HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.27.1986May 27, 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 Rev. Carrol Churchey, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage.
APPOINTMENTS TO MARYLAND FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS BOARD
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to accept the
recommendation of the Fire & Rescue Advisory Committee and appoint Jeffrey Ringer,
with Gregory Socks as Alternate, to serve on the Maryland Fire Service Personnel
Qualifications Board, in accordance with the requirements of the Maryland Fire &
Rescue Training Commission. Unanimously approved.
AGREEMENT RE HENSON HANGAR LEASE
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to approve of the
agreement with Richard Henson to buy out the leases for seven (7) buildings at the
Washington County Regional Airport at a cost of $225,000, with the condition that
the County will honor the leases of the current tenants and those on a waiting
list, with said transaction giving the county sole control of all airport leases.
Unanimously approved.
RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEE STRUCTURE FOR HALFWAY PARK SWIMMING POOL
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to approve of the Rules &
Regulations and the admission fees proposed for the Halfway Park Swimming Pool, as
recommended by the Citizens Management Committee and submitted this date.
Unanimously approved.
RESUBMISSION OF ROOFING PROJECT - HAGERSTOWN JUNIOR COLLEGE
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to approve of Hagerstown
Junior College resubmitting the reroofing project under one application to the
State Board for Community Colleges, and to submit a new Letter of Intent indicating
the county's financial support of the proposed projects. Unanimously approved.
INTEREST RATE FOR FIRE & RESCUE REVOLVING LOAN FUND
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to establish an interest
rate of 50 on new loans from the Fire & Rescue Revolving Loan Fund during the six
month period beginning July 1, 1986 and ending December 30, 1986, and at the end of
June 1987 to rebate 10 of the average balance to companies whose loans existed
prior to July 1, 1986. Unanimously approved.
REVIEW PROPOSED NEW ANIMAL ORDINANCE FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY
After reviewing the proposed new Animal Ordinance for Washington County and making
minor changes, the Commissioners directed that a Public Hearing be scheduled for
its presentation.
SINGLE-FAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUE BOND ISSUE OF 1981 ANNUAL AUDIT
Neil Curran, Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, along
with Richard Bass and Catherine Hilgartner, officials with the Trust Division of
First National Bank, appeared before the Commissioners to present the annual audit
of Single -Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Issue of 1981 in the amount of $9,000,000.
They reported that in July of 1983 the balance in the bond fund of 2.8 million
dollars was used to call bonds and an additional 1.5 million will be called in July
1986 from funds available from the refinancing of mortgages, leaving the balance of
unpaid mortgages at 4.5 million dollars which is currently being collected by five
(5) servicing companies. They further reported that there were no problems with
any dollars being lost since all of the mortgages are insured.
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to convene in Executive
Session at 10:30 a.m. in regard to personnel matters and litigation, 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 Roulette, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular
Session at 11:15 a.m. Unanimously approved.
MAY 27, 1986
MINUTES, CONT'D.
BID OPENING - INSURANCE FOR BUS FLEET
Bids for Fleet Insurance for the County Commuter Buses were publicly opened and
read aloud. Firms participating in the bidding and their proposals were as
follows: Wright -Gardner - NO BID; Service Insurance Agency, Inc. - $114,176 for
$2,000,000 coverage. The bid will be reviewed by appropriate officials prior to a
decision being rendered.
OPTION AGREEMENTS FOR AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the
agreements and exercise the options with Mr. & Mrs. Menno Horst and Mr. & Mrs.
Martin Burkholder for right-of-way needed in connection with the construction of
the new Airport Access Road, with all rights-of-way being conveyed at no
consideration, but with the Martins retaining certain farming rights as outlined in
the Agreement. Unanimously approved.
OPTION AGREEMENT - WASHINGTON COUNTY BUSINESS PARK
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to grant an option to the
McShay Corporation for a ninety (90) day period to purchase approximately seven (7)
acres of land located at the intersection of Western Maryland Parkway and Route 144
in the Washington County Business Park. Unanimously approved.
TRANSFER OF FORMER GABRIEL INDUSTRIES/C.B.S. PROPERTY
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve of the transfer
of the former Gabriel Industries tract, including the building and fixtures, which
is currently merged into the C.B.S. Television Network, since C.B.S. has elected to
exercise its option to prepay the rent to January 1991 in order to take title to
the property. Unanimously approved.
FINAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED FY 1986/87 BUDGET
The Commissioners along with the Director of Finance made a final review of the
proposed FY 1986/87 Budget with estimated revenues based upon the following
assumptions: property tax rate of $2.05, 8% growth in income taxes, and use of
$1,085,000 from fund balance to the General Fund Budget of $51,175,400; a $900,000
highway bond issue in the Highway Fund of $4,919,330; inclusion of the $4.8 million
1986 Bond fund, and transfer of $165,000 from the 1985 Bond Fund for Halfway Park
Pool to Eastern Boulevard in the C.I.P. Fund in the C.I.P. Budget of $13,158,226;
Revenue Sharing Budget of $1.8 million; Transportation Budget of $923,005 and
Airport Budget of $157,082.
ESTABLISH TAX RATE FOR FY 1986/87
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to adopt a Resolution
to establish and maintain a property tax rate of $2.05 per $100 of assessed
valuation for Fiscal Year 1986/87. Unanimously approved.
EMPLOYEE RECLASSIFICATIONS FOR FY 1986/87
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to take the following
action regarding County personnel reclassifications for FY 1986/87: Dwyer Center
Custodian to Grade II, Director of Finance to Grade 15, Accounting Supervisor to
Grade 10, Accounting Clerk II to Accounting Clerk III, Personnel/Insurance Director
to Grade 13, Planner I to Planner II, Tourism Director to Grade 12, Junior
Programmer to Grade 9, Housing Processor I to Grade 5, Housing Processor II to
Grade 6, Housing Inspector to Grade 6, Housing Accounting Aid to Grade 6, Housing
Officer to Grade 10, Administrative Secretary Purchasing to Procurement Specialist
Grade 7, Landfill Director to Grade 12, County Administrator to Grade 16, Community
Coordinator to Grade 9. Unanimously approved.
ADOPTION OF FY 1986/87 BUDGETS
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to adopt the following
budgets for FY 1986/87: General Fund - $51,175,400, Highway Fund - $4,919,300,
Capital Projects Fund - $13,158,226, Revenue Sharing Fund - $1,800,000,
Transportation Fund - $923,005, Airport Fund - $157,082. Unanimously approved.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Commisisoner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to adjourn at 11:50 a.m.
Unanimously approved.
County Attorney
Clerk