HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.18.1986November 18, 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 Reverend Larry Fisher, Christ's Reformed Church,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full Assemblage.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO COMMISSIONER BOWERS
Ron Hovis, Smithsburg area resident, presented Commissioner Bowers with a
Certificate of Appreciation for his efforts towards obtaining clean water in the
Smithsburg/Chewsville corridor. Commissioner Bowers gratefully accepted the award
on behalf of the Board.
FY 1986 AUDIT REPORT
Edmond B. Gregory III of Linton, Shafer & Company, County auditing firm, appeared
before the Commissioners to present the FY 1986 Audit Report. Highlights of the
report revealed general fund expenditures of $44.6 million, with revenues exceeding
the expenditures by $154,343, and a fund balance of $6,223,402. Mr. Gregory
stated, in summary, that the county was in sound financial condition and that the
almost perfectly balanced budget indicated a successful year of operations. He
also submitted a management letter in which a number of recommendations were made
to improve internal control.
PROCLAMATION - VETERAN'S REMEMBRANCE MONTH
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Salvatore to Proclaim the month of
November 1986 as Veterans' Remembrance Month in Washington County, and commend this
observance to all citizens. Unanimously approved.
Commissioner Bowers read the Proclamation and presented a copy to Eugene "Buddy"
Morris, who accepted it on behalf of the Elks Club and the veterans at Newton D.
Baker Hospital.
HOUSE NUMBERING SYSTEM PROPOSAL
Jack Hawbaker, Executive Director of the Planning Commission, along with Planning
Department officials, appeared before the Commissioners to present a proposed
master grid for a county -wide house numbering system. Mr. Hawbaker said that the
proposal would require the elimination of all duplicate road and street names and
the renumbering of all areas.
After a lengthy discussion of the proposal with the Planning and Fire & Rescue
Communications officials, a MOTION was made by Commissioner Salavatore and seconded
by Downey authorizing the implementation of a full-scale house numbering system, as
proposed this date, and to offer all towns in the county the opportunity to be
included in the plan. Motion failed with Commissioners Salvatore and Downey voting
"AYE" and Commissioners Roulette, Snook and Bowers voting "NO".
The Commissioners then instructed the Planning officials to investigate other
options for modifying the house -numbering proposal so that properties can be
identified without a major address change and bring it back to them for their
consideration.
BID OPENING - COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
One bid was received and publicly opened for equipment for Fire & Rescue
Communications. The firm participating in the bidding was Motorola Corporation who
submitted a base bid of $20,314.75. The bid will be reviewed by appropriate
officials prior to a decision being rendered.
BID OPENING - SALE OF SIX (6) MINI -BUSES
Bids for the sale of six (6) Flexette Mini -buses were publicly opened and read
aloud. Persons participating in the bidding and their proposals were as follows:
Thomas R. Borum, Jr. - Bus #101 - $76.02, #104 - $501.02, #107 - $51.02, #110 -
$301.02, #112 - $251.02, #113 - $76.02; David E. Lawrence, Jr. - Bus #112 -
$1100.00; Earl M. Sprecher - Bus #101 - $376.00, #104 - $468.00, #107 - $389.00,
#110 - $374.00, #112 - $376.00, #113 - $376.00. The bids will be reviewed by
appropriate officials prior to a decision being rendered.
NOVEMBER 18, 1986
MINUTES, CONT'D.
CHANGE TO 1982/83 BLOCK GRANT AMENDMENT
Neil Curran, Director of Economic & Community Development, appeared before the
Commissioners to request that the use of the nearly $70,000 left over from the 1982
CDBG project, in addition to the accumulated block grant program income, be
abandoned for use for Highfield/Cascade and Martin Crossroads sewer/water hook-ups
since the state now has a program that will cover these costs. He suggested that,
in order to spend these funds within a very short period of time, one or both of
the Halfway Manor Apartments rehab project and/or the Boonsboro Hotel project be
developed. The Commissioners agreed to this proposal and asked to be kept informed
of the progress.
RECESS
The Meeting was recessed at 12:00 noon for the annual Community Action Council
luncheon.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Afternoon Session was convened at 1:30 p.m. with President Bowers presiding and
Vice President Roulette and Commissioners Downey, Salvatore and Snook present.
REAPPOINTMENTS TO HAGERSTOWN/WASHINGTON COUNTY RECREATION COMMISSION
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to reappoint James Brown
and Irvin Easterday to serve for three (3) year terms as members of the Hagerstown/
Washington County Recreation Commission. Unanimously approved.
RE/APPOINTMENTS TO M.M.E.M.S.A.C.
