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March 2, 2006
Hagerstown, Maryland
A workshop meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of
Washington County, Maryland, was called to order at 8:30
a.m. by President Gregory I. Snook with the following
members present: Vice President William J. Wivell and
Commissioners James F. Kercheval and Doris J. Nipps.
BUDGET PRESENTATION - BLACK ROCK GOLF COURSE
Dick Roulette, Chairperson of the Public Golf Corporation
Board of Directors, Darrell Whittington, Director of Golf,
and John Kain, Golf Course Superintendent, presented the FY
2007 budget request for Black Rock Golf Course of
$1,262,240. Mr. Roulette outlined the minor rate increases
proposed for next fiscal year. There was also discussion
regarding whether to place the golf course under the
Buildings, Grounds and Parks Department. Mr. Roulette
outlined fixed costs and variables that are unique to the
golf course. The meeting was then opened for questions
from the Commissioners.
BUDGET PRESENTATION – WASHINGTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE AND
RESCUE ASSOCIATION (WCVFRA)
Glenn Fusick, President of Washington County Volunteer Fire
& Rescue Association (“WCVFRA”), and John Latimer, IV,
Director of Emergency Services presented the FY 2007 budget
request for the WCVFRA and reviewed the major changes in
it. Mr. Fusick stated that the total request for FY 2007
is $3,227,150. He reviewed the proposed increases in the
areas of maintenance, apparatus, fuel, and career
positions. Mr. Fusick also provided information on LOSAP
statistics and stated that the program is working well and
doing what it was intended to do. The meeting was then
opened for questions from the Commissioners.
BOARD OF EDUCATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP)
BUDGET REQUEST
The Commissioners then reviewed the Board of Education’s
CIP budget requests from 2007 - 2012. Debra Murray,
Director of Finance, and Mike Thompson, Director of
Planning, along with Rodney Turnbough, Director of
Facilities Management for the Board of Education, and David
Brandenberg, Accounting Supervisor, were present for the
review. Mr. Turnbough reviewed each project with the
Commissioners. Ms. Murray stated that the total request
for FY 2007 for all funding sources is $83,139,259, which
includes a County General Fund contribution of $8,910,000.
BOND RATING UPGRADE
Ms. Murray informed the Commissioners that Standard and
Poors has raised the County’s bond rating to “AA.” The
Commissioners thanked Ms. Murray for her efforts in this
regard.
The workshop was adjourned at 11:27 a.m.
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County Administrator
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County Attorney
______________________, Clerk