HomeMy WebLinkAbout200818aJeffrey A. Cline, President
Terry L. Baker, Vice President
Krista L. Hart, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
August 18, 2020
OPEN SESSION AGENDA
The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County will be held at 100 West Washington Street, Suite 1113,
Hagerstown. Due to Governor Hogan’s Executive Order and gathering restrictions, Board members will be practicing social
distancing. County buildings remain closed to public access except by appointment. Therefore, there will be no public attendance in
the meeting chambers. The meeting will be live streamed on the County’s YouTube and Facebook sites.
10:00 AM MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President Jeffrey A. Cline
10:05 AM APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 28, 2020
10:10 AM COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
10:15 AM STAFF COMMENTS
10:20 AM SALARY STUDY COMMISSION – Kendall Desaulniers, Deputy County Attorney
10:25 AM MC322, LLC CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
EASEMENT PROPOSAL – Chris Boggs, Land Preservation Planner, Planning & Zoning
10:30 AM PARKING RESOLUTION DECISION – Sheriff Douglas Mullendore
10:35 AM BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ANNUAL GOALS – Kirk Downey, Interim
County Administrator
10:40 AM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FUNDING SERVICE PRIORITY AREAS AND
ELGIBLE EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 – Susan Buchanan, Director, Office of
Grant Management
10:45 AM CLOSED SESSION - 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
10:55 AM ADJOURNMENT
Wayne K. Keefer
Cort F. Meinelschmidt
Randall E. Wagner
SUBJECT:
PRESENTATION DATE:
PRESENTATION BY:
Open Session Item
August 18, 2020
Kendall A. Desaulniers, Deputy County Attorney
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to appoint the individuals to the Salary Study
Commission as presented.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: State statutes, specifically Md. Code Ann., Local Gov’t §§ 28-201
through 28-209, require the constitution and appointment of the Salary Study Commission every
four years. The last statutory salary study was conducted in 2016. The statutorily designated
groups have submitted individuals for the Commissioners’ appointment. In addition to the
designated members, the Commissioners will need to determine an at-large appointment of a
Washington County resident who meets the statutory qualifications.
The statutorily designated groups and their respective submitted individuals are as follows:
1.Democratic Central Committee of Washington County – Peter E. Perini, Sr.;
2.Republican Central Committee of Washington County – Ray Foltz;
3.Washington County Chamber of Commerce – Paul Frey;
4.Washington County Farm Bureau – J. D. Repp;
5.League of Women Voters of Washington County – Richard Willson;
6.Cumberland Valley Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. – no viable candidates (all
employees reside in Pennsylvania);
7.Joint Veterans Council of Washington County – no viable candidates (all members are
elderly or reside out of state);
8.At-large appointed Washington County resident – to be determined by the Commissioners.
DISCUSSION:N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONCURRENCES: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Md. Code Ann., Local Gov’t §§ 28-201 through 28-209
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Salary Study Commission
MD Code Annotated, Local Government §§28-201 to 28-209
§28-201 ”Commission” defined
In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Washington County Salary Study Commission.
§28-202 Established
There is a Washington County Salary Study Commission.
§28-203 Membership
Composition.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the Commission consists of the
following members:
1. One member from the Democratic Central Committee of Washington County;
2. One member from the Republican Central Committee of Washington County;
3. One member from the Washington County Chamber of Commerce;
4. One member from the Washington County Farm Bureau;
5. One member from the League of Women Voters of Washington County;
6. One member from the Western Maryland Central Labor Council;
7. One member from the Cumberland Valley Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc.;
8. One member from the Joint Veterans Council of Washington County; and
9. One at-large member who is a resident selected by the County Commissioners of
Washington County.
Qualifications.
(b) Each member shall be a registered voter of Washington County who in the previous 4
years has voted in at least two elections, at least one of which was in the gubernatorial
election year.
Recommendations for appointment.
(c) On or before March 31, 2016, and on or before March 31 each fourth year thereafter, the
County Commissioners of Washington County shall request that each organization
listed in subsection (a) of this section recommend an appointee to the county
commissioners on or before the following May 15.
Appointment.
(d) (1) The County Commissioners of Washington County shall appoint the individual
recommended by each organization listed in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) If an organization fails to make a recommendation to the county commissioners on or
before June 1, the members who have been appointed to the Commission shall meet,
solicit prospective members from the public, and select by majority vote a qualified
substitute public member to the Commission to serve through the following December
1.
(3) A member of the Commission may not be an elected official or an employee of an
official whose salary the Commission studies.
§28-204 Chair
From among its members, the Commission shall elect a chair.
§28-205 Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff
Quorum.
(a) Five members of the Commission are a quorum.
Meetings.
(b) The Commission shall meet on or before the June 30 immediately following
appointment.
Compensation.
(c) A member of the Commission may not receive compensation as a member of the
Commission.
Staff.
(d) The County Commissioners of Washington County shall provide professional staff to
the Commission as necessary for the Commission to issue its report.
§28-206 Public Hearing
In general.
(a) The Commission shall hold at least one public hearing ever 4 years.
Notice.
(b) The Commission shall publish notice of each hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county.
Money for notice.
(c) The County Commissioners of Washington County shall provide money necessary for
the Commission to advertise its hearings so that the public receives sufficient notice and
an opportunity to attend and present testimony at the hearings.
§28-207 Duties of Commission
Salary Study.
(a) The Commission shall study the salaries of:
1. The County Commissioners of Washington County;
2. The Washington County Board of Education;
3. The Washington County Board of Liquor License Commissioners;
4. The judges of the Orphans’ Court for Washington County;
5. The Sheriff of Washington County; and
6. The Treasurer of Washington County.
Report to county commissioners.
(b) On or before the December 1 following appointment, the Commission shall issue a
report that contains recommendations to the County Commissioners of Washington
County for review and consideration.
§28-208 Required considerations by Commission
In formulating its report and recommendations, the Commission shall consider for each office:
(1) The scope of responsibilities of the office;
(2) The education, skills, abilities, licensure, and certification required to perform the duties
of the office;
(3) The salaries of similar offices in other jurisdictions;
(4) The time required to perform the duties of the office;
(5) The salaries of subordinate employees under the direct supervision of the office;
(6) The volume of workload of the office; and
(7) Any other relevant information.
§28-209 Establishment of salaries by county commissioners
In general.
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and Article III, §35 of the Maryland Constitution,
within 60 days after receiving the recommendations of the Commission under §28-
207(b) of this subtitle, the County Commissioners of Washington County, by local law,
shall set the salary for each office included in the recommendations.
Permissible actions.
(b) The County Commissioners of Washington County may accept, reduce, or reject, but
may not increase, the recommendations of the Commission.
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: MC 3220, LLC Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Easement proposal
PRESENTATION DATE: August 18, 2020
PRESENTATION BY: Chris Boggs, Land Preservation Planner, Dept. of Planning & Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the MC 3220, LLC CREP easement project, paid for
100% by the State, in the amount of $272,144.53 for 81.56 easement acres, to adopt an ordinance
approving the purchase of the easement, and to authorize the execution of the necessary documentation to
finalize the easement purchase.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The MC 3220, LLC property is located at 14205 Hollow Road, Hancock, and
will protect 26.32 acres of woodland and 49.45 acres of hayland. Additionally, there is a 4.15-acre
building envelop around the existing dwelling and machine shed. This easement will serve to buffer
roughly 6,000 feet of waterways on the property. The farm is located nearby historic Slabtown.
Washington County has been funded to purchase CREP easements on over 1,100 acres of land since
2010. The MC 3220, LLC easement will serve to both protect Maryland waterways, as well as preserve
the agricultural, historic, cultural and natural characteristics of the land.
DISCUSSION: For FY 2021, the State of Maryland is awarding CREP grants to eligible properties on
a project by project basis. Following County approval, the application will be submitted for State funding
approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: CREP funds are 100% State dollars. In addition to the easement funds, the County
receives up to 3% of the easement value for administrative costs, a mandatory 1.5% for compliance costs
and funds to cover all legal costs and surveys.