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to reappoint Shirley Connor
and Blaine Snyder for terms to expire January 1990 amd appoint Hans Goerl and H.
Wayne Williams for terms to expire January 1989, as members of the Mid -Maryland
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Unanimously approved.
MINUTES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETINGS
Motion made by Commisisoner Downey, seconded by Roulette to approve of the Minutes
of the County Commissioners' Meetings on October 21 and 28, 1986, as submitted.
Unanimously approved.
CONSULTANT SELECTION - BRIDGE REPAIR PROGRAM
Motion made by Commissioner Downey, seconded by Roulette to concur with the
recommendation of the County Coordinating Committee and select the firm of Davis,
Renn & Shrader, Inc. to perform consultant services for the 1987 Bridge Repair
Program for a fee of $22,500 + $2,500 for inspection services. Unanimously
approved.
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE BUDGET
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to approve of the Narcotics
Task Force Budget for the remainder of the current fiscal year, inclusive of
salaries, in the amount of $190,000, and to appropriate the county's share of
budget in the amount of $95,000 from fund balance. Unanimously approved.
STREET ACCEPTANCE INTO COUNTY ROADS SYSTEM
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to concur with the
recommendation of the County Engineer and conditionally accept the following
streets into the County Roads System: General Lee Drive and General Gordon Circle
in Battlefield Knoll Subdivision, Section A; Kingswood Terrace and Chartridge Drive
in Potomac Manor Subdivision, Section E. Unanimously approved.
APPLICATION TO STATE FOR HOUSING PROJECT
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to authorize the Washington
County Housing Authority to make application to the State Department of Economic &
Community Development for funds for the planning and design of a senior citizens
housing complex on the former Boonsboro High School site. Unanimously approved.
CHRISTMAS COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to submit a recommendation
to the State Department of Corrections for the Christmas commutation of sentences
for those inmates at the County Detention Center as identified by Sheriff Bowman.
Unanimously approved.
NOVEMBER 18, 1986
MINUTES, CONT'D.
AWARD BIDS - SHOP EQUIPMENT FOR COUNTY COMMUTER SYSTEM
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Snook to award the bids for shop
equipment for the County Commuter System to the following businesses who submitted
the low bids: C & H Distributors, items 23, 24, 26 through 29, 31 through 40, 43,
44 and 72 - $2,854.31; Fred Hill & Son Co., item 30 - $142.00; Hagerstown Equipment
Co., Inc., items 1, 17, 13, 25 and 42 - $2,465.50; Hagerstown Automotive, Inc.,
items 45 through 53, 68 and 69 - $651.70; M/L Electric Co. items 5 through 16 and
18 through 22 - $2,563.36; Mid Atlantic A & I, Inc., items 65 and 66 - $4,077.97;
North End Auto Parts, Inc., items 62 and 63 - $123.15; Resley's Tire Co., Inc.,
item 67 - $113.22; Holiday Tool Co., items 54 through 57, 59 through 61 and 64 -
$2,479.55; Turnkey Material Handling, Inc., items 41 and 71 - $521.64. Unanimously
approved.
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to convene in Executive
Session at 2:25 p.m. in regard to personnel, property matters and litigation,
pursuant to the authority contained in Section 10.508 of the State Government
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Unanimously approved.
RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Snook to reconvene in Regular
Session at 3:15 p.m. Unanimously approved.
PROMOTION TO ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN II POSITION
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to promote Pete
Lowenheim to the position of Electronic Technician II, Grade 11, step D, to fill an
existing vacancy. Unanimously approved.
PROMOTION TO ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN II POSITION
Motion made by Commissioner Salvatore, seconded by Roulette to promote Tommy Ringer
to the position of full-time Electronic Technician I, Grade 9, Step A, to fill an
existing vacancy. Unanimously approved.
CORRECT AMENDMENT TO ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Salvatore to correct a
transposition error in Section 3, Paragraph F-1 of the Animal Control Ordinance for
Washington County by changing it to read that the Animal Matters Review Board shall
make recommendations to the County Commissioners on rules and regulations for the
operation of the animal control shelter. Unanimously approved.
APPEAL CIRCUIT COURT DECISION REGARDING REZONING CASE #318
Motion made by Commissioner Snook, seconded by Roulette to appeal the decision of
the Circuit Court regarding Rezoning Case #318, with this action not intended for
determining the merits of the zoning decision, but rather to challenge the legal
precedent which would be established in limiting the County Commissioners authority
in zoning decisions, and further, authorizing the retention of council to represent
the County in these proceedings. Unanimously approved.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Commissioner Roulette, seconded by Downey to adjourn at 3:20 p.m.
Unanimously approved.
County Attorney
Clerk