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Open Session Minutes
March 28, 2023
MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A moment of silence was observed, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full
assemblage.
CALL TO ORDER
President John F. Barr called the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington
County, Maryland, to order at 9:31 a.m. with the following members present: Vice-President Jeffrey
A. Cline, Commissioner Derek Harvey, Commissioner Wayne K. Keefer, and Commissioner Randall
E. Wagner.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Harvey, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to approve the minutes of March 21,
2023. The motion passed unanimously.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Commissioner Wagner attended the Premier Spine and Sports Medicine grand re-opening at their new
location on Pennsylvania Avenue. Commissioner Wagner congrah1lated the recruits and candidates
who graduated from Fire Recruitment Class No. 4, as well as three Communication Specialists for the
Dispatch Center who also graduated. Commissioner Wagner noted that the Board of County
Commissioner meetings will be re-broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. on Antietam Cable.
Commissioner Wagner noted that Wednesday, March 29th is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and
to honor the occasion a ceremony will be held at noon at 181 North Walnut Street at the Vietnam War
Monument.
Commissioner Keefer requested that staff research and clarify what level of involvement the Board is
to have with the thirty-five various Boards and Commissions throughout the County, more specifically
as it relates to voting capacity.
Commissioner Cline attended the graduation ceremony held at the Public Safety Training Center and
gave a shoutout to Jason Neil, top firefighter at Smithsburg, who graduated with the recent class.
Commissioner Cline attended the grand re-opening of Premier Spine and Sports Medicine and
recognized their fine service. Commissioner Cline encouraged all to attend the Vietnam War Veterans
ceremony on March 29th .
Commissioner Harvey commented on the budget process and noted a rise in advocacy, whether through
emails, social media posts, or Letters to the Editor, regarding proposed changes throughout the County
as it relates to the budget. Commissioner Harvey shared his thoughts on the upcoming comprehensive
budget review.
Commissioner Barr visited Eastern Elementary School with Governor Wes Moore and interacted with
the Fourth-Grade class, which resulted in the class being invited to visit Annapolis to tour the State
House as well as the Governor's Mansion. Commissioner Barr attended the Maryland Symphony
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Orchestra Gala, held at the Maryland Theatre Saturday evening. Commissioner Barr shared various
upcoming events with the Board.
STAFF COMMENTS
Kendall A. Desaulniers, Deputy County Attorney/Interim Human Resources Director, presented a
request for support and approval of a staff recommendation to hire Paul Luong for the Network
Engineer position in the Information Systems Department.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to approve the hiring
recommendation as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Mark Bradshaw, Director, Environmental Management, presented a request for approval of a proposed
re-classification and reorganization of duties for employees at Stormwater and Watershed Services.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Harvey, moved to approve the proposed re-
classification and reorganization of duties as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Michelle Priebe, Executive Assistant to the County Administrator/Interim County Clerk, appeared on
behalf of the Hagerstown Airport Advisory Commission to request a consensus to approve the
appointment of Austin Colby for a first, three-year term to serve from February 1, 2023, through
January 31, 2026. It is not a paid Board.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Keefer, moved to approve the appointment as
presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Michelle Priebe also appeared on behalf of Black Rock Golf Course to request a consensus to approve
the appointment of Gerald Robert Turano for a first, three-year term to serve from February 1, 2023,
through January 31, 2026; to reappoint Scott Landis for a second, three-year term to serve from
February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2026; and to appoint James Connolly for a first, three-year term
to serve from February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2026.
Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, moved to approve the appointments as
presented. The motion passed unanimously.
County Administrator John Martirano presented a request for a letter of support from Anthony
Williams, CEO, Beacon House, who is seeking Federal funding to finalize the purchase and renovations
of 530 Locust Street, Hagerstown, Maryland.
Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Harvey, moved to provide the letter of support as
presented. The motion passed unanimously.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Paul Ward, of Cedar Lawn, Hagerstown, Maryland, thanked the Commissioners and the residents of
Washington County for participation in the recent 11th annual Maryland International Film Festival.
He noted the festival's success in bringing visitors into the area.
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FY2024 RENTAL FEE SCHEDULES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER-PROPOSED
Michelle Gordon, Chief Financial Officer, and Kim Edlund, Director, Budget and Finance, presented
the FY2024 Proposed General Fund budget which includes recommended rental fee increases for
various buildings and facilities at various Parks and Recreation locations and at the Washington County
Agricultural Education Center.
FY2024 AIRPORT BUDGET
Neil Doran, Airport Director, and Andrew Eshleman, Director, Public Works, presented the FY2024
Airport budget.
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT FOR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
SENIOR CENTER
Andrew Eshleman and Todd Moser, Real Property Administrator, Engineering Department, presented
a request to approve the Maintenance and Operations Agreement for the Washington County Senior
Center. The proposed Maintenance and Operations Agreement is for a five-year term with a renewal
option.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to approve the Maintenance and
Operations Agreement for the Washington County Senior Center as presented. The motion passed
unanimously.
SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT MARYLAND GRANT -
APPROVAL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION AND ACCEPT AWARDED FUNDING
Cody Miller, Quartermaster/Grants Manager, Washington County Sheriffs Office, and Rachel
Souders, Senior Grant Manager, Office of Grant Management, presented a request to approve the
submission of the grant application for the FY2024 Sex Offender Compliance and Enforcement
Maryland Grant to the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services in the
amount of $29,366 and accept funding as awarded.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to approve the submission of the
grant application as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
POLICE ACCOUNT ABILITY, COMMUNITY, AND TRANSPARENCY GRANT PROGRAM
-APPROVAL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION AND ACCEPT AWARDED FUNDING
Cody Miller and Rachel Souders presented a request to approve the submission of the grant application
for the FY2024 Police Accountability, Community, and Transparency Grant Program to the Governor's
Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services in the amount of $28,600 and accept funding
as awarded.
Commissioner Harvey, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, moved to approve the submission of the
grant application as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
DAY REPORTING CENTER GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OPIOID OPERATIONAL
COMMAND CENTER-APPROVAL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION AND ACCEPT FUNDING
AS AWARDED
Rachel Souders and Meaghan Willis, Program Director, Day Reporting Center, presented a request to
approve submission of the grant application in the amount of $99,677, and to accept funding as awarded
for the Washington County Sheriffs Office Day Reporting Center.
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Commissioner Keefer, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, moved to approve the submission of the
grant application as presented. The motion passed unanimously
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT {ARPA) BUSINESS AND ENTERPRENEURIAL
FUNDING
Linda Spence, Business Specialist, Department of Business Development, and Allison Hartshorn,
ARP A Grant Manager, Office of Grant Management, presented a request for a motion to approve
entering into a subrecipient agreement with Hagerstown Community College to subgrant a portion of
the County's ARPA funds in the amount of $175,000 to the college to implement workforce and
entrepreneurial support activities.
Commissioner Harvey, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, moved to approve entering into a
subrecipient agreement with Hagerstown Community College as presented. The motion passed
unanimously.
BID AWARD {PUR-1596) LABORATORY SERVICES FOR WATER/WASTEWATER
TESTING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY
Brandi Naugle, CPPB, Buyer, Purchasing Department, and Davina Yutzy, Deputy Director of Water
Quality Operations, presented a request to award the bid for the Laboratory Services for
Water/Wastewater Testing for the Department of Water Quality to the responsible, responsive bidder
ALS Group USA, dba ALS Environmental, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, who submitted the lowest
(annual) total sum bid in the amount of $82,142.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Keefer, moved to award the bid for the Laboratory
Services as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASE {INTG-23-0116)-PLAYGROUND
EQUIPMENT
Brandi Naugle and Andrew Eshleman presented a request to authorize by Resolution for the Parks and
Recreation Department to purchase, and have installed, playground equipment at Washington County
Regional Park from Kompan, Inc. of Austin, Texas, for the total sum amount of $147,551, based on
the Omnia Partners contract #2017001135 awarded by the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to authorize by Resolution the
purchase and installation of playground equipment as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
(Resolution No. RS-2023-12 is recorded among the Acts, Ordinances, and Resolutions of Washington
County and the original is in the County Commissioner's Office.)
REIMBURSING MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARYLAND
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION {MDOT /MT A) FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO {2) TRANSIT
BUSES {INTG-23-0117)
Rick F. Curry, CPPO, Director of Purchasing, and Kevin Cerrone, Deputy Director, Transit, presented
a request to authorize reimbursing Maryland Department of Transportation/Maryland Transit
Administration (MDOT/MTA) $118,565 for the County's match portion for two (2) 2022 Eldorado
National EZ Rider II buses that MDOT /MT A procured on behalf of the Washington County Transit
Department.
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Commissioner Cline, seconded by Commissioner Harvey, moved to authorize the reimbursement as
presented. The motion passed unanimously.
**Depart/or Washington County Museum ofFine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland
21740, at 11:05 a.m.
WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS -UPDATE ANNUAL SUPPORT
REQUEST
Sarah J. Hall, Director; Dr. George Manger, President; Ted Reeder, Treasurer; Daniel Fulco, PhD
Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator; and Kellie Mele, Director of Education, Washington County
Museum of Fine Arts, presented an update to the annual support request.
**Return to 100 West Washington Street, Suite 1113, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21 740, at 1:35 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Keefer, moved to convene in closed at 1 :35 p.m.
to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation,
removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom this
public body has jurisdiction; or any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals;
to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice on a legal matter; and to discuss public security, if the
public body determines that public discussion would constitute a risk to the public or to public security,
including: (i) the development of fire and police services and staff; and (ii) the development and
implementation of emergency plans, in accordance with Section 3-305(b) (1 ), (7), and (10) of the
General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Mary land. The motion passed unanimously.
In closed session, the Commissioners discussed a personnel issue, employee benefits, a litigation
matter, a contractual issue, and emergency services deployment.
Present during closed session were Commissioners John F. Barr, Jeffrey A. Cline, Derek Harvey,
Wayne K. Keefer, and Randall E Wagner. Also present at various times, were: John M. Martirano,
County Administrator; Kirk C. Downey, County Attorney; Michelle Priebe, Executive Administrative
Assistant; Kendall Desaulniers, Deputy County Attorney/Interim Human Resources Director; Zachary
Kieffer, Assistant County Attorney; Barry Downey and Tyler Downey, Smith & Downey, P.A.;
Michelle Gordon, Chief Financial Officer, Budget and Finance; R. David Hays, Director, Dave
Chishom, Assistant Director, Oley Griffith, Volunteer Coordinator, Dale Fishack, President,
WCVRFA.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Cline, moved to adjourn at 4:21 p.m. The motion
passed unanimously.
Assistant