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HomeMy WebLinkAbout980226 February 26, 1998 Hagerstown, Maryland A Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the President Gregory I. Snook with the following members present: Vice President, John S. Shank and Commissioner James R. Wade CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (CIP)BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 1998-99 The Commissioners, along with Rodney Shoop, County Administrator; Debra Bastian, Director of Finance; and Kim Edlund, Assistant Director of Finance, held a budget workshop session to review the CIP budget for fiscal year 1999 budget requests and make reductions to balance the budget. UPDATE - ELK RIDGE WATER SUPPLY Greg Murray, Director of the Water & Sewer Department, presented an update on the Elk Ridge water system. BUDGET TRANSFER - WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Wade, to approve the transfer, as requested by the Water & Sewer Department, of $10,000 from Grit & Solid Removal (40-5-1304-682-004), $165,000 from Pretreatment Train (40-5- 1304-580-005), and $175,000 from Bond Fund - 1998 (40-4-0000-290-098) to the Grit and Debris Removal System (40-5-1303-682-038) to eliminate borrowing and consolidate accounts by utilizing existing revenue sources. Unanimously approved. BID AWARD - ONE-TON WELDER SERVICE TRUCK Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Wade to award the bid for the one-ton welder service truck to Crest Truck Equipment Company, which submitted the sole bid for this equipment, for the grand total of $42,980 to include selected alternates. Unanimously approved. ROADS DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT IN FY 1998 Motion made by Commissioner Wade, seconded by Shank, to approve the request to purchase the equipment as specified for the Roads Department prior to June 30, 1998, in the amount of $389,016.70 from Highway User Revenue. Unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Shank, seconded by Wade, to adjourn at 11:00 a.m. Unanimously approved. County Administrator County Attorney , Clerk