Minutes 04-16-2019 Regular Meeting

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23 Trey Sutton said he is working with Representative Verla Insko and have been partnering on the language. He said Orange County is about 26% above the per capita, and Representative Insko is introducing some legislation that would disregard the prior allocation methodology and moving forward would be different. Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the deadline of April 171" came from anywhere specific. Travis Myren said this is a NCACC imposed deadline, which was set in the fall. Commissioner Price said this date is in line with getting ready for November. Commissioner Marcoplos said he has more questions and the deadline is tomorrow. He said he is not sure he can resolve how he feels about this in time. Chair Rich asked if there is a regular interval at which changes can be made. Ric Bruton, Cl, said the standard plans will have a contract period of 4 years, and during the initial contract phase for the tailored plan there will be no changes. He said the only opportunity for change will come after the next contract cycle. Ric Bruton said he has been with Cl for 9 years, and with this new management it is night and day for the better. Commissioner Dorosin said the letter is to the NCACC, but asked if it is known who will make the decision as to whether Orange County can change grouping. Staff answered that the State will make this decision. Commissioner Greene said she would not be comfortable changing from Cardinal at this time. Bonnie Hammersley said the letter would be a letter to support the County going with Wake and Durham, and while it may carry some weight there is no guarantee that it will happen. She said NCACC is gathering information from all counties. She said the reason this agenda item has been brought up so close to the deadline is because, in talking with the Department of Social Services and Travis Myren, it was decided that a letter would not be sent at all, but Commissioner Bedford petitioned for the Board to make that decision. Chair Rich asked if the change might be made whether Orange County supports it or not. Bonnie Hammersley said that is her understanding, and all counties across the state are being reviewed. Commissioner Price said the NCACC will not be making the decision, but a representative from each of the LMEMCOs will meet, and the map will be reviewed and the state divided accordingly. Ric Bruton said when the standard plan was created there were maps of regions. He said when these maps came out, it was clear that they did not line up with the LMEMCOs. He said LMEMCOs are the only people able to apply for those contracts for the first year. He said NCACC is trying to gather input on what these maps should look like. Commissioner McKee said this does not mean they will be moved or not moved, but if the County remains with Cl, it would send a very strong signal to Cardinal Innovations that the County expects its residents to be taken care of. Commissioner Dorosin said Commissioner Bedford is the BOCC representative on the Cardinal Board, and he will defer to her recommendation and will vote for this tonight. A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee that the Board authorize the Chair to sign a letter to the Committee recommending the composition of Tailored Plan Regions that communicates Orange County's preference to be in a Region that includes Durham and Wake counties, and for the Clerk to the Board to submit the letter before the April 17 deadline.