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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 111 - 12-2-1965 - COMMISSIONER510 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA :MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mrs. Flenniken was commended by the Board of Commissioners for having Spent the long hours involved in the preparation of various resolutions that were presented at the meeting. Mrs. Flenniken left the meeting. Moved by Mr. Mazza, seconded by Mr. Flynn, that the meeting adjourn. s Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: i /Pece1965 ATTEST: � CHIEF CLE NO. 111 i Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa., December 2, 1965 { The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the i I following members being present: Commissioners Flynn, Bevec and Mazza. Also present being Chief Clerk Debreczeni, Jr., Mr. Basich of the Washington County Planning Commis- sion, Mr. Sittler of the Taxpayers' Association and Reporter Robertson. Meeting called to order by Chairman and roll call taken: Mr. Mazza - Present; Mr. Bevec - Present; Mr. Flynn - Present. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 110, each Commissioner having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Minute No. 110 `be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ,Old Business: None Leave of Absence: Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Andy Macalak, an employee of the Washington County Sealer of Weights and Measures Department, be granted a leave of absence from his present duties, as requested, for a period of sixty (60) days; ,this action to be effective November 22, 1965. 1 Roll call vote taken: i Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. t Motion carried unanimously. Resignation: i Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the resignation as MINUTE BOOK-� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS P 1 submitted by Dushan J. Nicksick, Bridge Engineer, be accepted and acknowledged; this action to be effective December.6, 1965. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Mazza -= Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor Capano entered the meeting. Appointments: Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following persons be appointed at the Washington County Home and Hospital for Men, as follows: Olive B. Alderson replacing Gladys Wright Female Attendant Mary Ross replacing Margaret Beckner Kitchen Aide Leroy Dille replacing Blair Kiefer Attendant II Roll call vote taken: Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. November 18, 1965 November 21, 1965 November 19, I1965 Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Steve Patnesky be a as available Extra Help subject to call, to replace regular employees who are ill c hospitalized, at the Courthouse. Roll call vote taken: $ Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. I 3 Motion carried unanimously. The advantages of the Food Stamp Program when extended to Washington C 11 were discussed (approximate estimated cost and county cost -see Minute No. 98 dated August 12, 1965; county position and approximate starting date of the Program - se 4 j Minute No. 103 dated September 23, 1965) and mentioned was the fact that it is a great i program; the county would only be contributing to the administration costs; other counties that have this program are Fayette, Allegheny, Greene, Somerset, and Clearfield. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLUTION ! We, the Board of Commissioners of Washington County, have by resolution expressed .!the desire that the Food Stamp Program be extended to this, county. We shall appropriate money and shall pay quarterly from county funds, the amounts certified to us as being obligations to the Department of Public Welfare for 30% of the total non -Federal share of i the cost of administration of the Food Stamp Program for the county during the fiscal year 1965-1966, for 40% of the amount expended during the fiscal year 1966-1967, and for 50% of the amount expended during the fiscal year 1967-1968 and thereafter, I i i (SEAL) Signed: Michael R. Flynn, Chairman /s/ MINUTE B 0 O K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON ! COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ;MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. 6EVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS RF11 call vote taken: Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Bevec - .Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman read correspondence from Mr. Eugene P. Foley, Assistant Secretary and Director of Economic Development, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 20203, under date of November 13, 1965, in reference to the recently enacted Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-136) which provides that areas designated as redevelopment areas under the Area Redevelopment Act or before March 1, 1965, will remain eligible for participation under the new EDA Progr at least until an, annual review of eligibility is completed in the late spring of 1966. Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania, is initially qualified for designation as a redevelopment area under the new Act. Before any area may be designated, however, it must request such designation and have approved an Overall Economic Development Program (OEDP). In the case of areas that were designated under the Area Redevelopment Act, an OEDP approved under that program may be re -approved to permit early designation of the area under the new Act. Mr. Foley asked that the Department of Commerce be advised as to whether the area desires to be designated to participate in the new program; our- letter should indicate the name of the organization established (or being established) to undertake economic development planning for the area, provide a brief account of recent activities and progress under the area's OEDP, and the names of community or area organizations supporting the designation request. Letter under date of November 24, 1965, signed by Michael R. Flynn, Chairman of the Board of Washington County Commissioners and Keery McAmbley, Chairman of the OEDP Committee, was forwarded to Mr, Eugene P. Foley stating Wash- ington County wishes to exercise its eligibility for participation in provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Mr. Mazza: I would like to make a recommendation to you as Chairman of the Board, that what we should try to do is re -arrange meetings; after all, we are doing a treme amount of work and meeting with a tremendous amount of groups of people, and outside our official meetings the public has no knowledge of our activities and I'd like to recom- mend to you that when the various organizations request a meeting, that they come in on regular meeting day so that we can get proper coverage with the exception of our executive sessions. But I certainly would like to see you instruct the Chief Clerk or have the people get in touch with the Chief Clerk to channel the meetings here on Thursday, because our meetings have been too routine and I don't think that the people are really getting a full picture of what this Board is doing. 1 F