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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.08.1986April 8, 1986 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 The Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President, Ronald L. Bowers, with the following members present: Vice President Richard E. Roulette and Commissioners R. Lee Downey, John R. Salvatore and Martin L. Snook. 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. PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS' WEEK Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to Proclaim the week of April 6 - 11, 1986 as National Auctioneers' Week in Washington County and urge all citizens to recognize and honor the many noteworthy contributions auctioneers are making to our society and economy. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Bowers read the Proclamation and presented a copy to George Souder, local representative of the Maryland Auctioneers' Association. C&O CANAL CLEAN UP CAMPOREE Dick Stanton, Superintendent of the National Park Service, appeared before the Commissioners to inform them of the effort scheduled along the C&O Canal this summer to get the canal towpath back to its pre -flood condition. He said that hundreds of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have signed up for a camporee in an extensive effort to clean up and repair the flood damage, estimated at $10,000,000. Mr. Stanton estimated the volunteer labor effort at $2 million. The Commissioners praised the efforts and said that debris collected along the towpath could be disposed of at the County Landfill. SELECTION OF COUNTY AUDITOR Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to select the firm of Linton Shafer & Co. to perform the FY 1986 County Audit for a fee of $19,500. Motion carried with Commissioners Salvatore, Downey, Roulette and Bowers voting "AYE" and Commissioner Snook "ABSTAINING". MAUGANSVILLE DRAINAGE PROJECT Glenn Dull, County Engineer, appeared before the Commissioners to ask direction regarding the request from the developer of Greenside Apartments in Maugansville for the county to participate in the cost of a drainage system, not only to serve his development, but to have pipe of adequate size to tie into a proposed county system to handle existing problems in the area. The Commissioners asked for more information on the cost of the pipe prior to making any decisions. PROPOSED ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE Members of the Animal Control Ordinance Committee met with the Commissioners for a workshop session on the proposed new ordinance. In reviewing the document, it was pointed out that the Commissioners still had to decide upon license fees, define penalties and enforcement procedures and establish the powers of the animal review board before the ordinance could go to Public Hearing. BID DOUBS WOODS PARK TENNIS COURTS PROJECT The Commissioners agreed to proceed with bidding the resurfacing and resealing of the tennis courts in Doubs Woods Park and to fund this project from unexpended funds budgeted for the Clear Spring and North High Tennis Courts projects. ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION - TOURISM Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to approve of an additional allocation of $8500 to the Tourism Budget for brochures and advertising, with these funds to be appropriated from Operating Contingency. CONSULTANT SELECTION - TRANSIT STUDY Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to select Econometrics, Inc. to perform a Transit Study for Washington County at a fee of $23,997, in concurrence with the recommendation made by the County Coordinating Committee, with this project to be funded on an 80o state grant/20o local in-kind basis. Unanimously approved. APRIL 8, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - RANDY'S ORCHARD Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to adopt a Resolution approving of Randy's Orchard located near Dry Run as a Community Development Project under the Community Development Administration's Homeownership Program. Unanimously approved. MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 25, MARCH 4 & 11 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes of the County Commissioners' Meetings of February 25, March 4 and 11, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously approved. BID OPENING - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM/DWYER CENTER Bids for replacement of the Refrigeration System at the Dwyer Center were publicly opened and read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows: Beaver Mechanical - $22,869, Johnson Controls - $19,288, Refrigeration Services - $22,191, Robert F. Ziegler - $15,440, M.S. Johnston - $15,922. The bids will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered. (Decision rendered during Afternoon Session, this date.) RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 11:15 a.m. for lunch and a ribbon -cutting ceremony. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:15 p.m. with President Bowers presiding and Vice President Roulette and Commissioners Downey, Salvatore and Snook present. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to convene in Executive Session at 1:15 p.m. in regard to property matters, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 76(A), Section 11(a)(6 & 7) of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Salvatore to reconvene in Regular Session at 1:40 p.m. Unanimously approved. BUDGET HEARINGS The following FY 1987 budget requests were presented: SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT - Judicial Division - submitted by Sheriff Bowman and Lt. Norford in the amount of $197,838. The Sheriff also requested that consideration be given to a better retirement system for deputies and suggested a maximum of 25 years of service; Captain Keller submitted a proposal to establish and maintain a communications dispatch system within the Sheriffs Department at no additional cost over the present city/county system; Patrol Division - submitted by Lt. Norford in the amount of $913,541; Detention Division - submitted by Lt. McAllister in the amount of $1,341,825. No decisions were made at this time. LANDFILLS - submitted by Bob Davenport in the amount of $796,911. HEALTH DEPARTMENT - submitted by Dr. Neill and Dick Humbard in the amount of $1,469,764 which represented the county contribution to a total budget of $3,400,376. WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - submitted by Charles Blank and Sharon Sutton in the amount of $615,876. FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION - submitted by Blaine Snyder, Don Koons and Ron Poole in the following amounts: Operating expenses - $121,302, contributions to Fire and Rescue Companies - $443,912 and $132,131 respectively, Fire Police - $6,420. No decisions were made at this time. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive Session at 5:00 p.m. in regard to personnel, property and legal matters, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 76(A), Section 11(a)(6 & 7) of the Annotated code of Maryland. Unanimously approved. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular Session at 5:50 p.m. Unanimously approved. AWARD BID - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM/DWYER CENTER Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to award the bid for replacement of the Refrigeration System at the Dwyer Center to Robert F. Ziegler, Inc. who submitted the low bid of $15,440. Unanimously approved. APRIL 8, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. PROMOTION TO FULL TIME STATUS - COURTHOUSE CUSTODIAN Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to promote Robert Farmer to full-time status as a courthouse custodian to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. ADVERTISE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY/FLOATER POSITION Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to advertise the position of Administrative Secretary/Floater to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM LEADERS Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Downey to approve of employing the following personnel in the positions of Leaders for the Summer Playground Program: Bester Elementary School - Andrea C. Poffenberger, Boonsboro Shafer Park - Tim V. Twiss, Clear Spring Park - Ralph McKenzie and Aimee Sauders, Funkstown Elementary School - Mark Kehne, Lincolnshire Elementary School - Michelle Shank, Maugansville Elementary School - Christine Harkrader, Salem Avenue Elementary School - Carol Smith, Smithsburg Elementary School - Tracy Cianelli, Winter Street Elementary School - Vicki Hemphill, Hancock City Park - Brad Shives, Playground Rover - Christina Herbert. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to adjourn at 6:00 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney Clerk