HomeMy WebLinkAbout931115Nov emb er 15 , 1 993
Hagerstown , Mary l and 21740
JOINT PUBL I C BEARING -REZONING CASES RZ-93-6-1, RZ-93 -6 -2 AND RZ-93-6-3
A Joint Public He ar i ng of the Board of Cou nty Commi ss ioner s of Washi ngton County
and the Wa s hington Cou n ty Pla nn ing Comm issio n was co nvened in Court Room No , 1
a t 7:00 p .m. to h ear testi mo ny regardi ng proposed I nt erc hang e Study -Group 1,
rezo nin g cases RZ-93-6-1 , RZ -93 -6-2, and RZ-93-6-3 . Presi ding at the h ear ing
were Cou n ty Co mmi ssio n ers ' President Richa r d E. Roul et t e and Planning Co mmi ss ion
Chai r man, Ber t ra nd Isemin ger . Als o present at the h eari ng were Cou n ty
Co mm issioners Ro na ld L. Bo wers , Vic e President , Linda C. Ir v i n-C raig , J o hn S .
Sh a nk a nd Gregor y 1. Snook , alo ng with Pla nning Co mm ission members Robert Er ns t,
Caro l Jo hn so n, Bernard Moser , Donald Spickl er , and Andrew Bo we n . Staff Reports
were presented by Edward Schreiber , Associate Plan n er , a nd after all
pre se n tatio n s and t esti mo ny for t he case s we re h e ard , it wa s ann o unc ed that the
record will re main ope n f or te n (10) day s to allo w additi o nal t esti mony to be
sub mit te d i n writi ng. The h eari ng was adjourned at 7:50 p.m .
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November 16, 1 993
Hagersto wn, Maryla nd 21740
Th e Regular Meeti ng of the Board of Co unty Commi ssio n e rs of Was h i ngton Co unty wa s
called to order at 9:00 a .m. by the Preside n t , Richa rd E. Roulette , with the
follo wing me mb ers present : Vice Pr eside n t Ro nald L. Bow ers , a nd Commissioners
Linda c. Irvin-Craig, Gregory I . Snook , and J o hn S. Shank.
PRESENTATI ON OF IACPp•• .a. CORPORATION AWARD
Bishop Ro b inso n, Secre ta r y of the Maryland Depart ment of Public Safety and
Correctio n al Services , and Co mmi ssio ner Richa r d Lanh am , presented an award from
the Int er nati o nal Associatio n of Chiefs of Police a nd Dup o n t Corpot"ation Survival
to Stephe n Nuck e l s , a corr ect ional officer at Ro xbury Corre ctional Institution ,
a nd hi s wi fe . Secretary Ro binson e xplain ed t h at Mr . Nu ckels wa s attac k ed whil e
o n duty but wa s saved from serio us inj ur y by pr otecti v e armor.
INVOCATIOR AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Th e Invocation wa s de l ivered by Comm issioner Roulette, follo wed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage.
STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES UPDATE & PLANS -SECRETARY ROBINSON
S ecretary Robin so n a nd Co mm issio n er Lanham along with Senator Jo hn Derr and
Delegates P eter Callas a nd Anita Stup, met wi t h the Commissioners . Secretary
Robinson provided an overview of the State correctio n al faci li t i es and n e w
fac iliti es un der construction. He also distributed copies of a Briefi ng of the
Legislative Subcommittees o n Public Safety . Commissio ner Ro u lette expressed
Wa s hingt o n Cou n ty 's o n-goi ng in terest in e xpan sio n of t he p riso n wor k gro u p
program and Co mm issio n er Bowers i ndicat ed that the County Roa d s De partm e n t wo uld
provide t h e State with a dump truc k, spre ad er , a nd s n ow plow at n o charge in
exc h a nge for a seco nd wo r k cre w. Secretary Robi nso n stated that t h e y wo uld be
exp l ori ng the po ssib ility of h iring retire d o ffi cers to s up e rv ise t h e work crews
to h elp lower the costs . The Commi ssio ners also discussed constructio n of a
joint re cycling facility o n t h e priso n property . Secretary Robinso n expressed
a n interest in pursui ng this project and provided nam es of local contact people
for County perso nn e l to communicate with t o proceed with negotiations .
FISCAL YEAR 1992 -93 AUDIT REPORT
Mi chae l Man s p ea ker , represe n ti ng Smith , Elliott , Kearns & Company, and James
Young , Di rector of Finance , app eared before the Commi ssio ners t o rev i e w the
Fiscal Year 1 992 -93 Audit Report. Mr . Man spea k er stated the County appears to
be i n a good f ina ncia l s ituati o n, a nd it is sig ni fica n t that the County wa s able
to get through th e p a st fiscal year with out red ucing the Fund Balance . He
indicated t h at t h e Cou n ty fi ni s h ed the fisca l year with a $11 ,340 excess of
reve nu es over expe nd itures for the General Fund.
Commissio n er Bowers was excused fro m the Meeting at 11:0 0 a .rn .
BID OPENING -COORTY AUTO FLEET I NSURANCE
Bids for the Cou nty 's Auto Fleet In surance were publicly opened a nd read a l oud .
Fir ms partic ip ating i n the bidding a n d t h eir proposals were as follo ws: Sti n e ,
Davis & Peck -$95 ,376 pre mi um ; Gosnell Hviding Insura nce Co . -$97 ,272 premi um;