of coordination. Mr. Link stated that Wilbert has withheld merit pay until performance improved in certain cases, He also mentioned that in a County with an unemployment rate of 2.5~ the challenge is great for someone supervising these positions. These jobs which are the lowest paying in our organization and have the highest turnover, He pointed out that for the most part the custodial and cleaning staff do a very good job, If you are going to improve this area it is going to take more supervision, MS. SUNNY ACKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES mentioned that '•'"' the County has been their major supporter for many years. An Advisory Board for the Center has been established during the last year. An effort has been made during this last year to improve their fiscal systems so that they would be in a position to handle the growth they anticipate for the coming year. The Board is committed to finding new sources of funding, They are asking all of their traditional funding agencies for more money but they are asking each for a smaller percentage of the total budget than they have asked for in the past, They have a very strong commitment to increasing their sources of funding and actively search for these new funding sources. They requested that the Commissioners consider allocating a larger amount to the Warren's Health Resources than had originally been decided upon, The reason for this request is because of their Respite Care Program. This program is a service to primary care givers who care for an elderly adult in the hams. These elderly citizens are home bound and need consistent care throughout the day. These caregivers often devote 24 hours a day to meeting the needs of their elderly loved ones and they need some relief. This is what this program attempts to do. We train volunteers from our community, who have an interest in working with the elderly, to provide respite for the primary care giver. This means specifically that the volunteer gives 4 hours of their time sa that the primary care giver is given a break. Commissioner Carey asked if the Department of Social Services did not have a similar program, Ms. Acker stated that their are scattered Respite Care programs in the community. Department on Aging has a Choregivers program, That program pays workers to go into the home. Based on research done by Ms. Acker's group and other groups, there are about 500