WARREN — The owner of Mirkin & Associates, which has worked with Trumbull County for 20 years, told commissioners Wednesday his company no longer will provide grass cutting services for seniors under the Senior Services Levy program after the next 60 days.

“I am not continuing to do this service,” he said.

Dave Mirkin announced he was ending that portion of three separate contracts with the county because of a dispute over whether the billing for work has been done correctly.

Senior Levy Administrator Diane Siskowic-Jurkovic said during Tuesday’s commissioners workshop that she received a complaint from a senior client about not having had her grass cut for more than a year. She then conducted a survey of clients receiving the same type of lawn mowing services and found approximately 59% noted they were dissatisfied with the services they were receiving.

“I then requested the invoices from the subcontractor,” she said.

Mirkin, according to Siskowic-Jurkovic, would not provide the invoices citing potential HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) violations.

Commissioner Denny Malloy on Wednesday questioned whether providing invoices for grass curing at senior levy households would violate HIPPA regulations because the statute focuses on medical information.

Mirkin said some of the subcontractor’s customers are not senior levy clients and some were referred to the company because of their medical conditions.

Commissioner Tony Bernard said the county needs the invoices to pay the bills.

“I would not pay without an invoice,” he said.

Malloy questioned why the company could not simply redact the names from those clients that were referred to them from agencies other than Trumbull County Senior Services.

Mirkin argued Siskowic-Jurkovic receives invoices from Comfort Keepers every month.

“She has been provided everything that has been required from us,” Mirkin said. “It has gotten to the point that this is a small project,” he said. “Diane has micromanaged this so much that it has become not worth our time anymore. I don’t want it anymore. I can’t work under her guidelines for this program and maybe others.”

Siskowic-Jurkovic emphasized she is requesting the invoice from the subcontractor that was provided to the vendor to determine whether the vendor is providing to the county the same number of yards that they were provided by the subcontractor.

“We did not know this was being subcontracted,” she said.

Siskowic-Jurkovic said she believes her department was overbilled by $17,000. Of that amount, $14,000 is being withheld until it receives proper documentation about the services provided.

Mirkin said the grass cutting contract represents less than 5% of his total business.

“Keep my $14.000,” he said Wednesday in frustration. “I don’t want anything to do with her in this program anymore.”

Bernard stressed the county simply wants the proper paperwork.

“If you provide a service, then you deserve to be paid,” Commissioner Rick Hernandez said.

Mirkin said they will provide the information being requested, but he would not do it on an ongoing basis.

Mirkin said his company, Mirkin & Associates, a Mahoning County-based business, also provides transportation services and skilled service care throughout the Mahoning Valley.

He said he was insulted by the fact she questioned his company’s integrity and honesty.

“She has no reason to do that,” he said.

Siskowic-Jurkovic noted that based on Mirkin & Associates no longer providing grass and snow plowing services for seniors in 60 days, she plans to seek new contractors to bid for the work.