CONCURRENCES: DNR staff approves and supports our program. A final money allocation will be
approved by the State Board of Public Works.
ALTERNATIVES: If Washington County rejects these State funds for CREP, the funds will be
allocated to other counties in Maryland.
ATTACHMENTS: Aerial Map, Location Map, Detail Map, Ordinance
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: Aerial Map
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Parking Resolution Decision
PRESENTATION DATE: August 18, 2020
PRESENTATION BY: Sheriff Doug Mullendore
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to enact revised Parking Resolution as attached in
order to increase parking fines and to update reporting and flagging procedures.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: This is a follow-up after public hearing to act upon the recommended
revisions to the Parking Resolution. The public hearing was conducted on July 28, 2020, and the
record held open afterward for public comment. None was received.
DISCUSSION: The existing Parking Resolution was last modified in 1992 and has become
outdated. The County has not raised its rate on parking citations for approximately 28 years.
Illegal parking is rampant along Sandy Hook Road, because the $24.00 parking citation is less
expensive than the legal parking fees in the Harpers Ferry National Park. The recommended
Resolution would set the fine at $50.00 to be more in line with today’s rates and hopefully deter
illegal and unsafe parking. The recommended Resolution is also reworded to accurately describe
the procedure for flagging MVA registrations on vehicles with unpaid citations.
FISCAL IMPACT: Minimal. Amount of individual fine would increase, but number
of violators may be reduced, yielding an indeterminate net change.
CONCURRENCES: County Attorney’s office.
ALTERNATIVES: Leave Parking Resolution unchanged.
ATTACHMENTS: Draft revised Resolution.
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: None
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Agenda Report Form
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RESOLUTION RS-2020-_____
WHEREAS, Annotated Code of Maryland, Local Government Article, § 12-504 provides
that the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, may by Resolution
regulate the parking of vehicles on the public highways provided appropriate notice thereof is
given to the public, and further providing that any person violating any regulation adopted
pursuant to the authority conferred in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for any such
violation; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners believe that in order to promote traffic
safety and to prevent accidents caused by the indiscriminate stopping or parking of vehicles on
or along the highways of Washington County, that it is necessary to pass a Resolution regulating
parking on the public highways; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution dated August 21, 1984, the Board of County Commissioners
adopted a Resolution regarding parking or stopping on the public highways, said Resolution
having been filed September 26, 1984 among the Acts, Ordinances, and Resolutions of
Washington County in Liber 3, folio 991, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Washington County, Maryland; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners passed a further Resolution regulating
parking in handicapped spaces, said Resolution having been passed February 6, 1990 and
recorded on February 7, 1990, in Acts, Ordinances, and Resolutions for Washington County in
Liber 4, folio 263, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County, Maryland;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners passed a further Resolution to
incorporate the previous two Resolutions and to provide further for the impounding of vehicles
registered in Maryland and other states for failure to satisfy outstanding County parking
violations, the purpose of which was to ensure payment of fines for parking violations occurring
in Washington County, Maryland, said Resolution having been passed December 15, 1992, and
recorded in Liber 6, folio 98, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County,
Maryland;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to enact this Resolution
incorporating the previous three Resolutions and providing further for the increase in fines
imposed for all parking violations occurring in Washington County, Maryland; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners believes that in order to promote traffic
safety and to prevent accidents caused by the indiscriminate parking of vehicles on or along the
public highways of Washington County, and to assist the handicapped in parking, and
furthermore to ensure payment of fines for a violation of this Resolution, it is necessary to pass
and approve this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Washington County, Maryland, pursuant to the power and authority granted to the Board of
County Commissioners of Washington County, by Annotated Code of Maryland, Local
Government Article, § 12-504, that the parking of vehicles on the public highways will be
restricted, limited, or prohibited on or along any road or highway or portion thereof in said
County as provided hereinafter:
I. PARKING PROHIBITED.
A. The roads or sections thereof where parking or stopping is to be restricted, limited,
or prohibited, shall be designated by appropriate signs.
B. A person may not park a motor vehicle in a space designated for the handicapped
unless the vehicle bears a special registration, plate, or permit issued by the State of Maryland.
C. A person may not park a motor vehicle along any road in said county in which
parking or stopping is restricted, limited, or prohibited as designated by the appropriate sign.
II. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Any person, corporation, or firm violating this
Resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, relating to
the parking or stopping of vehicles along roads in Washington County shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine as provided below:
A. SCHEDULE OF FINES
Violation Payment On or Payment After 10 Payment after 30 Additional Flagged
Before payment days following days following fine for
date payment date payment date impoundment
Handicapped $100.00 $125.00 $150.00 $75.00 $50.00
parking
All other $50.00 $65.00 $75.00 $75.00 $50.00
parking
violations
B. Each day of violation of any provisions of this Resolution shall be considered a
separate offense.
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C. The penalties provided for in this provision shall be in addition to and not in
derogation of any other penalties provided for, and all towing and/or storage charges as provided
for in the Annotated Code of Maryland.
D. The roads or sections thereof where parking or stopping or handicapped parking
is to be restricted, limited, or prohibited, shall be designated by appropriate signs. Any person
who removes or defaces such signs shall be subject to criminal prosecution pursuant to Maryland
law.
III. IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLE.
A. When any vehicle is found parking or moved at any time on any roadway of
Washington County against which there are three (3) or more unsatisfied or unpaid County
parking citations when at least thirty (3) days have elapsed since the issuance of the third
unsatisfied County parking citation, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department or any person,
official or enforcement officer assigned to enforce this Resolution is hereby authorized and
empowered to remove or cause to be removed said vehicle, either by towing, conveying or in any
manner, and impound the same in a place designated by the Sheriff or as may be set forth in other
provisions of this resolution.
B. Whenever a vehicle has been impounded pursuant to the provisions of this
section, notice of the removal and storage of said vehicle shall be mailed within twenty-four (24)
hours, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays excepted, by registered or certified mail to the last
registered owner of the vehicle. The notice shall contain at least the following information:
1. The complete description of the vehicle, including the year, make,
model and vehicle identification number.
2. A statement advising the vehicle has been impounded pursuant to
the provisions of this section and the exact location where the vehicle
is held.
3. The date the owner has the right to reclaim the vehicle. This date shall
be thirty (30) days within receipt of the notice, upon payment of all
fines, penalties, and towing, preservation and/or storage charges
resulting from impounding the vehicle.
4. Notice that the failure of the owner to exercise his right in the time
provided shall be considered a waiver of all rights, title and interest in
the vehicle and be considered a consent to the sale of the vehicle at
public auction.
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C. The registered owner of a vehicle having against it three (3) or more violations as
set forth herein shall be presumed to be the driver of the vehicle at the time the County Parking
Citation was issued and shall be responsible of the offense(s) and the cost of the impoundment.
D. The owner shall have a right to contest the impoundment of the vehicle by
requesting a hearing. The request for a hearing shall be granted within forty-eight (48) hours,
excluding Sundays and holidays, from the time the owner files the application for hearing before
the hearing officer.
E. The hearing shall be held before a hearing officer consisting of the following: any
shift supervisor, corporal or above of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.
F. The findings of the hearing officer shall be in writing. A copy of the same shall be
furnished to the owner.
G. If it is determined by the hearing officer that the vehicle should not have been
impounded, the owner shall not be required to pay the towing, storage and preservation charges
provided for under this section to secure the release of said vehicle. If the charges were paid prior
to the hearing, a refund shall be made to the owner who by providing proof they have paid said
charges, in order to have the vehicle released.
H. The decision of the hearing officer shall not have any effect on or be considered a
determination of the outstanding unsatisfied County Parking Citations against the impounded
vehicle.
