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Home My WebLink About940621 June 21, 1994 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. QUARTERLY SERVICE PIN PRESENTATION Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, presented service pins to the following employees in recognition of their years of service with the County government: 35 years - John Weller; 25 years - John Coyle and Terry Shives; 20 years - Glenn Schroyer, Lee Prince, and Jan Davis; 15 years - Ronald Ridenour, Robert Smith, Jr., Jack Reynard, Jr., Melvin Fleegle, and Thomas Keefer; 10 years - Timothy White, James Powell, Lola Teeter, Ronald Kidd, Doreen Burcker, Douglas Moore, James Blevins, Bardona Holsinger, and Phillip Ridenour; 5 years - George Miller, Jr., Dennis Brown, J. Michael Shifler, Annajean Bitner, D. Eric Seifarth, Andrew Kramer, James Mitchell, Laurie Mason, and Kelly Weagley. Commissioner Roulette congratulated and thanked the employees for their long- term service and loyalty to the County. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT - LIBBY WALLECH Commissioner Roulette presented a Certificate of Merit to Libby Wallech, Tourist Information Specialist, for caring enough about others to be involved above the performance of her duties and saving the life of a woman at the I-70 West Tourist Information Center. Ms. Wallech thanked the Commissioners for the Certificate of Merit and described the events of that afternoon. STATE RESOLUTION - NANCYE STAFF MESSORE Maryland State Senator Donald Munson presented a Resolution to Nancye Staff Messore congratulating her for her efforts to promote tourism in Washington County and on her leadership in organizing the 1994 National Pike Festival and wagon train. INTRODUCTION - NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR Steven Sager, Mayor of the City of Hagerstown, introduced the new City Administrator, Bruce Zimmerman, to the Commissioners. Commissioner Roulette welcomed Mr. Zimmerman to Washington County and offered the County's assistance. INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW EMPLOYEES Ted Wolford, Roads Department Superintendent, introduced Edwin Plank, David Spessard, Wayne Topper, Daniel Jones, and Ricky Martz, new employees at the Roads Department. Robert O'Connor, Director of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, introduced the newly elected President of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, Judi Durham. BID AWARD - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to award the bid to American Phoenix Corporation who submitted the low bid of $28,530 for Commercial Property Insurance. Unanimously approved. LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, sitting as the Metropolitan Planning Organization, to proceed with advertising the public participation process for comments on the Long-range Transportation Plan. Unanimously approved. STATE GRANT - FIRE, RESCUE & AMBULANCE FUND Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the allocation of the State Grant monies from the Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Fund as follows: City of Hagerstown (5 companies) - $21,544.74 and $4,308.90 to each County volunteer company. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - BITUMINOUS CONCRETE OVERLAY Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid for bituminous concrete overlay to L. W. Wolfe Enterprises who submitted the low bid of $23.74 per ton in place. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JUNE 14, 1994 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of June 14, 1994, as submitted. Unanimously approved. JUNE 21, 1994 MINUTES, CONT'D. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Transportation Commission meeting and the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Advisory Council meeting; and Commissioner Bowers reported on the planning of the Governor's Crab Feast to be held at Black Rock Golf Course. COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE PROGRAM - RESOLUTION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the Resolution authorizing filing of a Nomination and Designation application as an Enterprise Community with the Department of Housing & Urban Development. Unanimously approved. TOWN OF HANCOCK - CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE SERVICE COALITION Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to provide a $2,500 contribution to the Town of Hancock for them to act as a conduit for the funds to the Interstate Service Coalition of Hancock for administrative service. Unanimously approved. RESOLUTION - ADMISSIONS & AMUSEMENTS TAX FOR BINGO Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to lower the Admissions and Amusements Tax for Bingo from 5 percent to 3 percent to become effective September 1, 1994, pursuant to Section 4-103 of the Tax-General Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Snook, and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioners Shank and Irvin-Craig voting "NO". APPOINTMENT - HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to appoint Ed Itnyre to the Historic Advisory Committee. Unanimously approved. RE/APPOINTMENTS - MID-MARYLAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to reappoint Mary Jane Blickenstaff, Verna Brown, and Kathryn Reihard to the Mid-Maryland Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for 3 year terms and to appoint H. Wayne Williams as Consumer for a two year term, and to appoint Randolph Spies for a three year term. Unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR WAIVER - UNITED WAY Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve a waiver of the swimming pool fee at the Marty Snook Park for Saturday, July 16, for the "United Way Pool Day" fundraiser, as requested by the United Way. Unanimously approved. ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDITS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to authorize the Enterprise Zone Tax Credits as submitted by the County Treasurer, in accordance with the Tax-Property Article, Title 4-401 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. (Copy of approved Enterprise Zone Tax Credit list is attached.) AREA-WIDE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to award the contract for Area-Wide Bridge Maintenance to the Antietam Construction Company who submitted the low bid of $179,900. Motion carried with Commissioners Irvin-Craig, Shank, Bowers, and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING". CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Fred Otto shared research he uncovered regarding the Otto farm in Sharpsburg. Susie Funk expressed concerns about the examination for master electricians and also spoke in support of the ABC Apprenticeship program. APPROVAL OF GRANT - ABC APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to approve the State grant for an apprenticeship program for at-risk youth, "Building Futures", for $90,000 to be administered by Associated Builders & Contractors. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 11:40 a.m. with regard to personnel matters, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. JUNE 21, 1994 MINUTES, CONT'D. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 12:05 p.m. Unanimously approved. In Closed Session, the Commissioners discussed one personnel matter. RECESS - MISS MARYLAND LUNCHEON The Commissioners recessed at 12:06 p.m. for lunch at the Maryland Theatre to welcome the 1994 Miss Maryland Contestants. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:03 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 CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to convene in Closed Session at 1:04 p.m. and to expand the basis for the Closed Session to include personnel matters, acquisition of real estate for public purposes, economic development concerns, to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice, and to discuss proposed contracts, in accordance with Section l0.508 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting at 3:28 p.m. RECESS - VISIT FROM MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PRESIDENT The Commissioners recessed from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to meet with Julia Gouge, President of the Maryland Association of Counties to discuss relevant issues regarding the Association and its membership. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:32 p.m. Unanimously approved. In Closed Session, the Commissioners discussed a proposed contract, six personnel matters, the acquisition of real estate for a public purpose, two economic development matters involving businesses locating or expanding in Washington County, and consulted with counsel to obtain legal advice on five matters. APPOINTMENTS - AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to appoint the following members to the Agricultural Education Center Committee: John Staub, Mark Mellott, Gerald Poffenberger, Robbie Shaw, John Herbst, Joseph Thomas, Jr., William H. Poffenburger, Garnet Gehr, Steve Ernst, William Marker, R. Ben Clopper, Alton Hoopengardner, Jeffrey Poffenberger, Ike Williams, Donald Spickler, Frank Newcomer, and William Zepp, with the condition that the Committee be reduced to 15 members through attrition to comply with the by- laws. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND SUPERVISORS FOR ELECTRICIANS Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reappoint Larry Funk to the Board of Examiners and Supervisors for Electricians for a 3 year term. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reappoint Carroll Shifler and Ralph Donnelly to the Building Code Appeals Board for three year terms. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Snook, to adjourn at 5:33 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk