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HomeMy WebLinkAbout880725 July 25, l988 Hagerstown, Maryland 2l740 A Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at l:00 p.m. by the Vice President Richard E. Roulette with the following Commissioners present: R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. TAX ABATEMENT - GILKS PROPERTY Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to abate the taxes on the l988-89 taxes for the Gilks property in the amount of $575.95, since the property had been purchased by the County Commissioners prior to the beginning of he current tax year. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT - ROADS Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to award the bids for the industrial equipment for the Roads Department to the following low bidders: Chemical Spreaders - awarded to Antietam Equipment who submitted the low bid of $l6,76l.5l (total); One-Way Snow Plows - to Fallsway Equipment who submitted the low bid in the amount of $8,667 (total); Reversible Snow Plow - awarded to Fallsway Equipment who submitted the low bid in the amount of $3,725; Motor grader - awarded to Powlen Co. who submitted the low bid of $79,400; Roller - awarded to Valley Supply who submitted the low bid in the amount of $42,500. Since these prices are below the budgeted amount, the Commissioners agreed to the Roads Superintendents suggestion to use $l000 of the excess funds to replace a l,000 gallon oil tank and $6,000 to purchase four covers for the new trucks with the remaining funds to be used for other C.I.P. Projects. Unanimously approved. At this time President Bowers arrived and assumed the Chair. TRANSIT INSURANCE RENEWAL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to renew the transit insurance for the third year of the option with the current carrier for $l,000,000 in liability coverage and to negotiate an increase in the amount to $5,000,000, with the policy to be rebid next year. Unanimously approved. REQUEST PUBLIC MEETING - SLUDGE DISPOSAL The Delegation asked the County Commissioners to request the State Department of the Environment to hold a public information meeting regarding a sludge disposal permit for an increase in acreage for disposal at Maryland Correctional Institution, and for applications for sludge disposal submitted by the City of Hagerstown for the Showalter Farm and Ebersole Farm. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to convene in Executive Session at l:25 p.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 Irvin, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at l:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. MEETING WITH CHARTER BOARD The Commissioners met with Charter Board Chairman John Urner and members William Allenberg, Jay Crouse, Jeannine Humphrey, Evelyn Williams, and Vaughn Baker in the Court House Conference Room for a workshop session regarding the proposed charter. The Commissioners stated that there were a few areas they would like to discuss before the proposed charter is certified to the Election Board for inclusion on the ballot in the General Election this November. Commissioner Roulette asked the Charter Board members how they arrived at the ruling that a person must be 25 years of age in order to run for the office of County Council, as opposed to 2l which is the age a candidate must be to be elected to the State House of Delegates. The Charter Board representatives explained that they felt the added maturity was necessary since the County Council would only have five members and that each individual represents 20% of the vote. Also discussed was the procedure for appointing a new councilperson if a vacancy occurs and who will preside if the chairman and vice chairman are absent. Mr. Urner stated that this provision should be considered before the Charter is finalized. The Commissioners felt that one major objection from the public would be the abolishment of the elected Treasurer's position. JULY 25, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. Other items discussed were the wording regarding the number of legislative days required, and the residency requirement which the Commissioners felt should be grandfathered into the Charter. The Charter Board agreed to have another meeting to review all items discussed with the Commissioners and they will submit a final version of the Charter to be certified to the Election Board for inclusion on the General Election Ballot. PURCHASE OF FAIRCHILD PROPERTY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to approve the purchase of 27+/- acres from Fairchild Industries located between Henson Boulevard and Airpark Road for the purchase price of $425,000, with funds to be taken from the Capital Budget and, in addition, to accept the donation of 5.69 acres located immediately west of the Airport Inn from Fairchild Industries. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to adjourn at 3:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk