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HomeMy WebLinkAbout881122 November 22, l988 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 9:l5 a.m. by the President Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Snook, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin reported on the Transportation Commission meeting and the Historical District Commission meeting; Commissioner Roulette reported on the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Animal Husbandry Operations; and Commissioner Downey reported on the Drug and Alcohol Advisory Council meeting. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - TRAINING Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to transfer $l0,000 from the Commissioners Contingency Fund to the Training Line Item in the Personnel budget, in order to cover the cost of the management training for department heads. Unanimously approved. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to transfer $3500 within the County Office Building budget from Buildings (0l-5-0l72-54l-000) to Building Improvement (0l-5-0l72-58l-000) to pay for construction of a vent in the Engineering Office. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - COFFMAN HOME FOR THE AGING Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to confirm the reappointments of Thelma Coffman, Landis Coffman and Robert Harrell for five year terms to the Board of Trustees of the Coffman Home for the Aging. Unanimously approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NOVEMBER l & 7, l988 Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to approve the minutes of November l and 7, l988, as corrected. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - FLEET INSURANCE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin to award the bid for fleet insurance to Penninsula Insurance through Wright Gardner Insurance who submitted the low proposal for premium of $ll5,832 to be paid in four installments. Unanimously approved. GUIDELINES - SEPTAGE DISPOSAL Barry Teach, County Administrator, reviewed guidelines for a scavenger control program as submitted by the Washington County Health Department regarding septage disposal. The Commissioners instructed Mr. Teach to schedule a public hearing to allow public testimony regarding these guidelines. JUDICIAL OPINION - AMENDMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE In accordance with an opinion received from Circuit Court Judge Fred Wright III, and upon recommendation of the County Attorney, the Commissioners agreed to advertise and schedule a public hearing to consider amending the County Zoning Ordinance. The amendment would eliminate any requirement for "undue hardship" and would include a definition of "practical difficulty" as it pertains to the Ordinance. INTRODUCTION OF NEW SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Janice Cirincione, Chairperson, along with members of the Board of Directors of the Department of Social Services, appeared before the Commissioners to introduce David Engle as the new director of the Washington County Department of Social Services. Mr. Engle stated that he is honored to have been selected and that he wishes to commend the County Commissioners, the Social Service Board and staff for their reputation for excellence in providing services. Commissioner Bowers welcomed Mr. Engle to Washington County on behalf of the Commissioners. RECOMMENDATIONS - VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION Kathleen Riley, Director of Citizens Services, appeared before the Commissioners in response to their request for a recommendation on the Fire & Rescue Association's proposed resolution. Ms. Riley presented a brief outine and organizational chart from Frederick County showing their Volunteer Fire & Rescue Associations responsibility, since they have developed a workable program. She also submitted NOVEMBER 22, l988 MINUTES, CONT'D. that certain responsibilities could be assigned to the Washington County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association, such as requests for funding, recommendations regarding establishment of companies or substations, insurance, responsibility for determining geographic areas of response, etc. The Commissioners requested that Ms. Riley meet with the Association to develop and implement these recommendations. RECESS The meeting was recessed at l0:45 a.m. for field inspections of Manor Church Road, Rosehill Avenue, Fairplay Estates and the golf course. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon session was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by the President Bowers with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Linda C. Irvin and Martin L. Snook. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at 2:00 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and potential litigation 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 Snook to reconvene in Regular Session at 4:l0 p.m. Unanimously approved. CLOSING OUT SALE - BELL'S MENS WEAR Barry Teach, County Administrator, reported that complaints have been received regarding suspected violations of the Closing Out Sale License issued to Bell's Mens Wear in that they have been bringing in additional inventory to that which was reported on the inventory list submitted with their application for license. Also no date was set for termination of the sale. Mr. Teach suggested a January l, l989 deadline for the sale. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Snook to notify Bell's Mens Wear in writing that no further inventory may be added for sale and to also inform them that a termination date of January l, l989 has been set for the closing out sale. Unanimously approved. RECOMMENDATION - PEP/CETA PROGRAMS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Consultant that credited service in the PEP/CETA Program will not be counted for seniority purposes in calculating County benefits. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made Commissioner Downey, seconded by Irvin to adjourn at 4:l5 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk