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HomeMy WebLinkAbout930629 June 29, 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, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Roulette, 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: 20 years - Paul Golden; 15 years - Ray Gladhill, William Morgan, and Barbara Bowers; 10 years - Barbara Culler, Barbara Moyer, Kenneth Kitchen, Terry Whittington, Michael Knight and Rodney Weicht; 5 years - Charles Strong, Jr., Debra Brewer, Robert Beckley III, Elizabeth Lehman, and Terrence McGee. Commissioners Roulette thanked all the employees receiving service pins and recognized their years of service to County government and the citizens of Washington County. STREET ACCEPTANCE - NORTHBROOK ESTATES Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to accept a 2 year Maintenance Bond in the amount of $21,250 for acceptance of streets in Section A of Northbrook Estates Subdivision from Fayetteville Contractors. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting; Commissioner Bowers reported on the Planning Commission meeting and the School Construction Task Force meeting; and Commissioner Snook reported on the United Way Allocations Committee meeting. 1993 REFUNDING BOND ISSUE - REVIEW James Young, Director of Finance, and Paul Heid, Finance Consultant from The Chapman Company, met with the Commissioners to present an "After Action" Report. Mr. Heid stated that the 1993 Refunding Bond Issue resulted in a present value savings of $775,000 for the County and $960,000 for the Sanitary District. He indicated that the interest rate submitted by the low bidder, Merrill Lynch, was 5.3893%, and they were very happy with the results of this program. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Heid for the timely manner in which the bond issue was put out for bid. RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT - POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the Right- of-Way Agreement with The Potomac Edison Company to allow the relocation of lines within County right-of-way along Mt. Aetna Road west of Route 66. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - COORDINATING COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to appoint Bruce Johnston, Hagerstown City Engineer, to the Washington County Coordinating Committee. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, 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 Shank, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:09 a.m. Unanimously approved. JUNE 29, 1993 MINUTES, CONT'D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Angie Harsh, Chairperson of the Animal Control Authority Board, requested that the Commissioners give their permission to roll the amount generated in excess of the $10,000 authorized for the Spay/Neuter Program into next fiscal year's program budget. Ms. Harsh indicated that this amount would be approximately $4,000. The Commissioners agreed to this request. Regarding Ms. Harsh's request that the County pay for rabies shots, the Commissioners agreed to check with the Health Department to see if clinics could be staggered during the entire year but felt that this should be the pet owner's responsibility. Donald Allensworth stated concerns regarding rezoning cases that are withdrawn at the last minute. He also suggested that all rezoning hearings be conducted in the evening. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in Closed Session at 11:36 a.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. The Commissioners recessed for lunch from 12:35 p.m. until 1:10 p.m. Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 2:50 p.m. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:03 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY SECRETARY I - VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to employ Joyce Wyckoff as Secretary I in the Visitors & Convention Bureau to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 3:04 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk