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HomeMy WebLinkAbout910423 April 23, l99l Hagerstown, Maryland 2l740 The Commissioners presented service pins to those employees at the Washington County Regional Airport who have been employed by the County government for five years or more. 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 Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. PROCLAMATION - VOLUNTEERS ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE WEEK Commissioner Roulette presented a proclamation to Jack Costa proclaiming the week of April 2l-27, l99l, as Volunteers Are Important People Week in recognition of the importance of volunteers in the achievements of Washington County and to invite all citizens to honor and emulate these fine individuals. The Commissioners also presented certificates recognizing the following volunteers: Dan Burger and Dr. Chris Dempsher - American Red Cross; Ned Reed and Gregg DeLauney - Big Brothers; Jim Stone and Andy Hoffman - Boys and Girls Club; Keith Patterson and Rob Cochran - Boy Scouts; Helen Cornelius and Charles and Peggy Doleman - Commission on Aging; Judi McKnight and Anna Hubbell - Ft. Ritchie Community Services; Darlene Kane and Wilma Smith - Girl Scouts; Lucille West and Edna Heffner - Hospice; Catherine Bowers and Peggy Huff - Salvation Army; and Stuart Mullendore and Ann Chaney - YMCA. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE Edith Sweigert, Parks Administrator, introduced Joe Hess who is a new employee in the Parks Department. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE - DOVER DRIVE Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to conditionally accept a l600 linear feet addition of Dover Drive in the Arborgate Subdivision and to require a $l2,000 performance bond by the Developer until the necessary seeding and mulching is complete. Unanimously approved. WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE TAXES Todd Hershey, Treasurer, and Charles Wagaman, legal counsel for the Treasurer's Office, appeared before the Commissioners seeking authorization to write-off personal property taxes which are considered uncollectible for the l988 tax year in accordance with Tax Property Article - Title 4-40l of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Mr. Hershey explained the process by which the taxes are deemed uncollectible and Mr. Wagaman described the legal procedures he follows in these cases. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to authorize the Treasurer's Office to Write-Off Uncollectible Taxes as presented by the County Treasurer. Unanimously approved. (Copy of listing attached.) BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Task Force on Homelessness meeting, the Commission for Women meeting and the Historical Advisory Committee's tour of the community of Antietam; Commissioner Shank reported on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting and the Mental Health Authority meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 9, 1991 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to approve the minutes of April 9, l99l, as corrected. Unanimously approved. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM PROPOSAL The Commissioners gave their approval for Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning and Codes Administration, to move forward in preparing a Request for Proposal to have a needs assessment study performed regarding the purchase of a Geographic Information System (GIS). The Commissioners also asked Mr. Rohrer to check with the City of Hagerstown to see if they would like to participate in the project. BID AWARD - SHERIFF'S PATROL FACILITY Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the low base bid, without Alternate l, submitted by Mid-East Builders, Inc., in the amount of $654,000 contingent upon site plan review. Motion carried with Commissioners Snook, Irvin-Craig, Shank and Roulette voting "AYE" and Commissioner Bowers voting "NO". APRIL 23, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMISSION - APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN & TERMS Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to appoint James Black as Chairman and Irv Cather as Vice-Chairman of the Solid Waste Advisory Commission, and to assign the following terms which were randomly selected: James Black, Irv Cather and Ralph Young - 3 year terms extending to l994, John Clopper, Margaret Comstock and Harry Reynolds - 2 year terms extending to l993; and James Mosher, Linda Smith and Donald Spickler - l year terms extending to l992. Unanimously approved. MOSQUITO CONTROL AGREEMENT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to enter into an agreement with the State of Maryland Department of Agriculture for mosquito control for the calendar year l99l, with a projected budget of $l,360 by the State. Unanimously approved. RE/APPOINTMENTS - FIRE & RESCUE COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Shank, to appoint Milton Bloom as Delegate and William Garrett as Alternate, to the Fire & Rescue Communications Advisory Board, as recommended by the Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association, for three year terms. Unanimously approved. REAPPOINTMENTS - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to reappoint Kandyce Douglas, Sherry Koontz and Denise Feeser to the Commission for Women for three year terms beginning July l, l99l, and extending through June 30, l994. Unanimously aprpoved. PRIORITY STANDARDS - MARYLAND HISTORICAL SITES The Commissioners discussed the recommendation of the Historical Advisory Committee to adopt the State of Maryland's standards for prioritizing historical sites. Commissioner Shank requested additional information on the criteria used for prioritizing properties and the top ranked 300 on this list, before taking action on the request. TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENT OF EX-OFFICIO MEMBER The Commissioners appointed Keith Godwin, Manager of the County Commuter, as an ex- officio member of the Transportation Advisory Committee. S.H.A.R.P. - GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Nancy Kefauver, Vice President of Save Historic Antietam with Responsible Policies (S.H.A.R.P.), appeared before the Commissioners to present her organization's views and recommendations on the National Park Service's General Management Plan for the Antietam Battlefield. Ms. Kefauver asked the Commissioners to send correspondence to the National Park Service that they do not favor expansion of the battlefield. She stated that S.H.A.R.P. members feel that adding lands zoned Conservation will adversely affect landowners after the Park acquires the land and that the land can be protected and kept in agriculture by easement or donation to a private land trust. Ms. Kefauver also requested that the Commissioners continue to actively support the appointment of a Citizens Advisory Committee. Suzanne Lushbaugh, who owns land which is recommended for inclusion in the Battlefield by the Plan, expressed her concerns that the Park Service may decide to remove the homes at a future time since they were not in existence during the Civil War. Commissioner Roulette stated that S.H.A.R.P. members can be assured that the Commissioners will continue to endorse the appointment of a Citizens Advisory Committee with local residents. Commissioner Roulette agreed to draft a letter for the Commissioners review regarding the General Management Plan. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Vernon Davis presented a petition and letter opposing any changes to the Zoning Ordinance regarding kennels. CHANGE ORDER - PATROL DIVISION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve a Change Order in the amount of $2,895 for the Patrol building for printing of bid documents and plans/specifications by Bushey Associates. Unanimously approved. GRID NUMBERING PROGRAM - IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE James Brittain, Executive Director of the Planning Department, and John Gudmundson, Associate Planner, met with the Commissioners to provide a status report on the APRIL 23, 1991 MINUTES, CONT'D. house numbering program implementation in Washington County. Mr. Brittain informed the Commissioners that the Steering Committee has recommended that a phased approach be used to provide a high degree of coordination to help insure a safe and manageable transition. This would help alleviate problems dealing with the volume of address and road name changes, timely replacement of new road signs, available manpower at Fire & Rescue, etc. He also provided a schedule of the phases for field work and implementation of the program. He indicated that the Williamsport area will be the next phase. FACILITIES REPORT Gary Rohrer, Chief, Division of Planning & Codes Administration, and Robert Graff, Facilities Coordinator, presented a review of planned, completed and on-going projects for Washington County facilities since October l990. Mr. Graff explained that he has broken the projects into the areas of Environmental Health and Safety, Agency Moves and Relocation, Building Security Systems, Painting and Repair Projects, Construction and Renovation of County Office Areas, Lease Rental Property Repairs, Special Interests Projects and Daily Responsibilities and Administration. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Graff for the good job he is doing. At this time Commissioner Bowers was excused from the Meeting. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at ll:56 a.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 l2:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. COUNTY COMMUTER FLOORING - CORRECTION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the settlement for removal and replacement of the floor in the maintenance section of the County Commuter building as presented by the Project Manager. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PART-TIME FIRE & RESCUE TECHNICIAN Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to employ William Baugh as Part-time Fire & Rescue Technician, with the stipulation that if Todd Campbell returns to this position from a disability, he will be reinstitued to the eligibility list at the first opportunity. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY SPRAY TECHNICIAN - WEED CONTROL Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ Richard Wiebel as a Spray Technician in the Weed Control Section, at the rate of $5.50 per hour which will be increased to $6.00 per hour when he receives State certification. Unanimously approved. BUDGET WORKSHOP - SCHEDULE The Commissioners scheduled several workshop sessions to review budgets. The workshops will be held May l at 5:00 p.m., May 2 at 5:00 p.m., May 7 at l:30 p.m. during the regular meeting and on May 8 at 5:00 p.m., if necessary. BUDGET REVIEW Sheriff's Department - Sheriff Charles Mades presented his budget request for Fiscal Year l99l-92 as follows: Judicial - $39l,072, Detention Center - $2,290,692, and Patrol Division - $l,60l,l07. S.P.C.A. - Jack Metzner, President of the S.P.C.A. Board of Directors, presented their FY l99l-92 budget request in the amount of $27l,345. Department of Social Services - Thomas Fralin and Merwin Hans, members of the Department of Social Services Board of Directors, presented their FY l99l-92 budget request in the amount of $96,890 and $26,622.l0 for contractual services. State's Attorney - Kenneth Long, State's Attorney, presented his department's budget request for Fiscal Year l99l-92 in the amount of $683,l48. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 3:l6 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk