APRIL 15, 2017
Editor:
Dana Crisco
Randolph County Crier
A NEWSLETTER FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Annual Enrollment
Changes in Biometric
Screening
April 24th - 28th, 2017
Community
Events
Recycling Day
Inside this issue:
Unless a “qualifying family status change” occurs, this
enrollment is the only opportunity that employees have to make
ELECTIONS or CHANGES with benefits.
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Annual enrollment is the only time current FSA participants
can renew contributions. IRS regulations require a new
form each year.
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HSA participants do not have to re-enroll.
Enrollment meetings will take place at the following locations and
times:
Biometric Screening
Changes
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New Employees
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Department News
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Meetings and Events
5
Business Continuity
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Community Events
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Internal Audit Awareness
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Movies
13-14
Birthdays
15-16
Monday, April 24th :
Department of Social Services, Meeting Room A
8:30-10:00, 12:30-2:00 and 2:30-4:00
Tuesday, April 25th :
Asheboro Library, Downstairs Meeting Room–Limited Seating
8:30-10:00, 12:30-2:00 and 2:30-4:00
Wednesday, April 26th:: Health Department Conference Room – Limited Seating
8:30-10:00, 12:30-2:00 and 2:30-4:00
Thursday, April 27th :
Randolph County Office Building (RCOB) Meeting Room
8:30-10:00, 12:30-2:00 and 2:30-4:00
Friday, April 28th :
Randolph County Office Building (RCOB) Meeting Room
**No Sessions, Only Enrollers Available** - 8:30am –2:00pm
Enrollers will be present to hold informational meetings,
answer questions and to meet with employees who wish to
elect or make changes to benefits.
April 28, 2017
May 28th
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE
BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS
TobringourscreeningstandardsinlinewiththeAmericanMedicalAssociationandAmericanDiabetic
Association guidelines, Randolph County Government is making some changes in the upcoming
Biometric Screening Standards. First of all, the term WellnessIncentive has been changed to Wellness
RewardforHealthyOutcomes.The purpose of initiating theWellnessRewardforHealthyOutcomesis to reward employees for achieving “outstanding” results in their yearly health screenings. Also, to earn this
reward,theemployeeneedstosuccessfullycompletetheonlineHealthRiskAssessment(HRA)provided
by Wake Forest Baptist Health during the screening period. The reward for achieving “outstanding”
healthscreeningresultsandforcompletingtheHRAistheCountywillpay100%oftheemployee’shealth
insurancepremiumsforayear–a$600value.Andlastly,theBiometricScreeningmustbedonewiththe
employee’sdoctororPrimaryHealthcareProvider(PCP)throughanannualwellnesscheckupbetween
July1standNovember1st. TheCounty’smedicalplan pays for one annual wellnesscheckup per 1iscal
yearstartingJuly1st.
HerearetherevisedBiometricScreeningStandardseffectiveJuly1,2017:
WaistCircumference:Male<40”/Female<35”(Umbilicus)
Alternativetoqualify:Improvebyatleast5%annually
BloodPressure:≤139/89mmHg
Alternativetoqualify:Improvebyatleast10/5mmHgannually
CholesterolRatio:≤5.00
Alternativetoqualify:Improvebyatleast10%annually
HemoglobinA1c:≤5.70
Alternativetoqualify:Improvebyatleast20%annually
Tobacco-Free:Abstainfromalltobaccoproducts
Alternativetoqualify:SuccessfullycompletetheQuitSmartClass
(Needtopass4outof5standardsandcompletetheHRAtoreceive$600AnnualWellnessRewardfor
HealthyOutcomes)
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L-R: Tara Cullen, EMS; Jessica
Jackson, EMS;
Austin Hurley, EMS;
Preston Sweeney, EMS; Kaeli Chapman,
EMS; Kimberly Bryan, EMS
L-R: Kathy King, Finance; Arthur
Heaton, Sheriff’s Office;
Rebecca
Brady, Tax; Andrea Sesmas, EMS; Donna
Hunt, Health; Thomas Immel, Sheriff’s
Office
L-R:
Tanika
Dawkins,
DSS;
Ashley
Honeycutt,
DSS;
Vanessa
Way,
DSS;Charles
Cleckler, IT
L-R: Kathy Long, Sheriff’s Office; Patricia
McBride, Health; Tiffany Chambers, DSS;
Ebony White, DSS; Jessica Adams, EMS;
Mauria Khan , EMS; Christopher Truitt, EMS
L-R: Tracy Allen McMasters, DSS;
Bradley Cowell, Public Buildings;
Rebecca Bell, DSS; Jessica Fritts,
DSS; Spring McNulty, Sheriff’s Office
L-R: Brooks Julian, Sheriff’s Office;
Quanisha Wright, DSS; Jessica Suits,
Tax; Karen Lopez-Benitez, DSS
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Tax
Department News
Welcome to new employees REBECCA
BRADY, Personal Property Auditor, and
JESSICA SUITS, Paralegal. —Teresa Mitchem
Administration
Emergency Services
SARAH PACK representing Randolph County Human
Resources at the RCC Job Fair in February.
Condolences to Telecommunicator AMBER
HOGAN on the recent loss of her grandmother,
Martha Williamson, on March 27, 2017.
Condolences to Fire Marshal ERIK BEARD on
the recent loss of his father, Jesse Lewis Beard,
on March 15, 2017.
Congratulations to Maj. SANDY SMITH who
retired on April 1, 2017 with 32 years of service. Fortunately, Sandy will remain part-time
in the 9-1-1 center.
Welcome to new part-time 9-1-1 Telecommunicators FARRON KENDRICK and KAITLYN
BRADY.
—Donovan Davis & Janet King
Sheriff’s Office
Randolph County Government receiving a 2016 Spirit
Award from United Way. Front Row L-R: JILL WILLIAMS,
HR; MYRA GADDY, Sheriff’s Office; ASHLEY SKIPPER,
HR; TRACI BAKER, Sheriff’s Office; SHERIFF GRAVES;
ALANA JONES, Sheriff’s Office Back Row L-R: WILL
MASSIE, Finance; HAL JOHNSON, County Manager;
DAVID ALLEN, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners; Col. JOHN REID, Sheriff’s Office
-Dana Crisco
Condolences to Dep. SETH WALKER on the
loss of his grandfather, Robert Zimmerman, who
passed away on March 20, 2017.
Condolences to Officer CHERYL KENDRICK
whose sister, Linda S. Callahan, passed away
on February 21, 2017.
Congratulations to Officer B. JERALD
ASHWORTH on his retirement effective March
31, 2017.
Condolences to Capt. BERNIE MANESS on
the loss of his father, Bernie Maness, Sr. , on
February 21, 2017.
—Maj. Jo Ann D. Sapp
Register of Deeds
KRISTA M. LOWE, Randolph County Register of
Deeds, attended the 2017 Legislative/Education
Conference on March 25-28, 2017, in Raleigh,
N.C. All attendees were invited to visit the Legislature sessions on Monday night, March 27th, and
meet with their District Representatives and Senators.
Information Technology
Welcome to CHARLES CLECKLER. He is joining
the County as the new Network Administrator.
CHARLES lives in Asheboro with his wife. Before
coming to Randolph County IT, CHARLES worked
with Hospice.
-Michael Rowland
VICKIE MOORE, Deputy Register of Deeds, had
surgery on April 5, 2017. Best wishes for a speedy
recovery.
-Sandy Newlin
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Cooperative Extension
The Cooperative Extension office
hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony
at Hillside Shopping Center at
1003 S. Fayetteville St. in Asheboro beside Papa John’s Pizza on
April 7, 2017.
Meetings and Events
April 19— Department Head Meeting 8:30 am
April 24-28—Annual Enrollment (various times and
locations)
May 1—Commissioners Meeting 6:00 pm
May 8 —Commissioners Special Meeting 6:00 pm
May 17—Department Head Meeting 8:30 am
May 30—Budget Presentation 6:00 pm
June 5—Commissioners Meeting 6:00 pm
June 8—County Department Budget Presentations 6:00 pm
June 12—Community Agencies and Fire Departments
Budget Presentations 6:00 pm
June 19—Budget Adoption 6:00 pm
Business Continuity Planning
During the Randolph County strategic planning process it was identified that the
County needed to improve countywide business continuity planning to keep the County’s functions operational during an impact to normal operations. As a result, strategies
were developed and a Business Continuity Team was created. The Business Continuity
Team is guiding us through the process of creating a comprehensive countywide plan.
