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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 197 - 12-19-1979 - COMMISSIONERr 47 I MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Minute No. 197 Office of County Commissioners Washington, Pa., December 13, 1979 The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the follow- ing members being present: Commissioners Gilmore, Paluso and Morgan. Also be present: Chief Clerk Brady; Solicitor Porter; John Drake, Senior Citizens; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Bob Sabot, WKEG; Becky Andrews of The Daily Herald; Bob Robertson of The Observer -Reporter; and Coroner Farrell Jackson. Chairman noted for the record that the three Commissioners, the Chief Clerk and County Solicitor were in attendance. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 196, each member having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 196 be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Correspondence: Chief Clerk informed the Board of the receipt of the following checks: 1. U. S. Treasury - Manpower Planning Program - $155,600.00 2. Commonwealth of PA - Day Care Contract #9630 - $26,125.21 3. Commonwealth of PA - Day Care Contract #9630 - $8,182.12 Chief Clerk presented the following bills to the Board for their consi tion and approval: 1. S. White's Sons - $1,450.00 2. McMahon, Kenneth, Baily and Associates, Inc. - $3,956.00 Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving payment of the foregoing bills. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of correspondence from Louise Abel, Executive Director of the Children and Youth Social Service Agency, dated Decem- ber 6, 1979, concerning the probationary appointment of Francine Forte as a Caseworker Trainee, effective December 17, 1979. Chief Clerk informed the Board of the resignation of Louis Furman, Director of the Real Estate Department, effective December 31, 1979. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a travel request for Mary Jo Closser of the CETA office to attend the Employability Development Plan Conference in Philadelphia on December 11, 12 and 13, 1979. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L MORGAN. DAVID L. GILMORE. EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing travel request. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a request for funds in the amount of $279,000.00 to the Washington County Redevelopment Authority, acting as the Washington County Industrial Development Agency, from the Industrial Development Revolving Fund in accordance with a resolution adopted by the County Commissionez on August 16, 1979, in connection with the North Strabane Industrial Park Project Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the release of funds as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a request from the Penn's Southwest Association for their 1979 allocation of $8,000.00. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an addendum to the agreement with Arlene Chodock Adelman, Licensed Physical Therapist at the Washington County Health Center, which increases the hourly rate from $9.00 to $11.00. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the addendum as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Roland Bourke, Jr., Executive Director of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a resolution approving the redevelopment proposal for the Canonsburg Pike Street Redevelopment Project - Area V. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, adopting the resolution as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a request from the Washington County Bicentennial Commission for their 1979 budget allocation in the amount of $1,000.00. Chief Clerk informed the Board that he had been notified by the gas com- pany of numerous leaks in the gas line at the Washington County Airport; he there fore requested authorization to repair said gas line. 1 1 LPW u ,1 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L MORGAN. DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving payment of the foregoing bills. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for food and staples for the Washington County Health Center. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, authorizing the Chief Clerk to advertise for bids as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding CETA, the Chief Clerk stated that the County has been advised that the CETA administrative staff should be placed under a merit system acceptable to the Intergovernmental Personnel Programs Division. Mr. Brady then presented the necessary papers to be submitted for execution by the Board. Mr. Brady added that the County has the choice of creating our own system. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the placement of the CETA administrative staff under a merit system as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk informed the Board of a letter from William W. Scranton,II] Chairman, Governor's Energy Council, requesting that the County reaffirm the appointment of our Energy Coordinator; supply the present status of energy programs within the County; and list private organizationowhich provide financial assistance to persons not qualifying for government programs. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the reappoint- ment of Donald L. Ligman as the County Energy Coordinator. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding the Conservation Commission, the Chief Clerk presented two Small Watershed Agreements. Administrative Assistant Joseph Giecek explained that these Agreements involve land rights on specific sites within Harmon Creek and Cross Creek, which are 25% reimbursable with a $30,000 limit for these sites. Mr. Brady added that the one Agreement for Harmon Creek involves $8,125.00 and $16,750.00 for Cross Creek. az MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L. MORGAN. DAVID L. GILMORE. EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the foregoing Small Watershed Agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Regarding Juvenile Court, the Chief Clerk presented the proposal for the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission Grant -in -Aid for 1980. Mr. Brady stated that this proposal had been reviewed by Mr. Gillespie, the Budget Director. Remarks: Mr. Paluso suggested that the proposal be reviewed further. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Morgan, that the foregoing proposal be tabled for further review. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - No; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried. Chief Clerk presented a proposal for a multi -county Emergency Medical Service Communications Improvement Project, which will affect several counties including Washington with our share being $53,852.00 on a 20% sharing basis initially. Remarks: Chairman referred the foregoing proposal to Mr. Bracken Burns for further review Chief Clerk informed the Board of the resignation of Michael S. Oreski, Esquire, as Assistant Public Defender, effective December 28, 1979. Regarding Drug and Alcohol, the Chief Clerk presented 1979/1980 Contract Amendments, which were previously funded for 70% due to the fact that the state budget had not been finalized. Mr. Brady stated that this amendment is for the additional 30%. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the foregoing) Contract Amendments. Solicitor: Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Porter stated that due to a recent amendment to the Election Codel relating to provisions in filing expense accounts which delays the necessity of complying until February, 1980, several candidates were fined before this fl LJ amendment was made. Mr. Porter stated that Mr. Jack Wagner, Director of MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, authorizing the Chief Clerk to make the necessary arrangements to repair the gas line at the County Airport. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Coroner Farrell Jackson informed the Board that he had been contacted byl South Strabane Township who is seeking financial aid from the County Commissioner and other interested parties to help defray the costs of a foam truck which they use for fire fighting. The Commissioners informed Mr. Jackson that they are also aware of this situation and have directed Mr. J. Bracken Burns, Director of the Emergency Medical Services Department, to check to see if there are any grants available for this purpose. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: 1 1