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HomeMy WebLinkAbout900529 May 29, l990 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Linda C. Irvin, and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, Richard E. Roulette and John S. Shank. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Downey, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. INTRODUCTION OF NEW DEPUTIES Sheriff Charles Mades introduced Paul Boyer, Maeve Starliper, Dave Norford, Bob Waugh and George Fockler, the new deputies who will be providing security for the Court House. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE - TOURISM Robert O'Connor, Director of Tourism, introduced Connie New, who was recently hired as Promotions & Special Events Coordinator, for the Visitors and Convention Bureau. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY l5, l990 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to approve the minutes of May l5, l990, as amended. Unanimously approved. LAND ACQUISITION - JACOBS CHURCH Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to proceed with the acquisition of Jacobs Church from Terry and Linda Barkdoll, for the purchase price of $4,800, in order to realign Millers Church Road, with the condition that the cornerstone of the church be preserved and an appropriate marker be placed in recognition of the church. Unanimously approved. CAPITAL PROJECTS - HAGERSTOWN JUNIOR COLLEGE Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to approve Hagerstown Junior College's applications to the State for the following capital projects: science building addition, design of physical education addition, construction of physical education addition, library alterations, science lab renovations, centralize registration and bookstore renovations, and to agree to participate by contributing the local share of the funding. Unanimously approved. LICENSE FEES Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to adopt the schedule of fees as follows: Section l5: Licenses Dogs - Spayed/neutered - $3, Unaltered - $6.00; Section l8: Licenses - Dogs - Kennel license - $l0 (under 25 dogs), $20 (over 25 dogs); Section 38: Redemption Fees - $l0 - first reclaim, $l5 - second reclaim, $25 - reclaim; Section 46: Adoption Fees - Adoption Fee - $l0, Prepaid Spay/Neuter Deposit - $l5 (cat)/$35 (dog. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS & EXAMINERS FOR ELECTRICIANS Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to reappoint David Raymer, Carl Spessard, John Barr and Eleanor Lakin to the Board of Supervisors and Examiners for Electricians, for two-year terms. Unanimously approved. DOUB ROAD PROJECT - DRAINAGE PROBLEM Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to appropriate $l2,000 to have a drainage problem corrected on the Doub Road project by having a curb constructed to tie into the existing curb and to have an additional catch basin constructed to pipe into the swale, as recommended by the Engineering Department. Motion carried with Commissioner Bowers, Irvin, Roulette and Shank voting "AYE" and Commissioner Downey "ABSTAINING". LINE ITEM TRANSRER - H.I.R.T. TEAM Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to approve the line item transfer requested by the HIRT Team transferring $500 from Uniforms (0l-5-l2l8-5l2- 000) and $l,000 from Contract Maintenance & Repairs (0l-5-l2l8-554-000) to Training (0l-5-l2l8-527-000). Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - ESTABLISHMENT OF RINGGOLD LIGHTING DISTRICT The Commissioners convened the Public Hearing at l0:00 a.m. in order to hear comments regarding the request for establishment of an electric lighting district in Ringgold. Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the request and petition were submitted by the Ringgold Ruritan Club. John Herbst and Mr. Baer were in attendance representing the Ruritan Club, in support of establishment of the District and stated that 37 signatures, representing 39 MAY 29, l990 MINUTES, CONT'D. property owners, were on the petition and that this is 69% of the proposed district. No one was present to speak in opposition and the meeting was reconvened in regular session. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to approve the request for the establishment of the Ringgold Electric Lighting District. Unanimously approved. SETTING TAX RATE & ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR l990-9l BUDGET Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to maintain the property tax rate of $2.l3 per $l00 of assessed valuation for the Fiscal Year l990-9l. Unanimously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Shank, to adopt the County budget as presented at the public hearing held on May 22, l990, in the following amounts: General Fund - $69,997,000, Highway Fund - $l0,l35,000 and Capital Improvements budget - $l8,972,l80 for the Fiscal Year l990-9l. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Irvin, to convene in Executive Session at l0:35 a.m. in regard to personnel, property and legal 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 Roulette, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at ll:05 a.m. Unanimously approved. PUBLIC HEARING - RATE INCREASE FOR T-HANGARS & TIE-DOWN RENTALS The President convened the Public Hearing at ll:05 a.m. in regard to a proposed $5.00/month rate increase for T-hangars and tie-down rentals at the Washington County Regional Airport. Rollan Myers, President of the Airport Commisison, and Leigh Sprowls, Airport Manager, were in attendance in support of this increase. No one was in attendance to speak in opposition and the hearing was closed at ll:20 a.m. Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to approve the recommended rate increase for T-hangar rental and tie-down rental by $5.00 per month, as recommended by the Airport Commission. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Downey, to convene in Executive Session at ll:20 a.m. in regard to 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 Downey, seconded by Irvin, to reconvene in Regular Session at l2:45 p.m. Unanimously approved. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS - BOARD OF EDUCATION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin, to appropriate up to $580,000 from the Fund Balance to the Board of Education for the purchase of l0 relocatable classrooms. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENT - ACCEPTANCE Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Shank, to accept the Option Agreement with Robert Raley for the acquisition of 5.048+/- acres near Gapland for $7,000 per acre, totalling $35,336, with the funds to be taken from the Program Open Space acquisition funds. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin, seconded by Downey, to adjourn at l2:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk