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HomeMy WebLinkAbout921013 October 13, 1992 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 8:00 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. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to convene in Executive Session at 8:05 a.m. with 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 Shank, seconded by Bowers, to reconvene in Regular Session at 8:45 a.m. Unanimously approved. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Roulette, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage. OCTOBER 1992 YOUTH OF THE MONTH AWARD Commissioner Roulette presented a Certificate of Merit to Lauren Haugh in recognition of being selected as the October 1992 Youth of the Month as recommended by the Children's Council. Commissioner Roulette listed the activities Lauren is involved with and read the nomination letter from her school counselor. Lauren thanked the Commissioners for the Certificate and introduced her parents and grandfather who were in attendance. CHANGE ORDER - MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY - DETENTION CENTER Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to approve a Change Order for the minimum security section at the Detention Center for painting of the women's detention portion of the facility using State matching funds toward the total cost of $12,280 with a County share of $4,912. Unanimously approved. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Irvin-Craig reported on the Commission for Women meeting. APPOINTMENT - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Motion made by Commissioner Irvin-Craig, seconded by Snook, to appoint Rosemary Kenney to the Commission for Women to fill the unexpired term of Marie Nowakowski extending to July 1, 1994. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT - HOUSING AUTHORITY Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to appoint Charles Kelly to the Washington County Housing Authority representing the Town of Clear Spring for a five year term. Unanimously approved. ROAD NAME - PRIVATE LANE Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Shank, to name a private lane located off Route 63, 4000' west of Huyetts Crossroads, Knight Meadow Drive, as requested by the property owners. Unanimously approved. OFFICE SPACE - VETERAN'S COMMISSION Barry Teach, County Administrator, informed the Commissioners that, in response to the request by the Joint Veterans' Council to provide office space for the State representatives from the Veteran's Commission each month, he has identified 2 possible locations. He stated that the Commission could possibly use the conference room in the Court House Annex or space in the reception area of the Citizens Services office. The Commissioners decided to recess at this time to inspect the space identified for this purpose. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - AIRPORT FEE INCREASES The Commissioners convened a joint public hearing with the Airport Commission at 10:00 a.m. as advertised for the purpose of considering a modification and increase in fees, fares, rentals and other charges at the Washington County Regional Airport. Airport Commission members present were Richard Funkhouser, Chairman, and Wayne Alter, Jr. Rodney Shoop, Airport Manager, explained that an ad hoc committee was formed to review current rental rates before the Airport Commission recommended rate increases for the general aviation hangar/office/tie downs. Mr. Shoop reviewed each of the rates for specific facilities which would be implemented over a five year period. He also noted that the Committee is recommending improvements to the hangar area to establish a general aviation facility to include lounge, flight planning area and restrooms, and to paint, install hard surface floors in gravel hangars and provide other necessary repairs. The meeting was then opened for public comment. After hearing all testimony, OCTOBER 13, 1992 MEETINGS, CONT'D. Commissioner Roulette announced that the record will remain open for a ten (l0) day period in order to receive written testimony. The hearing was closed at 11:05 a.m. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION There was no one present who wished to participate during this time. DISASTER EXERCISE Kathleen Riley, Chief, Division of Citizens Services, informed the Commissioners that there will be a disaster exercise simulating an airplane crash at the Regional Airport on November 7. She stated that this will allow evaluation of the emergency medical services command as it exists and the Airport Emergency Plan as well as practice on the ability to disseminate public information. She indicated that the Commissioners are welcome to observe. PARKING REGULATIONS AMENDMENT Sheriff Charles Mades asked the Commissioners for their support of an amendment to the parking regulations to provide for a "boot law". He stated that there is nothing the Sheriff's Department can do about out-of-state drivers who do not pay parking tickets and explained that the amendment would allow them to boot these vehicles after 3 unpaid parking tickets. He also indicated that an administrative hearing would be held. The Commissioners gave their approval to proceed in developing the amendment with the County Attorney. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ORDINANCE Robert Arch, Director of the Planning Department, and Timothy Lung, Associate Planner, appeared before the Commissioners to provide an update on the amendment to the Animal Husbandry Ordinance. He stated that they have been working with representatives of the farming community, and they feel they are close to an agreement on changes to the present Ordinance. Mr. Arch discussed some of the changes proposed, and the Commissioners asked to review a draft of the Ordinance before a public hearing is scheduled. EXECUTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT - GUARDIAN LEASING CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Bowers, to execute a lease with Guardian Leasing Corporation for implementation of a computer aided dispatch/record management system at the Detention Center in the amount of $269,865. Unanimously approved. RECESS - LUNCH The Meeting was recessed at 11:48 a.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 12:30 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. FIRE & RESCUE REVOLVING LOAN REQUEST Barry Teach, Administrator, informed the Commissioners that the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund Committee is recommending that the loan request from the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company be denied because the Committee feels that funding a chief's command vehicle is not a high priority and the fund should be kept available for fire suppression apparatus and also that the Williamsport company lists over $100,000 in their cash financial statement. Mr. Teach also noted that the Redmen's Club in Williamsport has agreed to give them $13,500 toward the purchase of this vehicle over a 5 year period. Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to accept the recommendation of the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund Committee to deny the request made by the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Department for $17,000, to be used for the purchase of a chief's command vehicle through the Revolving Loan Fund. Unanimously approved. DISABLED CITIZENS COORDINATOR POSITION Mr. Teach asked for clarification from the Commissioners on the Disabled Citizens Coordinator position. The Commissioners agreed that it would be a full-time position but with modification of some of the duties. The changes would delegate the employment aspect to the Personnel Department and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities compliance to the Facilities Department or Permits & Inspections to allow the Disabled Citizens Coordinator to work exclusively on referrals and coordinating veterans' concerns with the State representative of the Veterans' Commission and County ADA program compliance. OCTOBER 13, 1992 MINUTES, CONT'D. APPROVAL OF BYLAWS - ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH Motion made by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Snook, to approve the by-laws for the Advisory Commission to the Washington County Board of Health as presented by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Snook, to convene in Executive Session at l2:57 p.m. with regard to personnel and property matters and to confer with the County Attorney to obtain legal advice, 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-Craig, seconded by Snook, to reconvene in Regular Session at 3:49 p.m. Unanimously approved. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION - ON-SITE UTILITIES CONTRACTOR Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adopt a Resolution to authorize the On-Site Utility Contractors Licenses, without examination, pending the decision on the part of the Board of County Commissioners to enact the Plumbing Ordinance of Washington County in November 1992 at the same fee, and to grandfather all individuals and firms who have performed this work previously. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Irvin-Craig, to adjourn at 3:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney , Clerk