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HomeMy WebLinkAbout920929 September 29, 1992 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the President, Richard E. Roulette, with the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, Gregory I. Snook, and John S. Shank. 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. SERVICE PINS - QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS Alan Davis, Director of Personnel, presented an engraved pewter plate to I. Ronald Nunamaker who is retiring after 19 years of County service in the State's Attorney's Office. Mr. Davis also presented service pins to the following individuals: 25 years - James Green and Ronald McCarty; 20 years - Rusty Bowser and Sam Shirley; 15 years - Paul Iden, Frank Danfelt, Frank Huntsberry, Glen Williams and Christine Ellis; 10 years - Hazel Butts; 5 years - Mary Taylor, Ed Parker, Janice Bomar, Patsy Shank, Paulette Sprinkle, Randall Bradley, Kelly Humelsine, Dennis Minnich and Tony Pepple. Commissioner Roulette thanked the employees in attendance on behalf of the citizens of Washington County for their dedicated service. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Criminal Justice Coalition meeting and the Airport Commission meeting; Commissioner Roulette reported on the status of the Moller Organ buy-out; Commissioner Shank reported on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting, the Mental Health Advisory Committee meeting, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting; and Commissioner Snook reported on the Children's Council meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 15, 1992 Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to approve the minutes of September 15, 1992, as submitted. Unanimously approved. ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDITS Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve the attached list of Enterprise Zone Tax Credits, as certified by the County Treasurer, pursuant to Tax Property Article, Title 4-401 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. (Copy of list attached.) ROAD NAME CHANGE - MAUGANS AVENUE EXTENDED Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to designate the new section of roadway running from Maugans Avenue to Longmeadow Road as Longmeadow Road, as recommended by the Planning Department. Unanimously approved. ENTERPRISE ZONE APPLICATION Leroy Burtner, Director of the Economic Development Commission, and Beverly Brice, Economic Development Specialist, met with the Commissioners to present the proposed Enterprise Zone Application. Ms. Brice explained that the current designation expires at the end of 1992 and the deadline of the new application is October 15. The Commissioners reviewed the proposed application and asked that they also include the Washington County Business Park in the Enterprise Zone application. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve submittal of the proposed application to the Department of Economic & Employment Development for establishment of an Enterprise Zone and to include the Washington County Business Park as part of this application. Unanimously approved. ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER SYSTEM - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES David Engle, Director of Social Services, and Dale Brown, representing the Department of Human Resources Public Information Office, appeared before the Commissioners to demonstrate how the new electronic benefits transfer system will work. Ms. Brown explained that recipients of welfare benefits will receive a plastic debit card which can be used in Automatic Teller Machines or at participating vendors to receive their monthly payments. They explained how the system will work, the advantages and the savings it will mean to the program. The Commissioners thanked Mr. Engle and Ms. Brown for the presentation. FIRE & RESCUE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Ronnie Jeter, President of the Washington County Fire & Rescue Association, appeared before the Commissioners and reported that the Committee established to make recommendations regarding the establishment of a Fire & Rescue Commission, has been meeting regularly. He listed the members serving on the Committee and their affiliation. Mr. Jeter presented 2 options for the Commissioners' SEPTEMBER 29, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. consideration. Option A calls for the establishment of a Commission which would report to the County Commissioners and Option B would expand the Fire & Rescue Association by enlarging the Executive Committee along with the consolidation and expansion of subcommittee level functions. Mr. Jeter stated that the Committee is recommending Option B because they feel it would maintain better communications between the Association and the County government. The Commissioners discussed the recommendations and asked the Committee to reconvene with the intent of combining the 2 options and suggested that they submit a plan showing where community input will occur. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Commissioner Roulette provided background information on the Disabled Citizens Coordinator position and stated that the County Commissioners have no intention of eliminating this position, although they are looking at alternatives to see if these tasks could be done within County government with existing personnel to lessen the workload. Several deaf persons spoke through interpreter, Linda Turner, detailing how the Disabled Citizens Coordinator assisted them and asked that the Commissioners fill this position. Donald Allensworth, 1101 Dual Highway, spoke regarding Clean Rock Industries, Inc., and stated that he feels the Board of Zoning Appeals should reverse its decision. LEGISLATIVE REQUEST - SANITARY COMMISSION Lynn Palmer, Executive Director of the Sanitary District, and Russell Marks, Attorney for the Sanitary Commission, met with the Commissioners to review amendments they would like to have made to the Sanitary District law to help bring it into compliance with the County's policies. The Commissioners discussed the changes and also asked that they consider changes to their purchasing policy and bidding policy to conform to County standards. RECESS - LUNCH The Commissioners recessed at 12:15 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 12:47 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. SANITARY COMMISSION - PURCHASE OF TANKER TRUCK Lynn Palmer provided the Commissioners with a written analysis of the reasons for purchasing a tanker truck to haul leachate rather than contracting with a private hauler. Mr. Palmer stated that the truck will cost approximately $116,000 and it would cost approximately $81,000 per year to contract with a private hauler and, therefore, the truck would pay for itself in a year and a half. The Commissioners suggested that he inform the private haulers of the amount they would pay to purchase the truck and give them the opportunity to see if they can match or come close to that price. The Sanitary Commission agreed to follow through with this suggestion. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to convene in Closed Session at 1:11 p.m. regarding personnel and property matters, to confer with the County Attorney, and to consider businesses relocating within Washington County, 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 Snook, seconded by Shank, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:13 p.m. Unanimously approved. EMPLOYMENT - HOUSING, COUNTY COMMUTER, ROADS DEPARTMENT & PARKS DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to employ the following individuals to fill existing vacancies: Clifford Crampton as Housing Maintenance Technician in the Department of Housing & Community Development; Michael Hendershot as Part-time Bus Attendant and Donald Hershberger as Occasional Bus Attendant at the County Commuter; Keith Shives as Laborer in the Western Section of the Roads Department; and Clarence Swartz as Maintenance Person I in the Recreation & Parks Department. Unanimously approved. SEPTEMBER 29, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. APPOINTMENT - PLANNING COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to appoint Robert Ernst, Jr., to the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Steven West extending to May 7, 1996. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENTS - EMPLOYEES' COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Bowers, to appoint Debra Brewer and William K. Vance to the Employees' Council for 2 year terms. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Shank, to adjourn at 3:17 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk