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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880531 May 3l, 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: Richard E. Roulette, Vice President, 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 - MISS MARYLAND SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT WEEK Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to proclaim the week of June 26 - July 2, l988, as Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant Week in Washington County. Unanimously approved. ROUTE 68 BRIDGE AT DEVIL'S BACKBONE PARK Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to endorse the County Engineer's recommendation to accept the Route 68 bridge over Antietam Creek at Devil's Backbone Park from the State Highway Administration under the conditions that the bridge be repaired by the State Highway Administration for use by pedestrian traffic prior to acceptance and that the State not hold the County responsible for future repair or replacement of the structure due to flood damage or aging. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC GOLF COURSE CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to appoint the following persons to the Washington County Public Golf Course Corporation, a non-profit corporation which will have the responsibiity of overseeing the operation of the new County golf course: J. Richard Kelly, Richard McCleary, Robert Nichols, Harold Otis - Acting Chairman, Constance Richards, Irvin Rutledge, Ronald Stansbury, Bert Yingling, and James Young, Washington County Director of Finance. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Roulette reported on the Tourism Advisory Committee meeting and Commissioner Irvin reported on the Airport Commission meeting and the Transportation Commission's meeting with the bus drivers. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - PARKS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the line item transfer of $l000 from Parks Programs (78-424-l40) to Maintenance Agreement (78- 443-000). Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY l7, l988 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey to approve the minutes of May l7, l988, as submitted. Unanimously approved. CONSOLIDATED CHILD CARE LICENSING OFFICE - LEASE The Commissioners authorized leasing four rooms on the second floor of the Martin Luther King Center to the Department of Human Resources for a one-year period for use as a consolidated child care licensing office. 911 SYSTEM - PROPOSED INCREASE IN TELEPHONE RATES The Commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing regarding the proposal to increase the telephone rates to .25/telephone line to cover the cost of operating the 911 emergency system. HAGERSTOWN JUNIOR COLLEGE - RESOLUTION & PETITION FOR ADVANCED TECHOLOGY CENTER AND ADDITION OF INDOOR SWIMMING POOL Barry Teach, County Administrator, presented a Resolution and Petition from Hagerstown Junior College for State grant assistance in the amount of $9l6,849 for the advanced technology center and $7l9,06l for the addition of an indoor swimming pool to the athletic/recreation center. The County would provide a 38% share of this project under the State's grant formula. The Commissioners amended the petition by adding the words "subject to the fiscal capability of the County as determined by the County Commissioners" to specify that the County would be responsible for funding the difference between the amount requested from and approved by the State only if there are sufficient County funds available to do so. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the Resolution, as submitted for State grant assistance in the amount of $9l6,849 for equipment needed at the advanced technology center at Hagerstown Junior College. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to approve the Petition, as amended, for the advanced technology center at Hagerstown Junior Collge for State grant assistance in the amount of $9l6,849. Unanimously approved. MAY 3l, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adopt the petition for State Grant assistance in the amount of $7l9,06l for the addition of an indoor swimming pool to the athletic/recreation center at Hagerstown Junior College scheduled for construction in the l990's. Unanimously approved. SUMMER MEETING SCHEDULE The Commissioners announced that the Commissioners' meetings will begin at l0:00 a.m. for the months of July and August and that there will be no meeting on July 26 and August l6. ADOPTION OF TAX RATE - FISCAL YEAR l988-89 Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to set a property tax rate of $2.l3 per $l00 of assessed valuation for Fiscal Year l988-89. Unanimously approved. ADOPT FISCAL YEAR l989 REVENUE BUDGETS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to adopt the County budgets for Fiscal Year l989 in the following amounts: General Fund - $58,46l,800, Highway Fund - $6,467,948, and Capital Improvements Budget - $l7,226,240. Unanimously approved. LIVABILITY CODE IMPLEMENTATION - PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to amend the grant agreement made dated May 26, l988 with the State Dept. of Housing & Community Development for funding under the Livability Code Implementation Program by increasing the original grant amount by $l,250, which is the addition of a "bonus" provided by the Livability Code Program Manual, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original grant agreement. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to convene in Executive Session at l0:40 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 Snook, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at ll:l5 a.m. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - VAN FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT The bid received for the purchase of a van for the Health Department was publicly opened and read aloud. The firm participating in the bidding and its proposal was as follows: Martin Truck - $l7,589. The bid will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to adjourn at ll:l5 a.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk