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The Board authorized the Director of Purchasing and Central Services to execute an order for <br /> 2002 Dodge Durangos as turned back to the dealer by the State, not to exceed nine vehicles, plus <br /> associated equipment, at a cost not to exceed $216,315. <br /> ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA <br /> a. Minutes <br /> Commissioner Gordon wanted to be sure the corrections she submitted for the minutes would be <br /> included. Chair Jacobs made reference to the minutes of February 18 and April 2, 2002 and said that he <br /> would like to read the corrections first and approve these two sets of minutes at the next meeting. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the <br /> minutes for Feb. 5, March 6, March 19 and April 3, 2002. This excluded the minutes for February 18`h and <br /> April 2"' <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> g, Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal <br /> The Board considered renewing the Employee Assistance Program contract with Magellan <br /> Behavioral Health at a rate of$1.54 per employee per month. <br /> Commissioner Brown asked if this program can be shared by other employees if it is not used by <br /> an employee. <br /> Personnel Director Elaine Holmes said that each employee may have up to three visits with a <br /> counselor for each incident. It does not involve sharing visits. If an employee needs more than three visits <br /> for an issue, the Employee Assistance Program functions as a referral agency and they would make a <br /> referral through the County's health insurance programs for follow up. She would be glad to follow up with <br /> the company to see if sharing would be allowed. <br /> This item will be put on a work session in the fall for further discussion. <br /> Chair Jacobs expressed a concern about the way in which the County treats substance abusers <br /> because we do not provide equal tolerance for those who abuse alcohol versus those who use drugs. Other <br /> issues can also be discussed at the work session in the fall. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the <br /> Employee Assistance Program contract with Magellan Behavioral Health at a rate of$1.54 per employee per <br /> month, and authorize the Chair to sign the contract. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> p. Surplus Disposal 2002 <br /> The Board considered authorizing the disposal of property declared surplus at an auction to be <br /> held Saturday July 13, 2002. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that he would like some of the low wealth counties to take advantage of our <br /> surplus, specifically for computers. <br /> Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that it could be put out on the list serve <br /> to see the response from low wealth counties and then bring back a policy change. She thinks it would be <br /> very easy to put it out on the list serve. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to declare the <br /> items surplus, including three vehicles for the Wheels for Work program, authorize the transfer of those <br /> vehicles to the Wheels for Work program, to hold in abeyance all the personal computers until the fall when a <br /> policy is brought back, adopt the resolution as presented authorizing the Director of Purchasing and Central <br /> Services to conduct an auction Saturday, July 13, 2002, authorize the Director of Purchasing and Central <br /> Services to dispose of junk electronic equipment through the Solid Waste Electronics Recycling program, and <br /> to explore alternative disposal methods as defined within the abstract and report results to the Board at a <br /> later date. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> _q. Amendment to Ordinance and Resolution to Create a Recreation and Parks Advisory <br /> Council of Orange County—Second Reading <br />