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BY SUSAN USHER Before approving a proposal to offer a benefits package to pot-time support personnel, Brunswick Com munity College trustees want to know what it could coat The package proposed by BGC President W. Michael Reaves would provide some benefits to support . personnel who work 20 hours a week or more, have been employed for at ieast a year without a break, and are in positions that have been filled and budgeted for at least two years. "We feel like this is a start," Reaves told' trustees as he intro duced the package last week. "I'm not saying it's where we want to be, but it's something I think we can af ford." Reaves and his staff developed the proposal after looking both at what other community colleges across the state are doing and what other Brunswick County employees are doing in terms of benefits for part-time employees. "They rang? rfy? wrenl fmnri nntk. ing to partial benefits," said Reaves. "We haven't found any college yet that provides benefits for part-time instructors because they are hired by . ihc quarter and paid hourly wages." SCC's 200- pi us paii-timc curricu lum and continuing education facul ty members are exempted, as are work-study, Brunswick Interagency Program or other student workers. Fewer than 20 employees would be eligible for the four hours per month of leave to be used as either sick leave or annual leave and to be used within the fiscal year. The leave could not be carried over to another year or converted to cash if an employee left the position with* out using all the hours. Eligible workers would alao be al lowed to participate in ooe of the health/haspitalizatinn plan* njfcwd by BCC, paying the full price of the Dremium chosen: and would he aH. gible to join the N.f.. State Employees Credit Union and to arrange for direct deposit of payroll As part of the package, those part time support positions would be be come salaried positions with annual Doiwci expressed concerned that so few part-time workers would qualify. They had asked staff to look into the possibility of providing ben efits to part-time workers, who con stitute the bulk of BCC's workforce, hoping to improve employee morale and nuke jobs more competitive. "1 think benefits are needed to get good people to work for you," said lYustee Dean Walters. Board members asked for a break-out of possible costs while fiw?y mull rtw nynrwK?l "We need to weigh the concerns we have and to know what we're mnriins " aHviwH Ph?irmin OSVS Kelly. JtedgHRMpKst Up 38% BCC's iw-55 county budget re quest of SI. 04 million is $289,246 more than this year's allocation, an increase of 3838 percent, trustees learned. Most of the increases relate to full-time operation of the Odell Williamson Auditorium and the de velopment of a distance learning classroom at BCC Personnel-related needs include a Hinii>w learning site manager at tVl fmn ? nart-Hme el?rtriri?r and a put time sound technician for the auditorium; a maintenance worker for the auditorium; an auditorium Mcnttfv (just hired); two ssctirity officers and a new item, $100 sup pkSKSH |<?vpJiCu for al! fauilijf ?nd staff whn have been employed by BCC at least one year. Included are capital hems totaling $102,000 include a rigging liocxi, a theatrical fixture and a wireless mi crophone system for the auditorium, a mini-van; maintenance equipment; a telephone voice mail system; dis tance ictuuiiig equipment for BCC's link to the N.C. Information High way. In other business, with trustees Eugene Hewett, Jamie Milliken and Charles Lanier absent, the board: ? granted educational leave for Linda Ekken-Mudaro, lead instruc tor of developmental reading and writing, to attend a month-long Kellogg Institute at Appalachian Qfintm I Tfiivmttty in an ?vn?nttAfi In a policy that provides for leave with pay only alter an instructor has Hmght 11 cojssccutivc cjusrttrs. ? heard that a new focus group chaired by P.R. Hankins, retired county schools superintendent, met May 16 to begin developing strate gies for recruiting more minorities, particularly black males. ? hired Walter R. Floreani of New Braunfels, Texas, as Health Information Technology Director for a three-campus program. He is an associate professor at Southwest Texas State University and doctoral student at Texas A A M University. BCC will paid one-third of his salary and Floreani will be based at the local campus. His first major as signment will be to prepare the BCC, Cape Fear Community CcUsgi mmft gpp;.-.i Community College programs for an Kucuiuiiua icam visit ? subject to the review of the board's attorney for possible conflict of interest, approved a landscaping prupuaai fur the Gdeii Williamson Auditorium site developed by recre ational grounds management stu dents, at a cost not to exceed $40,000. The class proposes to over see the project, with installation by a business owned by a program in structor. ? beard bom Building and Grounds Committee member Dean Walters that Graka Builders Inc. has a few "punch list" items still to com plete, ana that plans for a new water line to the building are under review by state agencies. He said a grand opening for the auditorium could be scheduled anytime after the July 4 holiday. ? hired Paula Almond, currently secretary to the Acuity, as the new secretary of the Brunswick Com munity College Foiiuuauuu. The job had been offered to another BCC employee, Portia Starks, who re signet: io aCCcpt a jOu Giiuiuc uk. county. ? teamed that Rep. E. David Redwine was to introduce a bill seeking a Si million special appro priation toward the oost of a new recreational grounds management/ aquaculture building. BCC is seek ing funds for the project from multi ple sources that also include remain ing state community college bond issue revenues and a federal grant. Shallotte Aldermen Favor $1.1 Million Sewer System Expansion Project BY DOUG RUTTER Shallotte Aldermen hive tentative ly sgmd to a Sl.l-nwWoa sewer sys , tf?n expansion project that engineers say would provide enough treatment capacity to Uii the next 10 yean. The proposed project would ex pand the existing 206,000 gallon daily treatment capacity by 200,000 ptici ^ fTQf y large enough to meet projected nccua uuOiigh >h? ySST 2015. Aldennen voted unanimously in favor of the expansion scenario dur ing a meeting Tuesday with Street Lee, project manager with McKim A Creed Engineers of Wilmington. nrm. ? ik Kcunu, woiui wan suyiuy Siiwi&u by Umn "sntisis, a one of five that was included in the firm's preliminary draft 201 facilities plan that must be submitted to the state ; by June 1. The plan includes information on existing farilitifs, the potential of expanding the service area, growth . projections and alternatives for sew er system expansion Under the approved scenario, town officials hope the state will is 5wS 5w#55ia ^ 1 ??? MMMW and allow th* *0 rgpgy ?1 fcs interest loan over a 20-year period. lb pay back the state bonds, Lee estimators the additional coat to the . 600 aewer system users would be $7.25 per month. However, Alderman Carson Dur ham said the additional cost to users, who now pay a minimum mcnthly fee of $9, may go down shortly after mansion as the town collects de velopment fees and brings more sewer users on line. "As time goes on that rate will re duce," Durham said. "It's very likely in three or four years that rate could ha cut in half of what it i| initially " As the fiat phase of a 20-year, 550,000-gaIlon per day expansion, Lee has recommended the town ex pandits ttnatmcnt system and spray ins gaaon nnrtt to accommodate an ?*iirin?.i ?nn nnn per day. f??? A nf MUfaw a 12-acre stor age .aonnn lo handle the extra 200,000 gaOoos, town officials agreed Tuesday to build a 24- acre lagoon that could serve 550,000 gpd, which Lee projects will be needed within the next 20 years. AkjsnEea sac sod Tuesday they hope to lower overall construction coats by using town employees fa some of the work. Public Works Director Albert Hughes said town forces can install spray irrigation piping and erect fence around the land application site. A public hearing on the facilities plan is scheduled Tuesday, July 5, at 7 p.m. in town hall. The $1.1 million Lee told town board members at their meeting last Tbeaday that he has opened negotiations with two paper iTwyanicia for the tease or ac qui&ibon of land for additional spray irrigation fields. Engineers have studied soiis on an 1100-aac tract owned by International Paper Co. and a 210 kr tract owned by Federal Paper Bead. Combined, Lee said the areas could handle about 525,000 gallons of wastewater per day. officials are interested in working out long-term leases with ?is? papeT co?np?n!fts that, would al I jw the town to use the land and irri gate the timber with treated waste water. The paper companies would harvest the trees. Lee said last week he has dis cussed the idea with local Inter national Paper Co. officials. The reaction's been good ao far. There seems to be a willingness to discuss it," he said. MI think they see it as something that would help them and obviously help the town." DOT Draggiag Its Feet? ibws official* said lui week they are upset with the N.C Department of Transportation because of delays in constructing the overpass where the U.S. 17 Bypass intersects N.C ; TO West. Aldermen were told last summer construction would begin in October 1994, but now it has been pushed back until July 1995. Durham said NCDOT delays have forced landowners to postpone town needs development to help pay for sewer system expansion "DOT is going to shut the town down as f^r as sewer is concerned," Durham told NCDOT Division Construction Engineer Joe Blair at last Tuesday's meeting. Durham said two fast-food restau rants that were planning to build near the hypos* have been held up by the department or transponation. TA already hurt Shallotte and this area very badly became we need those businesses out there," he said. "I just don't think DOTs been up front with the town anil those property owners out there." Mayor Sarah Tripp said some landowners have been unable to get driveway permits from the ?t?r? Blair said he didn't know why the owners were having trouble getting permits. He noted that the trans portation department n currently ac quiring right of way for the over pass. Gallery Mounts New Exhibits Several new exhibits will be mounted at Frank) La Square Gallery in Southpoct beginning May 31 and continuing through June 28. Members' works will be featured in the show "Old Familiar Places" and in an exhibit of three -dimen- . skmal scuprtures. Entries are to be delivered to the gallery May 27 and 28 ready for display, said spokeness Wjjjlyj. Q-? entries in a recem photography coolest cooductcd by the Brenawick County Parks and Recreation Department will also be on view. Home of the Asaorittcd Artists of Southpoct, a non-profit organisation, the gallery is located at the rear of Franklin Square Park, at Howe and *an i ? a * ? m mA il ^ a f ?? ?? ? west street, in oowntown soutnpoit. Admission is free. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10-J0 a.m. iu 5 p. us. Great Selections Summer Merchandise Nautica Wooirtcb ? Sportcoats REDUCED Duckhead Shorts *22.9 SAVANE-Wrlnkto Free Cotton S!ada *31 ,99 South Brunswick Medical Group Gary D. Ross, M.D. Board Certified in Internal Medicine Samuel W. Kirtley, M.D. Board Certified in Family Practice For complete outpatient medical care and routine health maintenance. WaJUc-in service cuut extended, office hours convenient for working families. Adult. Pediatrics and Women's Medical Concerns ? Laboratory and X-Ray Facilities ? 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