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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 154 - 1-18-1979 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF -COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOU4 L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALLISO, COMMISSIONERS i Minute No. 154 Office of County Commissioners' Washington, PA., Jan. 18, 1979 The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the follow- ing members being present: Commissioners Gilmore, Paluso and Morgan. Also being present: Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore; Solicitor Derrico; Budget Directc Charles Gillespie; John W. Cadez, Engelhardt & Power; John Drake, Senior Citizens; John McElwn WJPA; Bob Robertson, Observer -Reporter; Pamela Golden, Valley Independent; Earl Bugaile, Public Relations Co-Ordinator for the County; Scott Spadafore; Helen W. Miller, League of Women Voters. Chairman noted for the record that the three Commissioners and the Acting Chief Clerk and the Solicitor were in attendance. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 153, each member having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No, 153, be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously, Correspondence: Acting Chief Clerk presented the following bills to the Board for their consideration and approval: 1. Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans Court Association of PA., Inc. - $100.00 2. Felice Associates, 'Inc. - $628.20 3. Mingo Creek Board of View award payments: (a) J. Doerfler a $16,500.00 (b) E. Morrison - $4,000,00 (c) J. Szedon - $24,500.00 (d) A. Szedon - $13,300.00 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. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board a Farm Census Proclamation supporting the 1978 Census of Agriculture, now being conducted in the County by the Bureau of Census, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. Gilmore stated that he wanted a copy of this Proclamation to go out an 1 1 1 to all of the County`s farmers. MINUTE BOOK 325 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 Farm Census Proclamation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan- Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval, a request by the Veteran's Office to bid for Flags & Markers for the Veteran's Graves. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the request to bid for Flags & Markers for Veteran's Graves. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval, an application for Adult Probation Grant -In -Aid in the amount of $31,443.00 for the calendar year, 1979, for the purpose of continuing and/or expanding criminal court adult probation services. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the Grant -In -Aid application for Adult Probation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval, an Appropriation Resolution for the expenses of the Volunteers -In -Partnership Program for the fiscal year 1979, in which the following amounts would be appropriated from the revenues available for the fiscal year: 1. $9,150.00 to be contributed by the Washington County Volunteers - In -Partnership Corporation, 2. $7,700.00 contribution by Washington County for the year 1979. 3. Any portion of the 1978 allocation that was not disbursed during 1978 as determined by the Controller's Office. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the Appropriation Resolution for the Volunteers -In -Partnership Program for fiscal year 1979, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval two Purchase of Service Contracts between Washington County and Adelphoi Village, one involving Children & Youth Services and one involving the JuvenilE Probation Office. Acting Chief Clerk stated that these contracts are for a period of one year and are to run from January 1, 1979 thru December 31, 1979. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLt4 L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the above Service Contracts with Adelphoi Village. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore informed the Board of a letter from the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania confirming Tuesday, August 21, 1979, as the date for the 1979 blood drive for the Washington County employees. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval, a request from Joe Giecek, Administrative Assistant to attend two training courses for Defense Civil Preparedness and a request from Donald L. Ligman, Operations & Training Officer to attend one training course for Defense Civil Preparedness. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the above requests from Joe Giecek and Donald L. Ligman to attend training courses for Defense Civil Preparedness. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented two requests from Juvenile Probation, one from Stephen W. Mizwa, Jr. and one from John Penderville, to attend the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission training institute to be held January 23, to January 26, 1979 at the Harrisburg Area Community College. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the above requests from Juvenile Probation to attend a training institute. Roll call vote taken; Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes, Motion carried unanimously, Acting Chief Clerk Dallatore presented to the Board, for their approval, a recommendation from Margaret Pennline, Personnel Director,that the Commis- sioners adopt a resolution to withdraw from the MEIT Blue Cross/Blue Shield & /coaioveragee anAhat the County start it's own program which would mean a savings for the County. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the above recommendation from the Personnel Director involving a resolution to withdraw from the MEIT Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the County to start it's own program. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes, Motion carried unanimously. Under the CETA Program, the Acting Chief Clerk presented the following: (1) A request for authorization to travel for Helen Butka, Jean Burrell, 1 1 1 MINUTE BOOK 04 / BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS 1 r- 1 Beverly Shaffer and John R. Fantini to attend the CETA Supervisors Conference to be held in Laurel, Maryland, January 23 and 24, 1979. Moved by Mr, Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the above request from John R. Fantini and staff to attend conference. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (2) A letter to John R, Fantini from McGinley Maintenance, Inc. asking for an increase to $410.00 per month for their office cleaning contract. Mr. Morgan stated that this maintenance agreement with McGinley should run on a month to month basis. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the increase requested by McGinley Maintenance, Inc. on a month to month basis. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes, Motion carried unanimously, (3) The following PSE Contracts were presented to the Board for their approval: These contracts will run from January 1, 1979 to Sept. 30, 1979. a. Fort Cherry School District - 4 Positions b. Cross Creek Township - 4 Positions c, Hanover Township - 3 Positions d. Mount Pleasant Township - 1 Position e, City of Monongahela - 9 Positions f. Carroll Township - 5 Positions g. Long Branch Borough - 2 Positions h. City of Washington -- 14 Positions i. Donora Borough - 10 Positions j. McDonald Borough -- 4 Positions Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the above PSE Contracts. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (4) The following OJT Contracts were presented for approval: a. Automotive Service Councils of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The period of this contract is from Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979, and will not exceed $70,996.00, b. Danny's Restaurant of Washington, PA. This contract is from January 22, 1979 to August 31, 1979 and will not exceed $5120.00. Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the above OJT contracts. 328 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLm L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE. EDWARD M. PALLISO, COMMISSIONERS Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (5) The following Institutional Contracts were presented for approval: a. Elliott Training Center for machine operator and welding, for the period of Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $57,200.00. This involves 20 participants. b. Muia Studio of Donora, PA for color printer. This contract is from Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $13,557.00 This involves 4 participants. c. Penn Commercial Beauty Academy for the period of Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $22,608.00. This involves 16 participants. d. Penn Commercial for secretarial to run from Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $16,488.00. This involves 16 participants. e. Washington Institute of Technology. This contract is for period of Oct. 11 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $128,400.00 This involves 200 participants. f. Washington Institute of Technology. This contract is for period of Oct. 1, 1978 to Sept. 30, 1979 and not to exceed $48,028.00 This involves 20 participants. (6) A service contract for physical examinations with Centerville Medical Group to run from October 1, 1978 to September 30, 1979 and the amount is $129.00 for each physical. Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, approving the above institutional contracts and the service contract for physical examinations. Roll call vote taken; Mr. Gilmore R Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr, Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously, Acting Chief Clerk presented to the Board for execution a Deed and Agreement of Release and Indemnification involving the sale of 9 plus acres of County land adjacent to the County Industrial Park on North Main Street near Crile Machine Company to the Washington Industrial Development Corporation and re -conveyance to Larry Delsignore, an adjacent property owner, to be used as a buffer zone between the Industrial Park and Delsignore's existing property Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, approving the execution of the above deed and agreement. Roll call vote taken; [7 1 n Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTE BOOK 049 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MALCOLM L. MORGAN, DAVID L. GILMORE, EDWARD M. PALUSO. COMMISSIONERS 1 J F� Solicitor: Solicitor Derrico recommended that the bid for Groceries & Staples for the Washington County Health Center be awarded to the following: (1) Western Pennsylvania Grocers, Inc. $12,989.55 (2) H. F. Behrhorst & Sons 10,888.55 (3) Paper Products Co., Inc. 511.50 (4) Continental Topper 1,008.24 TOTAL AMOUNT OF BID AWARDS $25,397.84 Moved by Mr. Paluso, seconded by Mr. Gilmore, that the bid for the Groceries & Staples be awarded as stated above and as recommended by Solicitor Derrico and Robert Slencak, Administrator of County Health Center. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore -- Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously, Mr. Derrico presented the following tax refunds to the Board for their consideration and approval: Moved by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the Tax Assessment Office be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either duplication or overpayment of real estate or personal property tax: 1. John & Marian Lesko (1978 County Tax) R. D. #1 McDonald, PA 15057 District: Robinson Deed Book: 723-140 Dist No.: 550 Section No: 20-5 Parcel No.: 2-17 Amount: $24.81 2. David Allen et ux Gaab (1978 County Tax) R. D. #1, Box 193 Eighty Four, PA 15330 District : North Strabane District No.: 520 Section No. 3 Parcel No.: 36 Amount: $36.01 3. Manuel & Leonore Saul (1978 Personal Property) 1017 E. Beau Street Washington, PA 15301 Amount: $22.33 Roll call vote taken: Mr. Gilmore - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Morgan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: January 18 ,1979 ATTEST: ACTING CHIEF CLERK