All departments have submitted function lists describing business operations and service areas. The criticality of each function was identified based on specific criteria and
has been reviewed by the implementation team.
What is a business continuity plan? Where would
you work and how would you continue to serve citizens
if your building had a fire?
A Business Continuity Plan is a complete, comprehensive and living document that establishes the processes and procedures required to keep our County
Government running during a period of displacement
or interruption of normal operation. It is important for
all Randolph County elected officials, County management designees and citizens to
know Randolph County Government has a Business Continuity Plan.
Next, the Implementation Team will be focusing on the business impact analysis and
may be asking for your assistance.
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Safe Kids Randolph Fundraiser
Randolph County Safe Kids is selling Domino’s Pizza
cards. Each card has 16 coupons to buy one pizza and receive another pizza free of equal of lesser value. These
cards can be used at ALL Domino’s locations within Randolph
and surrounding counties.
All proceeds will be given back to Safe Kids Randolph. The cards are being sold for $10.00. If you are interested in purchasing one, please contact Wendy Kennon at
336-318-6196 or [email protected].
April 29 & 30, 2017
The card has an expiration date of 12-31-17, however,
the Domino’s locations in Asheboro, Randleman and Ramseur
will honor the cards after that date.
-Wendy Kennon
AU G U S T 4 & 5, 20 1 7
Asheboro's 4th Annual PIGS & PEDALS
For more informa on or to enter the BBQ Compe
visit ww.pigsandpedals.com.
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Earth Day Weekend
04/22/17
Scales and Slippery Skin
04/29/17
Birds, Blooms & Bees
05/13/17
Run Wild 5K
American Associa on of Zookeepers
(AAZK)
06/03/17
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May is Internal Audit Awareness Month
What is Internal Auditing?
Many of you have seen me in your departments and may not
know who I am. My name is Lori Wright, and I am the Internal
Auditor for Randolph County, recently celebra ng my one-year
anniversary. In January, I received my Cer fied Fraud Examiner
license. Here at the County, my job entails the following:
Advisory Services
Performance Measures
Best Prac ce for Process and Procedures
Business Con nuity Planning
Audit Departments and Service Areas
Compliance Monitoring
Fraud Awareness
Iden fy Risk
Five Classic Myths
About Internal Auditing
Myth #1: Internal auditors are accountant by training.
Lori:
“I understand the importance each function serves in an organization. In order to best serve Randolph County and our
citizens, it is important to have knowledge in Accounting but also to understand our culture and to build relationships.”
Myth #2: Auditors are nit-pickers and fault finders.
Lori: “Honestly, I enjoy the details to any process. However, I like a more collaborative approach. I make it a mission not to
have a ‘one-size fits all approach’ to a process or procedure. Each department and service area are very different. My
focus is identifying major or potentially major risks and advising on how to correct an error without pointing fingers.”
Myth #3: It’s best not to tell the auditors anything unless they specifically ask.
Lori: “To me, it is all about ‘Intent.’ Everyone makes mistakes. My job is to help provide insight on best practices and to help
mitigate further mistakes/risks.
Myth #4: Internal auditors follow a cycle in selecting their audit “targets” and use standard checklists so they
can audit the same things the same way each time.
Lori: “I have to admit, I LOVE Checklists! However, each time that I help a department, I find that my checklist or process
changes a bit. Culture in a department plays a big part in having to adapt to meet the needs of that department.”
Myth #5: Internal audit is the corporate “police function.”
Lori:
“In Randolph County, we recognize that there may be a time where we have to perform audit/monitoring services. How
ever, I am here to be an asset/extension to each department providing advisory services and best practices for process
and procedures.”
Source: https://iaonline.theiia.org/five-classic-myths-about-internal-auditing
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Cool Movies You Might’ve Missed
Aimee Scotton-Resident Movie Reviewer/Aficionado
This is typically one of my lighter movie reviews of the year. After all, it encompasses January,
February and March, the dreaded post-Oscar slump. This year is no real exception—one of the
movies I’ve reviewed, I caught at the $2 theater (I think it’s currently available at Redbox).
Passengers
So how adventurous are you? Suppose, you could travel from earth to
another (distant) planet that needed colonizing, and that said travel would
take 120 years, years that you’d pass in blissful slumber? Would you chance
it? You could be part of a whole new world—space, the final frontier, and all
that jazz. Now suppose that the ship making this journey has a malfunction
in its sleep chambers that results in two passengers being awakened 90 years
too soon. 90 years. Let that sink in for a minute. 90 years is a long time—so
long, in fact, that if you woke up 90 years early, odds are you’re gonna die on
that ship without ever seeing the promised land. This is the premise of Passengers, a science fiction film starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence.
I’m not going to go into details about the plot. I went into it knowing nothing other than what I’d seen in the trailer, and that’s a good thing. There
were a few twists that made the story much deeper and presented some interesting moral questions. The story is interesting and thought-provoking and well-acted. It’s not as much of an action film as the trailer led me to believe, but I didn’t mind that so much. If you can just accept
the film for what it is (and don’t question the science to death), it’s a decent little movie. There’s
at least one moment that did make me say—OK, that couldn’t happen—but that’s pretty good for
a sci-fi flick. It’s available at the Redbox now. Check it out. I think you might like it.
Get Out
Here’s another one that I liked. This is the story of a young African American man who is dating a young white woman. She’s taking him home to meet
her parents. Naturally, he’s apprehensive—particularly since she hasn’t told her
parents that he’s black. Turns out, he has every reason to be apprehensive.
This is not Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. This is one creepy (and often funny) horror movie. It’s also a very clever social commentary on race and marginalization. I don’t want to go into too many details since I don’t want to ruin the
twists and turns for you. It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams as the
young couple and Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener as her parents. I
thought it was fantastic. Can’t recommend it enough.
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Kong: Skull Island
In case you don’t get the gist from the title, this movie takes place on Skull Island, an uncharted island in the Pacific that is home to many very-large creatures, but that is ruled by one,
that giant cinematic ape, Kong. In this film, a group of scientists (with a military escort) go to
Skull Island to see what they can see. And, boy, do they ever! Now in reviewing this, I want to say
something that should go without saying. This movie is not going to get nominated for any Oscars; it’s not going to win any writing awards; it’s not going to win any acting awards (despite featuring some really good actors—Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson,
John C. Reilly). That being said, it’s a lot of fun. It’s also a film that really
needs to be seen in the theater for full enjoyment. I mean, it’s a special effects
vehicle—big monsters fighting big monsters and human folk just trying to survive long enough to get off the island. The characters are stereotypes and onedimensional, but the quality of the acting helps. So does the spectacle of the
big screen. I think a lot of its charm would be diminished if you tried watching
it in your living room. So if you’re looking for a fun, summer popcorn movie
that you can watch and enjoy and then never have to think about again, this
might be the movie for you. And I’d like to add that it is a MILLION times better than that King Kong movie from Peter Jackson (the one with Adrien Brody
and Jack Black and Naomi Watts). That move was crazy-long and you were
waaaayyy into it before you even saw Kong. This movie gets right to it.
Logan
It’s finally here, the third and final film in the Wolverine trilogy. Before I get into this movie
in particular, let me tell you how I’ve felt about this trilogy so far. The first film (X Men Origins:
Wolverine) was OK—not great, but OK. The second film (The Wolverine) was long—at least, it felt
long—and boring. How you gonna make Wolverine boring? They found a way. And both films
were just dismal. So I was not particularly enthusiastic about seeing Logan. I expected just more of the same. I was pleasantly surprised.
Don’t get me wrong, Logan is not a happy movie. Wolverine is not a
happy character and this film starts with him at his most unhappy. He’s
hiding from the world, working as a limo driver, when a young mutant
shows up needing help. If you’ve seen the trailer, you know that this is a
young girl with incredible powers who is being pursued by dark forces.
It’s a road trip action movie with mutants. There’s plenty of action and
the relationship between Logan and the girl gives the film plenty of
heart. And for you film buffs, pay special attention to the movie that
Professor X is watching on television; it’s an old film that parallels the
story of this movie perfectly. If you’re an X-Men fan, go see this one. It’s
easily the best of the Wolverine trilogy.
We’re about to get into the big budget movie season—the Memorial Day to Independence Day plethora of action movies. There are lots of interesting films on the horizon—
The Fate of the Furious, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, King
Arthur, and many more, so Happy Viewing!
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May 2017
Birthdays
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
2
3
4
Amy Kimrey
Charlie Vann
Dena Jones
Tifany Chambers
Lynsay Saunders
Jordan McDowell
Chelsea Nichols
Jodi Poe
Teresa Wood
Sandra Staley
Fri
5
Richard Chriscoe
6
Jason Burgess
Jennifer Evans
Gregory Gabbard
Morgan Halkyer
Gena Harris
Laverne Hinson
Ashley Watson
9
Jazmin Arzate
7
8
Joseph Evans
Marilyn Fowler
Richard Maness
Michele Newman
Chad Oates
Sat
Sabrina
Honeycutt
10
11
Kellie Cook
Victoria Chappell
Kenny Kidd
Bradford Ellis
Hannah James
Robert Macon
12
Donnie Bostick
13
Troy Albright
Lisa Canoy
Melissa Carrico
Tammy Gordon
Brandy Swaney
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Kaitlyn Anders
Jordan Baxter
Terri Dailey
Erica McFarlin
Tony Richardson
James Sparks
Rebecca Lambeth
Gary Gallimore,
Jr.
Keena Collins
Cameron Tracy
Christopher
Bennett
Yalila Roman
Jordan Williams
21
22
23
Leah Harris
Steve Shawver
David Bryant
Robert Shelton
Catha Wright
Teresita RamirezArellano
26
27
24
25
Dakota Abernathy
Lori Owens
Wayne Garner
Amber Hogan
Stan Haywood
Cindy Trogdon
Joel Hedgpeth
Erendida Medina
Fredda Otero
Amber Scarlett
Danny York
Yesenia VazquezRincon
28
L’Tanya Haire
29
Sandy Newlin
30
Ian Fletcher
Jennifer
McCusker
Tonya Pollard
Susan Williams
Deborah
Thompson
David Conard
31
Bryan Davis
Marlene Webb
Maxton McDowell
Memorial Day
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June 2017
Birthdays
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Cathy Allen
Fri
2
James Hyler
Jonathan
Linthicum
Sat
3
Michael Blakely
Barrie Hefferin
Stacy McDaniel
Lorraine Williams
June 18th
4
Robert Graves
5
Chastity Elliott
6
Bradley Bowers
Vickie Moore
Robert Keye
Kaitlyn Brady
Olivia Hickman
Dana Nance
Ann Przybylowski
Laura Brown
Cody Jordan
Jasma Caudle
Megan McKinnon
11
Bobby Everhart
12
Adrienne
Johnson
13
Kyle Worcester
7
Luann Smith
8
Travis Short
14
Brandon Bolick
15
Joshua Hartong
Michael Boone
Samuel
McAdams
Sarah Pack
9
Katie Blackburn
10
Carolyn Gross
16
17
Julie Gray
23
Jonathan Crews
Rebecca
Hinshaw
Patricia Hughes
Michael
Thompson
Hugh Hines
Seth Walker
24
George Davis
Christopher
McCarter
18
Aurelia
Campuzano
19
Michael Latham
20
Bobby Garner
21
Donald Miller, Jr.
22
Stacy Cambron
Kesha McGee
Harvey Jones
Matthew Pinion
Janette Chaney
Tim Mangum
Elizabeth Piper
Reggie Wright
Michael Gonzolez
Ann Palmer
Cathy Smith
25
Shannon Foster
26
Devin Alston
Emily Griffie
Stuart Matthews
27
Janice Kearns
28
Kitty Andrews
29
Jeremiah
Batchelor
30
Rickey Allen
Connie Brown
Jean Vollrath
Barry Hazelton
Kim Davis
Eric Wilson
Lisa Stern
Bernie Maness
16
Linda Smith