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HomeMy WebLinkAbout910205 February 5, l99l Hagerstown, Maryland 2l740 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 James Augustine, Supervisor/Dispatcher at the County Commuter, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Historic Network's concern regarding demolition of the Fox Deceived property; Commissioner Bowers raised concerns regarding proposed legislation H.B. 270 which requires that liners be used in rubble landfills and reported on the Planning Commission meeting; and Commissioner Snook stated that he is concerned about the Airport terminal project. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 22, 1991 Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to approve the minutes of January 22, l99l, as corrected. Unanimously approved. FOUR COUNTY STUDY - RESCHEDULED PRESENTATION Ralph France, County Attorney, informed the Commissioners that the Four County Study on incineration has been rescheduled for March 4 at Winchester Hall in Frederick. LINE ITEM TRANSFER - SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the transfer of $2,407 from Tires (0l-5-l20l-55l-0l0) to Capital Outlay (0l-5-l20l-682-000) for the purchase of a wheel balancer, as requested by the Sheriff's Department. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - UTILITY TRACTOR - PARKS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to award the bid for a utility tractor for the Parks Department to Antietam Ford Tractor who submitted the low bid in the amount of $ll,764.49. Motion carried with Commissioners Bowers, Irvin-Craig, Shank and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook voting "NO". LINE ITEM TRANSFER - STATES ATTORNEY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve the transfer of $l,805 for the purchase of a secretarial desk, chair, typewriters and legal file cabinets, as requested by the State's Attorney's office, from their grant funds, Child Support Grant CSEALCR 07/9l-025, to Capital Outlay (0l-5-0ll3-687- 000). Unanimously approved. DONATION OF RIBBON - AMERICAN LEGION, MORRIS FROCK POST 42 The Commissioners signed letters of support and encouragement to be sent to service personnel in the Middle East, who are relatives of County employees. These letters are being sent to Sgt. Lewis Blenard, husband of Paula Blenard, Accounting Department; EWI David Walkley, brother of Janet Walkley, Planning Department; Sgt. Gary Goodrich, brother of Stephen Goodrich, Planning Department; and LCpl. Sherman Jones, brother of Sheila Albin, State's Attorney's office. Sue Schlossnagle, Procurement Specialist, presented four giant Valentine Day cards for the Commissioners' signatures, which will be signed by all County employees and sent to Sgt. Blenard, EWI Walkley, Sgt. Goodrich and LCpl. Jones. Commander Paul Rodeffer of American Legion, Morris Frock Post 42, and Auxillary President, Pat Wolford, presented 40 large yellow bows to the Commissioners to be displayed on the front entrances of all County buildings and in the Commissioners' meeting room until the U.S. troops return from the Persian Gulf War. Beverly Bonebrake and Scott Hess, representing Entre Computer Center, shared information that their company is willing to send letters to service personnel electronically via IBM Telecommunications Satellite network. The Commissioners thanked the Morris Frock Post members and the Entre Computer Center. FEBRUARY 5, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. FEASIBILITY STUDY - BENEFITS PLAN - BGS&G Alan Davis, Director of Personnel & Insurance, introduced Ed Wuenschell and Robert Gardner of BGS&G who performed Phase I of the feasibility study of the County's benefit plan. Mr. Wuenschell explained that the Phase I study was to identify what the County can do to maximize benefits to employees and to try to control escalating health care costs. He stated that they are projecting a 22% increase in plan costs over the next 5 years and that costs could move from $3 million to $7 million by l994. Mr. Wuenschell stated that the County provides a very good benefit plan which, on a scale of 1 to 10, is a 10. Mr. Wuenschell's recommendations include raising the $50,000 pooling level with Aetna to $75,000 or $l00,000, asking the carrier to separate loss history for the agencies and the County, requiring a small contribution each month from employees, instituting cafeteria benefits and issuing a credit for those who do not use the benefits. He explained that the favorite approach would be to bring in a managed care product where employees would have the choice of going to a participating physician or receiving a credit to visit the physician of their choice, or possibly providing a high/low medical option for employees to choose. Mr. Davis asked the Commissioners for permission to develop specifications for Phase II of the study. He suggested that representative groups of employees be included to decide what the County wants to include in the cafeteria benefits plan. The Commissioners asked Mr. Davis to return with more specific information showing alternatives and a more precise "menu" of benefits. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION The Commissioners opened the meeting for citizen participation, but there was no one in attendance who wished to speak. SANITARY DISTRICT PLATS - SUBDISTRICTS 9 AND 9-1 Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, and Vicky Mallott, Project Manager, appeared before the Commissioners to request approval of plats for Subdistricts 9 and 9-l. Ms. Mallott explained that Subdistrict 9 is the revised plat for water service for the Highfield/Cascade/Pen Mar District and Plat 9-l is for the establishment of a sewer district for Highfield/Cascade/Pen Mar. These are the result of action previously approved. Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Bowers, to approve the revised plat for water for Subdistrict 9 for the Highfield/Cascade/Pen Mar subdistrict and to approve the plat for creation of Subdistrict 9-1 for sewer service for Highfield/Cascade/Pen Mar area. Unanimously approved. The Commissioners then discussed hook up fees for new companies. Mr. Palmer stated that he could present some alternatives to lessen these costs. The County Commissioners requested Mr. France, County Attorney, to proceed in researching the details of the establishment of Sanitary Subdistrict l6 in l982. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at l2:l3 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at l2:45 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 EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at l2:46 p.m. in regard to personnel and property matters and to confer with the County Attorney, 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 Bowers, to reconvene in Regular Session at l:55 p.m. Unanimously approved. RECESS - RIBBON CUTTING AT RAVENWOOD LUTHERAN VILLAGE The Commissioners recessed at l:56 p.m. in order to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony at Ravenwood Lutheran Village where the CAC Meals on Wheels program will now be located. FEBRUARY 5, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION The Commissioners reconvened at 2:55 p.m. and Commissioner Bowers was excused from the meeting at this time. RESOLUTION - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to direct the County Attorney to bring a condemnation lawsuit on behalf of the County, pursuant to Maryland Constitution Article III and the Maryland Annotated Code, Article 25, Sections ll A. and l4 A., in order to acquire l,975 sq. ft. of right-of way necessary to make improvements to the Leitersburg/Smithsburg Pike from Phillip Snow, Jr. Unanimously approved. LEASE RENEWAL - HANDLEMAN CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to renew the lease with the Handleman Corporation, for property located in the Washington County Business Park, for a five year period extending to March l, l996, contingent upon receiving the assignment agreement from Greenwald Enterprises to the Handleman Corporation. Unanimously approved. LEASE RENEWAL - BURKHOLDER FARM The Commissioners agreed to renew the lease with Richard Strickland for a one-year period in order to farm the Burkholder property purchased by the County, in the amount of $6,l79.75 per year with payment due in advance in 6 month increments in June and December. HI ZONE - CLARIFICATION Ralph France, County Attorney distributed amendments proposing language to clarify the HI District zone, which would be effective until it is comprehensively reviewed. Commissioner Roulette suggested additional changes to be incorporated in the amendment. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Executive Session at 3:27 p.m. in regard to personnel and property matters and to confer with the County Attorney, 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 4:47 p.m. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENT - PLANNING COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to reappoint Bertrand Iseminger to the Planning Commission for a five year term. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 4:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk