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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.12.1986August 12, 1986 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, 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 Downey, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage. PENSION PLAN REVIEW James Myron, county employee benefits representative with the Aetna Insurance Company, appeared before the Commissioners to give a status report on the county's pension plan. He said that the county has assets, as of March 1986, of $5,000,000 in the general account and of $2,000,000 in the discretionary management account, with liabilities under the plan of just under $1,000,000. He further stated that, in the past two years, the county's contribution of $1.3 million in the DAM fund has increased to about $2.2 million, averaging a 17% yield during the past year. Mr. Myron added that the pension plan has a good sound base of assets and is in very good shape. BOARD OF EDUCATION SELF INSURANCE PROPOSAL John J. Hull, Director of Employee Relations for the Board of Education, appeared before the Commissioners in regard to request their endorsement for Washington County school officials to join a self-insured liability pool being established by the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. Mr. Hull stated, that by joining the pool, the cost of more than $200,000 annually that the Board is paying for liability insurance, could be reduced to between $87,000 and $124,000. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to support the participation of the Board of Education in the Maryland Association of Boards of Education Group Liability Insurance Pool. Unanimously approved. OPTION AGREEMENTS - DOUB/STERLING ROADS PROJECT Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the following option agreements on the north side of Doub Road for improvements to Doub/Sterling Roads: James A. & Gladys E. Short - $850.00 for conveyance of a perpetual easement consisting of 2,063 sq. ft. more or less; Edward W. Lapole and Nancy L. Deatrich - $1,000 for conveyance in Fee Simple 1,616 sq. ft., more or less, and 736 sq. ft., more or less, in Revertible Easement, $1,000 to cover property damages; Harold S. and Loretta M. Purdham - $950 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 1,248 sq. ft., more or less and 100 sq. ft., more or less in revertible easement; Nathan C. and Debra E. Bridendolph - $725.00 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 937 sq. ft., more or less and Revertible Easement of 536 sq. ft., more or less, with the county reserving the right, if necessary, to cut and remove the two (2) pine trees located within the revertible easement, $1,580 to cover all property damages; John Valentine - $100.00 for the conveyance in Fee Simple of 320 sq. ft., more or less; William Lee and Joyce C. Rankin - $1,000 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 1,640 sq. ft., more or less; William A. and Betty J. Williams - $650.00 for conveyance in Fee Simple of $1,360 sq. ft., more or less; Harry W. Witmer - $965.00 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 1,000 sq. ft., more or less, and in Revertible Easement 555 sq. ft., more or less; Harold H. Earley - $900 for conveyance in Fee Simple og 3,466 sq. ft., more or less, and in Revertible Easement 805 sq. ft., more or less. Unanimously approved. MOTION made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to approve of the following option agreements on the south side of Doub Road for the Doub/Sterling Roads Project: Oliver and Rose Britner - $375.00 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 1,600 sq. ft., more or less; Harry J. and Josephine Raffensberger - $2,500 for the conveyance in Fee Simple of 4,546 sq. ft., more or less, in Revertible Easement 1.972 sq. ft., more or less, and an additional $4,500 for property damages; Gerald and Helen Doub (3 parcels) $1,800 for conveyance in Fee Simple 3,392 sq. ft., more or less and in Revertible Easement 976 sq. ft., more or less - $3,400 for conveyance in Fee Simple 6,928 sq. ft., more or less, and in Revertible Easement 720 sq. ft., more or less - $4,400 for conveyance in Fee Simple 2,809 sq. ft., more or less, in Perpetual Easement 6,336 sq. ft., more or less, in Revertible Easement 1,204 sq. ft., more or less, and in addition, the conditions as set forth in the supplemental letter dated April 21, 1986 for compensatory damages in the amount of $2,500.00; William and Carolyn Suman - $920.00 for conveyance in Fee Simple of 2,000 sq. ft., more or less; Ralph and Brenda Sterling - $800.00 for conveyance in AUGUST 12, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. in Fee Simple of 1,706 sq. ft., more or less, in Perpetual Easement 528 sq. ft., more or less, and in Revertible Easement 448 sq. ft., more or less. Unanimously approved. ESTABLISH REPRESENTATION FROM SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT ON RETIREMENT COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to establish a position for membership on the County Retirement Committee to provide for representation of the Sheriff's Department. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY TO RETIREMENT COMMITTEE Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to appoint Corporal Scott R. Matheny to serve as the Sheriff's Department representative on the Retirement Committee. Unanimously approved. RESIGNATION OF FIRE & RESCUE BOARD MEMBER Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to regretfully accept the resignation of Edwin Klitch as a member of the Fire & Rescue Communications Advisory Board. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENTS TO CHILDREN'S COUNCIL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to appoint Joy I Snyder and J. Robert Storer to serve for three (3) year terms as members of the Washington County Children's Council. Unanimously approved. APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to appoint Dr. Eldon G. Hoachlander to serve as a member of the Washington County Advisory Board of Health. Unanimously approved. CHANGE ORDER - SOUTH COUNTY PARK CONTRACT Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to approve of a Change Order to the Contract with P.& W. Excavating for the South County Park project to provide for the extension of time for completion of the project to August 29, 1986, in return for the contractor agreeing to the following at no additional cost to either the Overlay or South County Park Contracts; (a) Pave the small parking lot with a minimum of 2" blacktop in conjunction with the Overlay Contract, and (b) Change the metal partitions in the men's and women's restrooms to insure compliance with the handicapped requirements. Unanimously approved. AWARD BID - CONTRACTED SERVICES AT TRANSFER STATIONS AND RESH LANDFILL Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bid for Contracted Services at Transfer Stations and On -Site at Resh Landfill to Sanitary Disposal, Inc., who submitted the only bid of $83,600 annual fee. Unanimously approved. CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to convene in Executive Session at 11:35 a.m. in regard to potential 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 Salvatore, seconded by Downey to reconvene in Regular Session at 12:10 p.m. Unanimously approved. MINUTES OF JULY 15 & 22, 1986 Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Snook to approve of the Minutes of the County Commissioners' Meetings of July 15 and 22, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously approved. RESCIND MOTION ON T -HANGAR SITE PREP BID AWARD Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to rescind the Motion made at the Meeting of August 5, 1986 in which the T -Hangar Site Prep contract was awarded to Callas Contractors, Inc., as a result of reevaluation of the bids which revealed that county officials erred in the procedure used for determining low bid. Unanimously approved. AUGUST 12, 1986 MINUTES, CONT'D. AWARD BID - T -HANGAR SITE PREP CONTRACT Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Downey to award the contract for T -Hangar Site Prep to Building Systems, Inc., who submitted the low Lump Sum Bid of $158,600. Unanimously approved. RECESS The Meeting was recessed at 12:15 p.m. for lunch. AFTERNOON SESSION The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:00 p.m. in the Court House Conference Room with President Bowers presiding and Vice President Roulette and Commissioners Downey, Salvatore and Snook present. PUBLIC HEARING The Meeting was convened in Public Hearing at 1:00 p.m. to permit any resident of Washington County to testify concerning the Board's intention to adopt an Animal Control Ordinance. It was the concensus of those testifying that the Ordinance was basically good, if properly enforced; the need to license and/or control cats was addressed as were the issues of barking dogs and the too -general definition of Public Nuisance Animals. After hearing all testimony, it was announced that the Record would remain open for ten (10) days for additional comments to be submitted in writing. The Hearing was closed at 1:40 p.m. County Attorney Clerk