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HomeMy WebLinkAbout930413 April 13, 1993 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, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, Gregory I. Snook, and John S. Shank. 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. APRIL YOUTH OF THE MONTH AWARD - ELISABETH CONNOR Commissioner Snook presented a Certificate of Merit to Elisabeth Connor as the recipient of the April 1993 Youth of the Month Award, as recommended by the Washington County Children's Council. Commissioner Snook listed Elisabeth's activities and accomplishments and congratulated her for being a superior role model for all our youth. Miss Connor thanked the Commissioners and the Children's Council for the award. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting; Commissioner Bowers reported on the Advisory Board of Health meeting; Commissioner Shank reported on the Housing Authority meeting; and Commissioner Roulette reported on the Visitors and Convention Bureau meeting. SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT Dean Lowry and Annajean Bitner, members of the County's Safety Committee, appeared before the Commissioners to display the reflective vests and back support belts purchased by the Safety Committee. Mr. Lowry also stated the Committee will be addressing the State mandate to have yellow strobe lights on County vehicles which make stops along County rights-of-way. Mr. Lowry and Ms. Bitner thanked the Commissioners for their financial support which allowed them to purchase these safety items for County employees. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE - NORTHBROOK ESTATES Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to conditionally accept Section A of Northbrook Estates and to require a Performance Bond in the amount of $20,000, to allow only the issuance of Use & Occupancy Permits. Unanimously approved. LETTER OF INTENT - HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to approve the Letter of Intent to participate in the Homeless Services Program for Fiscal Year 1994 through the State Department of Human Resources. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 6, 1993 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of April 6, 1993, as amended. Unanimously approved. CIVIL DEFENSE BILL PROCEDURES POLICY The Commissioners agreed to the request that Civil Defense Company 28 be permitted to establish a billing structure for services they provide which will APRIL 13, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. allow them to try and recover some of its costs. The Commissioners asked that Company 28 develop a brochure listing the fee structure to distribute to property owners which will be in effect after the first time services are provided. BASEBALL CLINIC CHARGES - MARTIN L. SNOOK PARK The Commissioners agreed to charge $20 per field per day for softball fields at the Martin L. Snook Memorial Park for a baseball clinic which will be held on June 21-25. REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE OF MARYLAND - SOCIAL SECURITY TAX PAYMENT The Commissioners signed a letter to State Comptroller, Louis Goldstein, to accompany a check in the amount of $3,392,877 in payment of employer costs for Social Security tax payments for employees of the Board of Education, Washington County Free Library, and Hagerstown Junior College, pursuant to legislation enacted by a Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly in November 1992. Commissioner Roulette read the letter to be sent to Mr. Goldstein which states that the County is hopeful that there will be no further reductions in State aid to local governments and emphasizing that it would be necessary for the County to increase the property tax rate by 17 cents to replace the lost revenue represented by this check. BID OPENING - WESTERN MARYLAND PARKWAY AT ROUTE 40 The bids for signalization at Western Maryland Parkway at Route 40 were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Valentine Electric - $96,900; and Callas Contractors - $82,900. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 10:11 a.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 10:30 a.m. Unanimously approved. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Commissioner Roulette and Planning Commission Chairman, Bertrand Iseminger, convened a Joint Public Hearing at 10:38 a.m. in order to hear testimony regarding proposed amendments to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Also present, along with the County Commissioners, were Planning Commission members Carol Johnson, Donald Spickler, and Commissioner Ronald L. Bowers. James Brittain, Associate Planner, reviewed each of the proposed amendments to the Ordinance and answered questions from the Commissioners. After hearing all testimony, Mr. Iseminger announced that the record will be held open for ten (10) days in order to accept any written testimony. The hearing was closed at 11:16 a.m. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Joe and Jack Merrbaugh, spoke to the Commissioners regarding their concerns on permit requirements for demolition and burning of buildings for contractors and the volunteer fire companies. Donald Allensworth, spoke to the Commissioners regarding court proceedings on the Antietam Overlay zone. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 11:26 a.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 Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:57 a.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS - ANNUAL LUNCHEON AT WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY The Commissioners recessed at 12:00 noon in order to attend a luncheon at the Washington County Free Library. APRIL 13, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:35 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. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS & REVIEW - FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 Washington County Free Library - Charles Blank, Director, and Sharan Marshall, Assistant Director, presented the FY 1993-94 budget request for a County share of $91,968; Sheriff's Department - Sheriff Charles Mades presented the Sheriff's Department budget request for FY 1993-94 as follows: Judicial - $408,746, Patrol - $1,519,389, and Detention - $2,627,066; United Way - Kathy Vogt, Director of the United Way, presented the budget request for FY 1993-04 in the amount of $120,000; Capital Improvements Program - James Young, Director of Finance, and Robert Arch, Director of the Planning Department, presented the Capital Improvements Program Budget as follows: Total - $32,303,919, Local - $14,180,035; Transportation - Keith Godwin, Manager, presented the Transportation Commission budget request for FY 1993- 94 in the amount of $1,207,969 and STAP - $1,299,816. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Closed Session at 3:54 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 4:01 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY - MAINTENANCE MAIN I - PARKS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to employ Frank Palmer as Maintenance Man I in the Recreation & Parks Department to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - TQM TRAINING Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve a Change Order for TQM Training by Harmony, Inc., for an additional 5 days to allow further workshops and creation of a team vision document. Unanimously approved. ADOPTION OF AMENDED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESOLUTION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to adopt the Collective Bargaining Resolution as revised by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - NARCOTICS TASK FORCE Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve the line item transfer of $1,100 from Tuition (01-5-1202-527-010) to Travel Expense (01-5-1202-528-0l0) as requested by the Narcotics Task Force. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to appoint Marge Peters to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for a three year term. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to reappoint Reno Powell to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a three year term. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Commissioners recessed at 4:03 p.m. EVENING SESSION - BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET PRESENTATION The Evening Session was called to order at 7:00 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. Also present were Board of Education members, B. Marie Byers, Barbara Stansberry, Kenneth Grove, and Thomas Berry. Each of the Board of Education members presented an overview of a portion of the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1993-94, which includes a County appropriation of $44,166,101. The meeting was then opened for public questions and comments. After hearing all comments, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. County Attorney , Clerk