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HomeMy WebLinkAbout870901 September 1, l987 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - FORGET-ME-NOT MONTH Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to proclaim the month of September l987 as Forget-Me-Not Month in Washington County to honor disabled veterans and urge the support of all citizens, interested groups and organizations for that month. Unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR FUNDS - COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL James Lathan, Director of the Community Action Council and James Mobley, Coordinator for the Food Warehouse Program, appeared before the Commissioners to request additional funding of $l6,300 to be used as operating revenue for the food warehouse program. The Commissioners took the matter under advisement at this time. PRESS CONFERENCE - TELEFLEX John Schoenfelter, Vice President and Treasurer, and Hal Lacy, Director of Communications, representing Teleflex, Inc., met with the Commissioners to publicly announce their intention to locate a division of TFX Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Teleflex, Inc. in the Washington County Business Park. Mr. Lacy stated that they hope to move in by March of l988 and gave background information on the company. Commissioner Bowers welcomed their firm to the area and gave credit to Leroy Burtner, Director of the County Economic Development Commission, and Glenn Dull, County Engineer, for their efforts to bring Teleflex to Washington County. BID AWARD - COURT HOUSE ROOFING & IMPROVEMENTS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to award the bid for Court House roofing and improvement work to Kline Associated Roofing Contractors for the low bid of $285,000. Unanimously approved. PROPOSED CLOSING - ANTIETAM DRIVE After due consideration of all the matters and facts adduced at the Public Hearing held on August 4, l987, regarding the proposed closing of Antietam Drive, and the comments submitted in writing during the ten day period following said hearing, a Motion was made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to keep Antietam Drive open for a period of one year and to re-evaluate the situation at that time. Unanimously approved. INTENTION TO CONVEY LAND - BERNARD LESKY Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to convey 2.9 acres, a portion of Site 12, in the Washington County Business Park as advertised to Bernard Lesky for the sum of $11,000 per acre. Unanimously approved. ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS After due consideration of the matters and facts adduced at the Public Hearing held on August 4, l987, and the comments submitted in writing within the ten day period following the hearing, the Commissioners acted on each amendment individually. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the amendments dealing with Section III to: 1) delete Section III, paragraph f., sub-paragraph 5; 2) change the Animal Matters Review Board duties to hear licensing appeals and matters delegated under Section III, part f. and to delete language allowing them to hear appeals from citizens aggrieved by this Ordinance; 3) to have the Animal Matters Review Board meet as needed to hear licensing appeals; 4) to give an individual the right to a trial before the District Court if he so desires to appeal a citation; 5) that paragraph h., sub-paragraphs 1-4 be stricken; and 6) to amend the Ordinance to allow an individual who receives a citation to stand trial before District Court. Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to DENY adopting the amendment of Section VI, Section d., items 7 and 8 to add the word "REGISTERED" for humane organizations. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 1, 1987 MINUTES, CONT'D. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the amendment which would exempt the five-day impoundment period for litters of puppies and kittens turned in as stray with the addition of the words "for adoption". Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve the amendment of Section IX, paragraph f. to allow an Animal Control/Humane Officer to humanely destroy an animal found in a critical, mortally wounded condition. Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to approve the amendment to Section XII, by adding a new paragraph d. to read: Any captured animal of unknown ownership determined to be vicious after 48 hours, which constitutes a personal threat to the staff of the Animal Control Authority and the public will be exempt from the 5 working day impoundment period. Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the amendment of Section XVII to change a violation of this Ordinance from a misdemeanor offense to a municipal infraction and authorizing the State's Attorney to prosecute violators. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT The bids for the Sheriff's Department communications equipment were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: General Electric - $8,ll6; Motorola - $11,401. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - AUGUST 4 and ll, l987 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to approve the Minutes of the meetings of August 4 and ll, l987, as corrected. Unanimously approved. HISTORICAL DISTRICT ZONING The Commissioners reviewed the amendments and suggested several changes to be drafted and brought back for further consideration. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at ll:30 a.m. in regard to personnel, property and potential litigation in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:25 p.m. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENTS - CHARTER HOME RULE BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to appoint the following individuals to the Charter Board to prepare a charter to be voted on in the l988 General Election: William Allenberg, Jay Crouse, Jeannine Humphrey, Maynard "Pat" Patterson, Evelyn Williams, Timothy Griffith, Vaughn Baker, John Urner and John Salvatore. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - 24-HOUR UNIT DOSE DRUG PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM - DETENTION CENTER Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to award the bid for the 24-hour unit dose drug prescription program for the Detention Center to Eakles Drug Store for their low bid of $6,300. Unanimously approved. CONSULTANT STUDY - PERSONNEL Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to accept the recommendation of the Coordinating Committee and select The Singer Group, Inc. to perform a personnel study for the County for their low proposal of $7,000. Unanimously approved. KRETSINGER ROAD BRIDGE - EXTRA WORK Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to appropriate up to $6,000 from the Capital Contingency in additional funding needed for extra work on the Kretsinger Road Bridge project as recommended by the County Engineer. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 1, 1987 MINUTES, CONT'D. RENEWAL - UNIFORM BID - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to renew the option under the contract with Hoffman Clothiers to provide uniforms for the Sheriff's Department personnel with an increase of 5%. Unanimously approved. ADDITIONAL FUNDS - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITING STUDY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to appropriate up to $5,000 in additional funding for consultant services for the sewage treatment plant siting study. Unanimously approved. At this time Commissioner Roulette was excused from the Meeting. COMMUNICATIONS PAGERS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to order Monitor II pagers for the Narcotics Task Force from Motorola, who submitted the next low bid in the amount of $l376 to be taken from the Commissioners Contingency Fund, since the firm who submitted the low bid did not fulfill the order. Unanimously approved. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to amend the liquidated damages assessed to the contractor, Goetz Construction, on the Airport Access Road project from 47 days or $4700 as previously assessed to 29 days or $2900, as recommended by the County Engineer, due to the fact that they were on partial shutdown for several weeks and did not bill the County during that time. Unanimously approved. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - CO. 25 AIR UNIT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to assess liquidated damages in the amount of $900 to Mid East Builders, Inc., giving them a credit for a $500 fan which was installed and a $500 credit given to the County for the fan. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PART-TIME CUSTODIAN - COUNTY COMMUTER Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to employ Gregory Nearchos in the position of Part-time Custodian at the County Commuter to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY ACCOUNTING & BUDGET ANALYST - HOUSING Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to employ Patsy Shank as Accounting & Budget Analyst for the Housing & Community Development office to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 2:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk