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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880112 January 12, 1988 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County 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 and Linda C. Irvin. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Rev. Lawrence Strunk, Minister Emeritus, Christ Reformed Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. COUNTY FLAG - PROPOSED DESIGN Paulette Sprinkle, Community Coordinator, appeared before the Commisioners to present designs for a County flag which she has received from the Historical Commission. Art Richards, who represented "Dream Come True, Inc.", the Washington County award winner for the Maryland, You Are Beautiful Program, also expressed his desire that a flag be designed for the County. Mr. Richards stated that when he received this award in Annapolis, Washington County was one of the only counties without a flag. The Commissioners decided to review all designs before proceeding. TELEPHONE BID PROCESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF CENTREX STABILITY RATE PLAN Karen Luther, Purchasing Agent, appeared before the Commissioners to request that the Commissioners hire a consultant in order to provide specifications and to review bids for telephone service and equipment due to the technicality of this equipment. Wayne Stouffer, Director of Fiscal Planning for the Board of Education, informed the Commissioners that the Board of Education recently had similar problems regarding telephone equipment, and he recommended that the County hire a consultant to perform the work. MOTION made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to terminate the current process regarding bidding for telephone equipment and to proceed with the County selection procedure for hiring a consultant to design specifications for rebidding. Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to accept Stability Rate Plan C for Centrex service from C & P Telephone Company for a five-year period. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - PLANNING COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reappoint Donald Zombro to the Planning Commission for a five-year term extending to January l2, l993. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS - PARK BOARD Motion made by Commmissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to reappoint Marion Miller and Donald West to the Parks Board for three-year terms extending to January l, l99l. Unanimously approved. CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS & ELECTIONS - COMMISSION ON AGING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to confirm those persons appointed or elected to the Commission on Aging, Board of Directors: Leila Flora and Mrs. Stancy Grzanka elected for three-year terms to represent senior citizens clubs; Mrs. Edith Karsay, Community-at-Large representative elected for a three- year term; Rev. Cecil Anderson appointed by the Ministerial Association for a three-year term; Washington County Heath Department representative Mark Lannon; and Mrs. Winifred Kelsh recommended to fill the unexpired term of Gerald Shank. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission meeting, the Children's Council and the Mid-Maryland Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board and Commissioner Downey reported on the Advisory Board of Health Meeting. At this time Commissioner Snook arrived at the Meeting. TAX ADJUSTMENT - AMY'S LOS AMIGOS Todd Hershey, County Treasurer, and Charles Wagaman, Attorney for the Treasurer's Office, appeared before the Commissioners to discuss possible solutions regarding unpaid taxes from l980-82 by Big Top Deli (Bellestone, Inc.) in connection with the funds Amy's Los Amigos paid to the Treasurer's Office to prevent the tax sale of certain restaurant equipment which they purchased from Bellestone, Inc. MINUTES, CONT'D. JANUARY 12, 1988 MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to abate the l980-8l taxes and the first four months of the l98l-82 assessment for Bellestone, Inc. with the understanding that the attorney for the County Treasurer will pursue collection of those taxes through U. S. Bankruptcy Court and to return to Amy's Los Amigos the money which they had placed in escrow plus interest, with the exception of their legal tax liability of $l50.53 and the State portion of the taxes, to be paid no later than February 4, l988. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 22, 1987 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to approve the minutes of December 22, l987, as submitted. Unanimously approved. SPACE NEEDS STUDY At the request of the County Administrator, the Commissioners agreed to allow him to perform a space needs study to evaluate the present and future needs for office space for County government agencies to include Health Department facilities. USE OF HALFWAY PARK - HALFWAY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY The Commissioners discussed the request made by the Halfway Volunteer Fire Company to hold their annual carnival at Halfway Park. The Commissioners decided to make a survey of residents who live adjacent to the park to see if they would mind a carnival being held there by the fire company in l989, but to stand by their original recommendation not to allow the carnival in l988. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at l0:50 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 AND ADJOURN Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at l:05 p.m. and adjourn. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk