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Home My WebLink About880517 May l7, l988 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, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Downey, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. YOUTH OF THE MONTH NOMINATIONS Jim Deaner, President of the Children's Council, presented nominations for the Youth of the Month Award as recommended by the Children's Council. The nominee for May is AnJanette Mason and the nominee for June is Carla Firey. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Roulette to accept the recommendations of the Children's Council and name AnJanette Mason as Youth of the Month for May l988 and Carla Firey as Youth of the Month for June l988. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reappoint Jone Thurmond as the County's representative on the State Advisory Committee for Children and Youth. Unanimously approved. RE/APPOINTMENTS - BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reappoint Janice Cirincione for a three-year term and to appoint Rex Marshall for a three-year term to the Social Services Board. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY 3, l988 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to approve the minutes of May 3, l988, as submitted. Unanimously approved. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT - HOUSING Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to readopt the Affirmative Action Policy currently in effect for Housing & Community Development and the Housing Authority of Washington County. Unanimously approved. AIDS POLICY The Commissioners requested that the policy regarding AIDS be reviewed by the Attorney General's Office prior to their adoption of the policy. WATER SUPPLY ORDINANCE The Commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing on the proposed Water Supply Ordinance including the addition of an amendment to exempt areas classified W-l and W-3 in the Water & Sewer Plan. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission meeting, the Commission for Women, Children's Council and Transportation Commission meetings; Commissioner Downey reported on Tri-County Council and the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Advisory Committee; Commissioner Snook reported on the Parks Board meeting and that the Transportation Advisory Commission meeting will be held tomorrow; and Commissioner Bowers gave a report on the Awards for Excellence luncheon he attended. MARSH PIKE/ROUTE 60 IMPROVEMENTS The Commissioners discussed payment of the developer's portion of $30,000 committed for the geometric improvements at the Marsh Pike/Route 60 intersection. It was agreed that one-half of the total payment will be due within one year and one-half when the project is put out to bid and also to have a formal written agreement to this effect. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE Jack Hawbaker, Executive Director of the Planning Commission, appeared before the Commissioners to review the update of the Solid Waste Management Plan which is required by the State. The chapters reviewed were: l) Goals, Objectives and Policies, 2) Local Data, 3) Current Waste Data, 4) Needs Assessment, 5) Plan of Action and 6) Recommendations and also new laws required for landfills. Mr. Hawbaker stated that a plan must be presented by July l, l990 to show how the County is going to accomplish the recommendations, which then must be implemented by July l, l994. The recommendations in the updated Solid Waste Plan for landfilling include l) a survey of the Resh Road site, 2) begin weighings, 3) utilize a rubble site and 4) private rubble sites. The Commissioners directed Mr. Hawbaker to schedule a public hearing for the Solid Waste Plan. MAY l7, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. BUSINESS PARK SIGN - ADDITION The Commissioners agreed to have the sign in the Washington County Business Park expanded to allow for ten additional spaces for identification of occupants in the Park per the quote of Strickler Signs in the amount of $3,280. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to convene in Executive Session at ll:l0 a.m. in regard to personnel and property matters 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 Irvin, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. CREATION OF NON-PROFIT CORPORATION CONCEPT - COUNTY GOLF COURSE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adopt the concept of having a non-profit corporation, consisting of nine members, to operate and manage the new County golf course, similar to the arrangement that Baltimore City has established to operate their golf courses with the members to be appointed at a later date. Unanimously approved. PROCLAMATION - MACK TRUCKS DAY Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to proclaim May l8, l988, as Mack Trucks Day in Washington County in recognition of their Board of Directors'meeting being held in Hagerstown. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at l:00 p.m. for lunch. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at l:45 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and potential litigation in accordance with State Government Article l0.508 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PARK ATTENDANT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to employ Richard Mills as Park Attendant to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. HALFWAY POOL SUMMER EMPLOYEES Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to employ Cheryl Sparks as Assistant Pool Manager - Day, Rebecca Kendle as Head Lifeguard and five alternate lifeguards - Matthew Davis, Herbert Shane, Tina Moore, Gina Moore and Pamela Taylor, at the Halfway Park Pool. Unanimously approved. DRAFTSMAN - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to employ Debra K. Brewer as Draftsman in the Engineering Department to fill an existing vacancy. Motion passed with Commissioners Bowers, Roulette, Irvin and Snook voting "AYE" and Commissioner Downey "ABSTAINING". ADDITIONAL WORK - GOLF COURSE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve additional improvements at the golf course by Robert Elder: l) to seed and mulch approximately l4,500 square yards of required areas on the Golf Access Road and the parking lot; 2) construct a "nursery" for sod for greens and establish a standard of greens surface vegetation in the nursery; 3) the County will assume responsibility for the surfacing currently required under Mr. Elder's contract and 4) the County will agree to waive any claims for liquidated damages as a result of the construction on this project exceeding the contractual l80 days. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 4:l5 p.m. to be reconvened at 7:00 p.m. in Court Room No. l for the Public Hearing regarding the proposed General Fund Budget and Constant Yield Tax Rate. MAY l7, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. EVENING SESSION The Evening Session was convened at 7:00 p.m. in Public Hearing in Court Room #l by the Vice President Richard E. Roulette with Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook present. CONSTANT YIELD TAX RATE AND PROPOSED l989 BUDGET Barry Teach, County Administrator, announced that the Public Hearing is being held to permit residents of Washington County to testify concerning the Commissioners' intent to exceed the Constant Yield Property Tax Rate and maintain the current rate of $2.l3 per $l00 of assessed valuation for Fiscal Year l989, fulfilling the legal requirement of Title 6-308 of the Property Tax Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The ad for this hearing appeared in the Morning Herald and Daily Mail on May 6, l988. Mr. Teach proceeded with giving a detailed slide presentation of the proposed General Fund Budget in the amount of $58,56l,800, the Highway Fund budget in the amount of $6,647,948 and the Capital Improvements Projects Budget in the amount of $l7,226,240. The Hearing was then opened for public comments and questions. After testimony was heard, Commissioner Roulette then stated that the record would remain open for ten (l0) days to allow the public to submit any written testimony and that the County Commissioners will formally act to set the tax rate and adopt the Fiscal Year l989 budget at their Regular Meeting on May 3l, l988, at l0:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners' meeting room. He closed the hearing at 7:30 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk