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Home My WebLink About930105 January 5, 1993 Hagerstown, MD 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, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. SERVICE PINS - COUNTY EMPLOYEES Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, presented service pins to the following County employees in recognition of their years of service: 15 years - Jay Stenger, Terry Kline, Carl Flowers, John Kriner, and Shelby Stehl; 10 years - Karen Luther; 5 years - Rick Curry, Stanley Morris, Charlotte Thren, Rose Black, Shawn Irvin, and Arthur Overcash. Commissioners Roulette thanked all the employees receiving service pins and recognized their terms of service to County government and the citizens of Washington County. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Bowers reported on the Planning Commission meeting and the Commissioners discussed Department of the Environment regulations regarding sludge application. OPTION AGREEMENT - MAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve an option agreement for 325 square feet of land owned by Phyllis M. Wolfe-Groh located at the corner of Maugans Avenue and Route 11, needed for improvement of the intersection at this location. Unanimously approved. BUDGET REDUCTIONS - STATE SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS James Young, Director of Finance, met with the Commissioners to review Senate Bill 1 regarding the allocation of State cuts for Social Security tax payments to the Board of Education, Hagerstown Junior College, and the Washington County Free Library. Mr. Young recommended payment of $2,300,000 by the Board of Education, $240,000 by Hagerstown Junior College, and $44,107 by the Library toward the County's payment to the State. Mr. Young stated that these payments by the agencies total $2,584,107 of the $3,392,877 needed to reimburse the State and advised that the remaining $808,770 in cuts be taken from the General Fund budget. The Commissioners agreed to Mr. Young's recommendations for items to cut in the General Fund budget and his recommendation to make one lump sum payment of $3,392,877 to the State on April 15, 1993. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve a lump sum payment to the State of Maryland of $3,392,877 on April 15, 1993, for Social Security tax payments for the Board of Education, Hagerstown Junior College and the Washington County Free Library. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the reductions as presented by the Director of Finance to the General Fund budget and payments by the Board of Education, Hagerstown Junior College, and the Washington County Free Library toward payment of Social Security tax to the State of Maryland. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 22, 1992 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the minutes of December 22, 1992, as submitted. Unanimously approved. MARKETING PLAN FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER David Barnhart, Economic Development Specialist, presented the marketing plan developed for the Advanced Technology Center at Hagerstown Junior College. He reviewed the major elements of the plan and the schedule for implementation. The Commissioners then viewed a promotional videotape featuring the ATC which will also be used as a marketing tool. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Barnhart and commended the committee on the plan. ROHRERSVILLE ELECTRIC LIGHTING DISTRICT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve the establishment of an electric lighting district in Rohrersville as presented at the Public Hearing on December 22, 1992. Unanimously approved. JANUARY 5, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - GRANT AGREEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to enter into an agreement with the State Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant for the Rental Assistance Program in the amount of $21,000. Unanimously approved. BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION - TWIN SPRINGS DRIVE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to approve the execution of the deed as presented to clarify the boundary lines between property owned by Doris Krouse and Washington County on Twin Springs Drive. Unanimously approved. VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION The Commissioners requested that Ralph France, County Attorney, obtain more detailed information regarding the request from the Washington County Fire & Rescue Association for a letter certifying the County's recognition of County volunteer fire and rescue companies. BUILDING CODE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Willliam Beans, representing the Department of Housing & Community Development, met with the Commissioners regarding building code performance standards. Mr. Beans explained that his office provided staff to the Task Force created by the Governor to develop more uniform building performance standards in the State. He asked the Commissioners for their support for the proposed legislation which the Task Force will have introduced this year. The Task Force is recommending that building codes remain a local issue, that all counties be required to have a code based on the latest edition of BOCA, and funding to implement use of a central data base to retain information of codes for all counties. He distributed copies of the legislation for their review. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Donald Allensworth, 1101 Dual Highway, spoke to the Commissioners regarding a rezoning application voted on by the Planning Commission at their last meeting. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 12:03 p.m. with regard to personnel matters and to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, 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 Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 12:30 p.m. Unanimously approved. CONFIRMATION OF REAPPOINTMENTS - COFFMAN HOME FOR THE AGING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to confirm the reappointment of Norma Patterson and Delbert Summerville to the Coffman Home for the Aging Board of Directors. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to appoint Beverly Blevins to the Transportation Advisory Committee to represent the railroad system. Unanimously approved. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at 12:31 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:20 p.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at 1:21 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters, and to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, 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 Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 2:54 p.m. Unanimously approved. JANUARY 5, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. AGREEMENT - POTOMAC FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to enter into an agreement with Potomac Farms Limited Partnership for installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Wood Ridge Avenue and Robinwood Drive for the Woodbridge Subdivision. Unanimously approved. BINGO STATUTE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to submit the proposed statute on bingo to the Washington County Delegation to the General Assembly. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 2:55 p.m. EVENING SESSION - PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING - PROPOSED GAMING LEGISLATION The Evening Session was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in Court Room No. 1 by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook, in order to hold a public informational meeting on the proposed gaming legislation. Also present were Peter Callas and John Donoghue, members of the Washington County Delegation to the General Assembly. Commissioner Roulette provided background information on the proposed legislation and explained that the County's operating budget, including agencies funded by the County, have been reduced in excess of $8 million in direct State aid, and the Commissioners are considering a tax on "paper gambling" to increase County revenues. Ralph France, County Attorney, reviewed the Ordinance, and the meeting was then opened for questions. After hearing all comments, the meeting was adjourned at 8:29 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk