Chapter 199

While Marcy and Roseanne were still in Warrington, they participated in the video meeting from the new MAAR rental site. They had everything completely set up; the only thing lacking was employees. Three of the four were starting tomorrow. The 10 cars had been delivered today.

Jack and another person were coming from Charlotte to do the training and bring the staffing to full level tomorrow morning. The cleanup guy was going to start next Monday. Lorrie and Roseanne were coming home by noon tomorrow.

Courtney keyed the video chat and popped up on the video screen.

After a round of hello's I started with the questions.

"Have you picked a candidate for director?" I asked.

"Yes, I think Kelly Pepper is our guy," she replied.

"He is part of one of the couples that had indicated that they were going to move there," I replied.

"Yes, they have been house hunting and have found one the suits them. They went today to fill out the paper work," Courtney replied.

"When is he scheduled to work next?" I asked.

"Day shift tomorrow," she replied.

"Have Kelly in the office at 10. I will call and make the offer. There is a change in the benefits I need to put out there for him since he and his wife are both working for us. Go ahead and put him in charge after I make the offer. Just be an observer unless you feel his judgment needs adjusting."

"The North six are coming home Thursday morning in the unmarked cars. One unmarked car is going to stay; it will be assigned to Kelly until a Suburban comes in. You and your people can go back to Frost Borough on Monday or Tuesday next week, at your discretion. That will give you a chance to see how he manages with less people there and make sure he has a handle on scheduling," I said.

"To keep you updated, the first round of Warrington jobs will be offered tomorrow - pending the results of today's drug testing. The North six will be driving down Sunday with a couple of administrators, a clerk and possible an executive. They are going to set up the office. Some of the staff will be starting on Monday. The following Monday all will be on board and fly up here for group training. Sly is going to be the acting site director," I said. "Do you think she can handle it?"

"Sly can handle it with no problem. You do know that when they are in N.C., with Jamie's certification and the Federal permit that they can carry. You may want to do a quick refresher," Courtney replied.

"I will keep that in mind," I replied and then I signed off.

We had nearly finished our meeting when Eric Roberson from DHS was standing at the door to the meeting room. "When you finish up I need a few minutes with you," he said.

Eric was in my office at the small table with a big mug of coffee when I went in. He handed me a folder. "This is the police report that will be released to the public tomorrow about the accident. Looks like a kid with a hot head and a short fuse. He had a lot of problems at school that Dad bailed him out of," he said.