I. The owner is and shall be entitled to a hearing in the District Court on said parking
charges.
J. A vehicle impounded pursuant to this Resolution will be released to its lawful
owner (or person entitled to possession) upon a showing of adequate evidence of a right to its
possession and upon payment of all accrued fines and cost for each outstanding unsatisfied
County Parking Citation against said vehicle or the depositing of the same pending the outcome
of said hearing and trial in the District Court of Maryland on the outstanding citation(s). In
addition thereto, the charges for impounding, as set forth herein, shall be paid or deposited prior
to said hearing.
K. If, following a trial in the District Court of Maryland or other tribunal, a not-guilty
verdict is entered upon any of the violations charged against the stored vehicle, notwithstanding
the ruling of the hearing officer with respect to the impounding of the vehicle, all charges
advanced as having accrued upon the vehicle by virtue of its impounding, including the collateral
advanced for the violation(s) upon which a not-guilty verdict was entered, shall be returned to
the person who advanced such sums upon presentation of the official receipt issued at the time
said vehicle was released.
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L. It is provided that if, as a result of the Court’s decision, the number of violations
charged against the vehicle previously impounded is reduced to two (2) or fewer, and provided
that no refund has previously been made, all fees and charges attributable to or resulting from
the charge for which the Court has entered a not-guilty verdict shall be returned to the person
who advanced such fees upon preservation of the official receipt issued at the time said vehicle
was released.
M. Whenever any vehicle impounded pursuant to the provisions of this Resolution
shall remain unclaimed by the owner or other person legally entitled to possession thereof for a
period of thirty (30) days from the date that a notice to the owner was received as set forth herein,
the Washington County Sheriff’s Department shall sell such vehicle at a public auction in
accordance with the provisions of Title 23 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated code of
Maryland.
N. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied in the following order:
1. Satisfaction of any liens or record.
2. Payment of any expenses of giving notice and advertising and
holding the same, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
3. All storage, towing and preservation charges.
4. All fines and administrative charges outstanding against the
owner of the vehicle impounded under this Resolution.
5. The balance to the registered owner of the vehicle and lienholder
of record, if applicable.
V. FLAGGING SYSTEM.
A. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will “flag” Maryland vehicle registrations
for non-payment of parking or impoundment fines through the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Motor vehicle owners will be denied a registration renewal until the parking or other fines
enumerated in this Resolution are paid.
B. The Records Coordinator of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department will
maintain a list of Flagging Requests, indicating the registration number, month/year of
expiration, of those vehicles for which the owner has failed to pay a parking citation within 35
days from issuance, and shall, by electronic means report such vehicles to the Motor Vehicle
Administration (MVA) for Parking/Toll/Traffic Control Violation Flags. Once notified of the
request for flagging, the MVA will notify the owner by mail of the “flag” and the procedure to be
followed before a removal is issued. The owner will be required to appear at the Sheriff’s
Department to pay the fine. The Records Coordinator will issue a receipt to be used at the MVA
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as proof of payment in acquiring the registration renewal. After the payment is received, the
Records Coordinator will request the flagged registration be purged by MVA.
C. A separate fine for flagging will be imposed above and beyond the fine for the
parking violation in the event flagging is necessary to obtain payment of the parking fine.
V. LEGAL STATUS.
A. Validity. Should any paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution be
declared, by a court of competent jurisdiction, to be invalid, such action shall not affect the
validity of the Resolution as a whole or any part hereof other than the part so declared to be
invalid, each paragraph, clause, and provision hereof being declared severable.
B. The previous Resolutions relating to parking on public roads passed August 21,
1984, February 6, 1990, and December 15, 1992, are hereby repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of this Resolution shall be the date of
adoption by the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland.
