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iA Sunday, Sept. 2.1990 Citizens Journal
Journal stall photo by JOHN COLEMAN
Atlanta Mayor Lawson McKelvey and chamber manager Bob Embry were among two of the local offi-
cials who heard plans for relocating workers laid off at area plants. , ( ;
Red River and local
gearing up to help layoff victims
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LAYOFFS
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1991 require depot officials to make
between 425 and 450 permanent-
employee layoffs beginning Oct. 12.
About 400 temporary employees
will be out of work Sept. 22.
"The situation with Operation
Desert Shield has forced the
Department of Defense to re-
evaluate the needs and impact the
RIF would have if carried out. We
have supplied them with all of the
information and data they need to
look at the situation more closely,"
Hinebaugh said.
Meanwhile, an overview of a plan
to help "separated" workers find
new employment was outlined for
those present Wednesday. The as-
sistance plan was developed by the
Texas Department of Commerce
and the Ark-Tex Council of Govern-
ments. The plan involves people
from Red River Army Depot, Lone
Star Army Ammunition Plant and
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant.
Among those attending the brief-
ing were county judges from the
counties in Northeast Texas and
Southwest Arkansas, including
Tommy Kessler from Cass County.
Representatives of congressmen
Jim Chapman and Dale Bumpers
attended, as did a representative
from state senator Bill Ratliff's of-
fice. Several mayors attended, in-
cluding Lawson McKelvey of Atlan-
ta. Bob Embry, Atlanta Area Cham-
ber of Commerce Manager, was al-
so present
Federal funds funneled through
both Texas and Arkansas will pay
for career assessments, education,
training, job placement and other
services for workers facing layoffs.
ATCOG and the Southwest
Arkansas PLanning and Develop-
ment District Inc. will serve as Job
Training Placement Act ad-
ministrators for their areas in their
states. JTPA can provide classroom
and vocational training, as well as
on-the-job training.
Texarkana College and the
Texarkana State Employment Office
will provide educational services, in-
cluding extensive testing and
evaluations, as well as 16-hour job
search workshops.
The Texas Department of Com-
merce and the Arkansas Employ-
ment Security Divisions Rapid
Response Teams will also coor-
dinate the registering of workers for
employment benefits.
"We will be providing additional
money for staff, space and equip-
ment, if it's needed," said John Hor-
ton, Rapid Response Team
manager for the TDC Workforce
Development Division.
"Documentation is available
showing that 80 percent of the par-
ticipants who have gone through
this type of program are placed in
another position," said Nita Fran
Hutchinson of ATCOG. "That's
three times faster than those who
do not avail themselves of these
services." She also stressed there is
absolutely no cost to the par-
ticipants.
While most of the employees
scheduled to be laid off live in
Texas, ATCOG Executive Director
James Goerke said efforts are not
being limited by state boundaries.
Col. Hinebaugh said the process
of finding new jobs for the
separated workers will be very
precise. Four days have been allo-
cated for each employee being
separated to qo through a transition
workshop.
"The first day will involve enroll-
ment and intake, followed by two
days devoted to a job search
workshop," the commander ex-
plained. "The fourth day will involve
an assessment of the worker's
marketable job skills by Texarkana
College."
All of the services will be per-
formed on site at the depot. The
workshops, put in place by the
employment commission, will re-ac-
quaint the workers with how to re-
enter the workplace. They will learn
how to prepare resumes, conduct
interviews and where to look for as-
sistance and training.
On the first day of the program,
all employees will be placed in the
statewide employment commission
computers of both Texas anc
Arkansas, a spokesman said.
The workshops will be followeo
by a Job Fair, where at least 65-70
businesses from the area will be set
up to talk to potential employees.
The schedule for the Training As-
sistance Program will begin with an
orientation and intake day on Tues-
day, Sept. 4. Job skill assessment
begins on Monday, Sept. 10 and the
Red River Job Search Center will
open at the depot on Tuesday,
Sept. 11.
The Job Fair is tentatively set for
Thursday, Oct. 4, at the depot gym.
"If we go through all of this and
only one laid off worker finds a new
job, it'll all be worth it," Col.
Hinebaugh said.
AISD election hearing date nears
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ELECTION
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Womack.
Pending the canvassing of the
recounted votes, Giesler said there
were two options: hold a new elec-
tion or contest the results.
The canvassing, which was held
on May 17, confirmed the recount
results, but not without controversy.
During the canvassing, a question
arose about a one-vote discrepancy
between the tally sheets and the
vote-return sheets. The number 9,
with a circle around it, was placed
next to a group of 10 hash marks on
the tally sheet. The circled numbers
were placed throughout the tally
sheets to represent subtotals, the
group noted. However, the number
10 was written on the return sheet.
Depending on whether the can-
vassing committee used the 9 figure
or the 10 figure, the results again
could have been tied. In that case,
both candidates said, they would
agree to another election.
Because of the critical nature of
the decision, a telephone call was
placed to the Secretary of State's
Election Division office in Austin.
They quoted the Texas Election
Code in deferring the final decision
to J.D. Taylor, who was the recount
committee chairman. Taylor said he
believed 10 was the correct number
and Womack was again declared
the winner by a one-vote margin.
Giesler then announced that he
was appealing the outcome at the
district court level. Atlanta attorney
Randy Lee is handling Womack's
defense.
Employees of Cass County now have a
new version of Blue Cross insurance
By VALERIE EAVES
Journal Staff Writer
Effective Sept. 1 employees of
Cass County have a new health in-
surance plan. The Cass County
Commissioners Court voted to
adept the new plan at a meeting
W dnesday.
The plan is a reduced benefit ver-
icn of the Blue Cross Blue Shield
plan the county had last year. The
major differences are an increased
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deductable of $1,000, (the deduc-
table on the old plan was $200),
and a 70-30 payment schedule,
where the company pays 70 per-
cent and the patient pays 30 per-
cent, instead of an 80-20 payment
schedule.
By choosing the reduced benefit
plan, the commissioners were able
to keep the cost at about the same
as it was last year.
The reason the commissioners
chose the reduced benefit package
was strictly cost. Because of the
county's "experience", or number of
claims filed, the cost of group in-
surance for the county has
skyrocketed. In order to keep the
exact same policy for the
employees, the county would have
had to pay $236.42 for each
employee policy, an increase of
$49.60 over last year.
The commissioners had con-
sidered switching from a group
policy to individual policies, but
decided against it when the agent
said he couldn't guarantee that
every employee would be covered.
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AISD okays
budget for
1990-91
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fueled by a combination of things,
Including a proposed 96.57 cents
per $100 valuation tax rate and an
estimated $4.5 million in state
funds. Also, another $175,000. will
come from various sources.
The tax rate, which will be dis-
cussed in a public hearing set for
Sept. 11, is the maximum the dis-
trict can levy without subjecting it-
self to a rollback election. The
proposed rate would generate ap-
proximately $2.37 million in local
revenue. Of the additional state
funds, about $400,000 can be at-
tributed to the new finance formula
adopted by the legislature.
The majority of the budget's ex-
penditures fall into the category of
instruction, which encompasses all
of the district's classroom teachers.
Cox said that portion of the 90-91
plan totals around $4.2 million.
An additional $219,000-plus has
been set aside to help implement
teacher pay raises under a new dis-
trict salary schedule being con-
sidered by the administration. Cox
said that amount does not include
about $20,000 which will meet a
state requirement to accelerate cer-
tain classifications of teachers who
experienced an interruption of serv-
ice prior to the passage of House
Bill 72 in 1984.
The superintendent said final
figures on the salary schedule will
be available in about a week.
"I'll say one thing for this budget,"
Cox commented, "and that is that
there is no fat in it anywhere. It's
very tight."
Queen City
hearing set
Journal Staff Report
The City of Queen City has an-
nounced that it will conduct its
public hearing on the proposed tax
increase for Fiscal Year 1991 on
Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at Queen City City
Hall.
At that time, the council will also
schedule and announce the meet-
ing to adopt the new tax rate. The
public is invited to attend.
drive
Some of the county employees who
have been treated for cancer or
heart attacks probably would not be
able to obtain insurance except
thrugh a county group policy.
"I don't want to do something
that'll leave some of the employees
hanging," Precinct 2 Commissioner
Nolan Moore said, and the other
commissioners agreed.
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