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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.03.1986June 3, 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 Bowers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. INSURANCE MATTERS Alan Davis, Personnel/Insurance Administrator, appeared before the Commissioners to inform them that there may be a new market for the County Commuter Fleet Insurance and recommended that this coverage be rebid. He said that the one firm that submitted a bid the first time would hold their proposal open for thirty days allowing ample time for the rebid. The Commissioners concurred with the recommendation. In regard to the Public Officials Liability Insurance, Mr. Davis reported that on-going, unsuccessful efforts had been made to locate carriers interested in this coverage until, soon after receiving notice of the termination of the present insurance on July 1st, a quotation had been received from Corroon & Black. He said that, although the premiums are considerably higher than we are currently paying, it appears, and can be documented, that this is the only coverage available at this time. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to proceed with the purchase of Public Officials Liability Insurance from Carroon & Black with a $1,000,000 limit and $50,000 deductible (each loss) at an annual premium of $25,900, on the basis of this company being the sole source existing to provide this coverage and further, that an emergency situation exists; with this decision made in accordance with the authority contained in Chapters 5 & 6 of Subtitle 5 of the State of Maryland Procurement Regulations and with concurrence by the County Attorney. Unanimously approved. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DEPUTY - TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT Walter Sprinkle, Assistant Mayor of the Town of Williamsport, appeared before the Commissioners on behalf of the Mayor & Council to request the Commissioners to provide the town with an additional deputy. He said that, since the first deputy was agreed upon prior to the resolution of the tax differential/rebate issue, town officals felt that the town's tax rebate of $8,600 could be used towards the cost of the additional deputy with the town picking up a portion of total cost. The Commissioners asked that a proposal be submitted to them, listing the hours the deputy would be needed and showing the town's contribution toward the cost. REAPPOINTMENTS - E.D.C. Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to reappoint Howard Bowen, Dean Boyle, Richard Hopkins, Terry Randall and William P. Young to serve as members of the Economic Development Commission for three (3) year terms. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT TO CHILDREN'S COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to appoint Charles Swisher to serve as a member of the Washington County Children's Council for a three (3) year term. Unanimously approved. MINUTES OF MAY 6 & 13, 1986 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes of the County Commissioners' Meetings of May 6 and 13, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously approved. ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS - ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to accept Cherry Tree Drive for a distance of 225' and Canterbury Drive for a distance of 700' in Section A of the Rolling Hills Subdivision into the County Roads System, subject to receipt of a maintenance bond in the amount of $2,000. Unanimously approved. PROCEED WITH SALE OF LAND TO TANDY CORPORATION Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to proceed with the sale of a parcel of land containing 20.50 acres in the Washington County Business Park to Tandy Corporation for the sum of $8,000 per acre, in accordance with the Commissioners' duly published Notice of Intention to sell this land. Unanimously approved. JUNE 3, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. RENEW AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to renew and enter into a third year contract with County Medical Transport, Inc. for ambulance transport of indigent mental patients to area state hospitals, with all conditions and rates being retained at the current level. Unanimously approved. DISCOUNT FOR JULY PAYMENT OF TAXES Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to grant a 1% discount on county property taxes for FY 1986/87 that are paid during the month of July 1986. Unanimously approved. HISTORIC DISTRICT ORDINANCE Don Spickler, Chairperson of the Historic District Ordinance Study Committee, along with Committee Members met with the Commissioners to submit their conclusions and recommendations. Mr. Spickler, acting as spokesperson, said that, in view of benefits associated with historic districts and related preservation, the committee recommended that the Board adopt an ordinance to permit establishment of historic districts as an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and for an Historic Preservation Commission to be established which would act in cooperation with the Planning Commission and the County Commissioners in either adopting, rejecting or modifying petitions for creation of historic districs. Also submitted was the proposed framework for an Ordinance. In closing, Mr. Spickler stressed that the key element in recommending historic district zoning is voluntary private initiative, wherein the owners of historic building and/or land would be the petitioners for creation of a district. MOTION made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to accept and support the recommendations of the Historic District Ordinance Study Committee and to proceed with the legal requirements for the proposed Historic District Zoning. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to convene in Executive Session at 10:45 a.m. in regard to personnel 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 Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to reconvene in Regular Session at 11:15 a.m. Unanimously approved. TOWN GROWTH AREA STUDIES - BOONSBORO AND SMITHSBURG Jack Hawbaker, Timothy Lung and Stephen Goodrich, Planning Officials, appeared before the Commissioners to present two (2) separate studies of Boonsboro and Smithsburg that addressed the potential growth areas of each town and surrounding areas and the potential problems that lie ahead as the local population base expands. The report studies a number of areas including water service, sewerage service, streets, schools, emergency services, parks and recreation, solid waste disposal, commercial and industrial development, population and infrastructure financing. Both studies made similar references to the need for town -county cooperation on funding infrastructure projects. Officials from both towns who were present at the meeting agreed with the reports and expressed appreciation to the Planning staff for their assistance and participation in the studies. RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE USE OF PROCEEDS OF BOND ISSUE Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to adopt a Resolution that the sum of $165,000, representing a portion of the proceeds of Washington County Public Improvement Bonds of 1985, be used for the Washington County project known as Eastern Boulevard. Unanimously approved. (Copy of Resolution attached.) APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to appoint Sidney Salitsky to serve as a member of the Washington County Planning Commission for a five-year term. Unanimously approved. EMPLOY PLAYGROUND LEADER Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to employ Robert Hovermale in the position of Playground Leader at Winter Street for the City/County Recreation Commission to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. JUNE 3, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. EMPLOY MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to employ Robert Bentz in the position of part-time maintenance assistant for the County Commuter System to fill an existing vacancy. Unanimously approved. PROTEST RE LANDFILL COMPACTOR BID DOCUMENTS After due consideration of the issues raised by Valley Supply, Inc. in protest of the Buy Back and Warrant requirements in the Landfill Compactor Bid, a review of said requirements with the Director of Landfills and County Administrator, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette and unanimously adopted to concur with the recommendation of the Landfill Director and County Administrator to deny the protest and retain the Landfill Compactor Bid Documents as written, on the basis that a substantive need for change was not demonstrated and in order to best serve the interest of Washington County. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to adjourn at 12:30 p.m. Unanimously approved. County Attorney Clerk