ADOPTED this ______ day of _____________________, 2020.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
____________________________ ________________________________________
Krista L. Hart, Clerk Jeffrey A. Cline, President
Approved as to form and legal Mail to:
sufficiency for execution by the County: Office of the County Attorney
100 W. Washington Street, Suite 1101
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
_________________________________
B. Andrew Bright
Assistant County Attorney
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Board of County Commissioner Annual Goals
PRESENTATION DATE: August 18, 2020
PRESENTATION BY: Kirk C. Downey, Interim County Administrator
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to adopt the goals for the Board of County
Commissioners for FY21 as discussed.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Board will discuss and adopt goals for FY21.
DISCUSSION: Each year, the Board of County Commissioners (and its departments) adopts
goals for the fiscal year. These goals are used for planning purposes and for inclusion in the
County’s budget documents. Potential goals are presented for the Board’s consideration.
Potential Goals:
Select and employ a County Administrator.
Complete the review of the fiscal practices of the WCVFRA and County EMS
companies.
Authorize and fund the review of the fiscal practices of County fire companies.
Effectively manage the response of County government to the novel coronavirus
pandemic and support business and community recovery efforts.
Support ongoing economic development initiatives and identify new opportunities
for tax base growth.
Continue to provide high-quality local government services to constituents and
businesses in an efficient, pleasant, and professional manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONCURRENCES: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: N/A
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
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SUBJECT: Community Organization Funding - Service Priority Areas and Eligible Expenses
for Fiscal Year 2022
PRESENTATION DATE: August 18, 2020
PRESENTATION BY: Susan Buchanan, Director, Office of Grant Management
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S): Move to approve the Community Organization Funding
Service Priority Areas and their respective available funding amounts as presented (or amended).
Move to approve the addition of capital expenses as eligible costs for Community Organization
Funding grants.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Community Organization Funding Committee is preparing for the
fiscal year 2022 application and review process. As agreed upon, the Board of County
Commissioners shall annually determine and approve the service priority areas eligible to receive
funding consideration. The Board shall also set or approve the total available funding that should
be dedicated to each established service priority area. In addition, discussion regarding allowing
the eligibility of capital expenses will be revisited.
DISCUSSION: Historically the Board has funded six (6) service priority areas which are: Arts
& Culture, Domestic Violence, Families and Children, Recreation, Seniors and Other. These
service priority areas have encompassed and included all applications received and have not
excluded an organization from making application for funding.
For the purposes of the Committees fiscal year 2022 considerations, Washington County’s Chief
Financial Officer has indicated $774,000 is available for distribution. This amount is unchanged
from FY21. This total is subject to adjustment as the fiscal year 2022 budget is discussed.
It is the recommendation of the County’s CFO and Director of the Office of Grant Management
that the amount of funding made available for each respective service priority be set as indicated
below. These funding amounts are the same as in FY21.
Service Priority Area Funding Available Percent of Available Funds
Arts & Culture $107,810 14.0%
Domestic Violence $306,900 39.6%
Families & Children $255,380 33.0%
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Recreation $27,000 3.5%
Seniors $67,110 8.7%
Other $9,800 1.2%
Total $774,000 100%
As previously agreed upon by the Board, the Committee does have the latitude to move ten (20)
percent of the approved amounts from one service priority to another, but every year the amount
of funding available for a specific service priority area will return to the approved base figure as
set by the Board.
On October 22, 2019 the Board considered the inclusion of capital expenses as eligible costs
funded through Community Organization Funding. After discussion, the Board voted against the
inclusion of capital expenses, but requested the subject be revisited in August when setting the
funding and service priority areas. Capital assets include land, improvements to land, easements,
buildings, building improvements, vehicles, machinery, equipment, and all other tangible and
intangible assets that are used in operations and have initial useful lives extending beyond a two-
year reporting period. Currently these types of requests are not eligible for funding from the
Community Organization Funding grants.
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact of Community Organization Funding is dependent upon
funding decisions made by the Board during the annual budgetary process.
CONCURRENCES: Chief Financial Officer, Washington County, Maryland
ALTERNATIVES: The Board may amend service priorities and funding amounts and eligible
expenses as deemed appropriate.
ATTACHMENTS: N/A
AUDIO/VISUAL TO BE USED: N/A