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Roanoke County Administration Center
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia met this day at the
Roanoke County Administration Center, this being a special meeting for the purpose of
conducting a work session to discuss fiscal year 2010-2011 budget development. Audio
recordings of this meeting will be held on file for a minimum of five (5) years in the office
of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Church called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Joseph B. "Butch" Church, Supervisors Michael
W. Altizer, Richard C. Flora
MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice Chairman Eddie "Ed" Elswick, Supervisor Charlotte A.
Moore
STAFF PRESENT: B. Clayton Goodman III, County Administrator; Daniel R.
O'Donnell, Assistant County Administrator; Diane D. Hyatt,
Assistant County Administrator, Paul M. Mahoney, County
Attorney; Becky R. Meador, Clerk to the Board; Teresa
Hamilton Hall, Director of Public Information
IN RE: WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session on implementing a wellness program for Roanoke
County employees (Joseph Sgroi, Director of Human Resources;
Rebecca Owens, Director of Finance; Anita Hassell, Assistant
Director of Human Resources; Rob Light, Purchasing Manager;
and Tom Revels with Living Well)
The work session was held from 2:06 p.m. until 3:20 p.m.
Mr. Sgroi introduced the team from Living Well Health Solutions: Tom
Revels, CEO; Charles Fitch, Client Services Specialist; and Eliza Shevenell, Business
Development Specialist. Mr. Revels gave a brief history of their company.
Staff presented a PowerPoint (a copy is on file in the Clerk's Office)
summarizing the benefits to both the County and employees of implementing a wellness
program. The program would be for County employees only at this time; however,
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statistics provided were based on County and School employees as a whole. Ms.
Owens highlighted the increases in health coverage costs over the past few years. A
wellness program would provide an opportunity to decrease costs while enhancing
access to health care for employees.
Ms. Hassell stated the primary emphasis would be on prevention and
wellness. The two primary goals are a proactive culture of prevention and personal
responsibility, encouraging employees to have their annual screenings. She outlined
how the program would work and emphasized that compliance is not based on results,
only participation.
Mr. Revels explained that each employee would have their own
compliance plan based on their personal health assessment. Statistics reveal that
approximately 50 percent of the employee base does not have a primary care physician
and/or does not have annual screenings. Currently, $3 are saved for every $1 spent per
employee. Living Well has an 83 percent average participation with incentives. The
lowest participation they have encountered has been 53 percent.
Mr. Light reviewed the costs involved with this type of program. There has
been preliminary discussion of having the City of Salem join the County under one
program. Living Well offers a guarantee of savings based on the program selected by
the County. The program is anticipated to support itself through premium savings by
retarding the growth in premium rates; however, the first year would be funded through
the health insurance reserves.
There was discussion of how the program interacts with the employee's
family physician. The employee can authorize a report of any service provided be sent
to their family physician. The program would not override a current plan of care an
employee may be following through their primary care physician, but support that plan.
The Board requested more detailed cost analysis of the program. Living
Well does have the capability of providing this information and staff will compile to bring
back to the Board at the March 23, 2010, meeting.
Supervisor Altizer advised he will not support nonparticipating employees
shouldering the cost of the program. The difference in premium is usually $25 to $45
per month. Employees who do not participate would payer a higher premium.
Supervisor Flora inquired whether the County would be penalizing
nonparticipating employees, or rewarding employees who do participate. He felt the
penalty would be paying for the reward.
Chairman Church called for a brief recess.
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2. Work session on public transportation -County of Roanoke
Transportation Program (CORTRAN) (B. Clayton Goodman III,
County Administrator; Laurie Gearheart, Assistant Director of
Finance)
The work session was held from 3:32 p.m. until 4:24 p.m.
Staff presented a PowerPoint (a copy is on file in the Clerk's Office).
Curtis Andrews and Jim Atkins from RADAR attended the work session to
answer questions from the Board.
Ms. Gearheart reviewed the history of CORTRAN and the changes made
since the inception of the program in 1985. The current rate for participants is $3.50 per
one-way trip. It was estimated that approximately 40-50 percent of participants pay cash
and do not purchase tickets in advance. Grants help to off-set expenses; however, the
County's cost has increased each year. The County currently pays $38 per hour for
services.
The County has initiated additional data requirements (i.e. birthdates and
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) status) to begin better tracking of participants. Ms.
Cochran is in the process of purging the database to make it more manageable.
Ms. Gearheart reviewed options for cost containment. Staff recommended
implementing and enforcing a No Show Policy and increasing the participant fee from
$3.50 to $4.00 per trip. There are 80-100 no show appointments per month. RADAR
averages 18 vehicles used each day for the County program.
Supervisor Flora noted that the County may need to look at a need-based
policy considering income, ADA status, employment status, etc. The Board felt the
taxpayers should not pay for participants that really do not need the service.
The Board asked staff to look at ways to tighten the criteria to qualify for
CORTRAN and bring that information back at a future work session.
3. Work session to discuss fiscal year 2010-2011 budget
development (Brent Robertson, Director of Management and
Budget)
The work session was held from 4:24 p.m. until 4:28 p.m.
Mr. Robertson reported there have not been changes from the State since
the last budget work session. He hopes there will be some clearer information at the
next meeting; although, it will most likely be later in the month.
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IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Church adjourned the meeting at 4:28 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
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Becky R. eador Joseph B. "Butch" Church
Clerk to the Board Chairman
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