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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 129 - 3-24-1966 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK t%7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHIN13TON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS - -- - --- - --- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, in the total amount of $2, 020. 00;- this being the lowest responsible and only bid received and being in accord with our specifications. Motion made upon the recommendation of the County Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the meeting adjourn/ Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: March 24, 1966 i - ATTEST: d", C HIE F C LE A K NO. 129 Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa., March 24, 1966 Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members being present: Commissioners Flynn, Bevec and Mazza. Also present being: Chief Clerk Kittridge, Mr. Basich of the Washington County Planning Commission, Mr. Sittler of the Taxpayers Association, Mr. Edawrd P. Karpa, R. D. 1, Avella, Pennsylvani and Reporter Robertson. Meeting called to order by Chairman and roll call taken: Mr. Bevec - Present; Mr. Mazza - Present; Mr. Flynn - Present Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. 128, each Commissioner having received a copy. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that Minute No. 128 be approved as read. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Ues. Motion carried unanimously. Old business: Awarding of contaracts - for the furnishing and delivering of 80 cubic yards of ready -mixed class "B" concerte (more or less) to the Myers Scholl Bridge No. 19, on Ten Mile Creek; for the printing and delivering to the Election Department of the County Commissioners the necessary ballots for the conduct of the Municipal Primary Election to be held Tuesday, May 17, 1956. The bids submitted having been reviewed and tabulate by the County Solicitor and Purchasing Agent. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the contract for the furnishing and delivering of 80 cubic yards of ready -mixed class IIB" concrete (more or 588 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. EIEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS less), according to specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 dated 1960, with calcium chloride added in cold weather to be delivered to the Myers School Bridge No. 19 on Ten Mile Creek, be awarded to the PATTE RSON SUPPLY COMP Tenth and Railroad Streets, Monongahela, Pennsylvania, 15063, for the price of $18.25 pe cubic yard, this being the lowest responsible bid received and bid being in accord with our specifications. Motion made upon the recommendation of the County Solicitor. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Deputy Controller Whalen entered the meeting. 0 i Moved by Mr. Mazza, seconded by Mr. Bevec, that the con- tract for the printing and delivering to the Election Department of the County Commissioners the necessary ballots for the conduct of the Municipal Primary Election to be held Tuesday` May 17, 1966; be awarded to the MONONGAHELA PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., Monongahela, Pennsylvania AND the WARD PRINTING COMPANY, Washington, Pennsylvania, i for the prices as set forth in their joint bid; this being the lowest responsible and only 1 bid received and bid being in accord with our specifications. Motion made upon the j recommendation of the County Solicitor, j Remarks: Cost of ballots per thousand has been much lower the last cou of years as compared to previous years. Resignation: Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the resignation as submitted by Elizabeth M. Kelly, Caseworker I of the Child Welfare Services, be accepted; this action to be effective March 25, 1966. Appointments: Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr, Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the followin persons be appointed as indicated opposite their names: Name Department Classification Effective Date Edgard S. Deren (replacing Phillip Rosgers) Washington County Home and Hospital for Men Attendant I, 3-E 3-15-1966 MINUTE BOOK 589 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. SEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS FJ E u Robert Turner (replacing Phillip Rodge Kulakowski) Ronald Ostop (temporary replacement) Washington County Home and Hospital for Men Surplus Food Roll call vote taken: Attendant I, 3-E 10-A Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 3-15-1966 j 3-24-1966 Chief Clerk presented memo under date of March 24, 1966, from Deputy i Controller Whalen to the Board for consideration; the sum of $150, 000. 00 in the Parks and Recreation Account is available at this time for investment in Short-term Treasury ' Bills, for a period of sixty (60) days. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the sum of $150, 000. PO from the Parks and Recreation Account be invested in Short -Term Treasury Bills for a period of sixty (60) days. Roll call vote taken: Corerspondence: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Letter of certification under date of March 24, 1966, from Joseph F. Bontempo and Associates, Architects for the proposed County Home and Hospital, Project P-Pa-3587, stated twenty-five (25%) per cent of the plan preparation had been completed for the proposed new Washington County Home and Hospital; Invoice No. i 42813 was sub- mitted in the amount of $26, 421. 00. Copies of invoices and certification as to the percentage of work complete furnished by the Architect and approved by the County must be forwarded to the Housing and Home Finance Agency; upon receipt of the required documentation, requests for interim i! payments will be processed promptly. (as per letter under date of March 3, 1966 to the Chairman from Acting Regional Director, Jerome E. Parker.) Moved by Mr: Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the Board of County Commissioners approve the certification from architect Joseph F. Bontempo and Associates as to the percentage of work completed of the plan preparation for the proposed new Washington County Horne and Hospital and also approve the payment of the invoice as submitted. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 590 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Edward P. Karpa of R. D. 1, Avella, Pennsylvania, had been asked by the Board of Directors of the Washington County Club of the Holstein Association, to speak with the Commissioners concerning the County herd that was to be beefed. Said association is interested in the preservation of the choice holsteins for breeding purposes; in replay to the Board as to the approximate number of holsteins considered for consign- ment, Mr. Karpa recommended that the Board consign six to nine holsteins to be selected by their committee for a purebred sale scheduled for September 12th; this will be a public sale. In the discussion that followed, the Chief Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Peter F. Jollick, Superintendent of the Washington County Home and Hospital for Aged Men, concerning the matter being as the Board is also interested in the preservation of the best of the herd and willing to cooperate to keep the best of the herd to be examined i by the committee of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. Mr. Karpa left the meeting. I Letter under date of March 22, 1966, from the Washington County Histori- cal Society was presented 'by the Chief Clerk; the Board of Directors expressed apprecia- tion for their annual budget appropriation in the amount of eight hundred ($800. 00) dollars and requested that this amount, if possible, be increased to one thousand ($1, 000. 00) dollars. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the annual budget appropriation to the Washington County Historical Society in the amount of $800.00 remain the same. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 1 Chief Clerk presented a statement received by John H. Showalter, Super- intendent of the Washington County Home for Aged Women, from the Pennsylvania Associa-j tion of County Hospital Administrators for 1966 membership dues in the amount of $10. 00. I Moved by Mr.- Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that membership dues in f the amount of ten ($10.00) dollars for the year 1966, due the Pennsylvania Association of County Hospital Administrators, be approved for payment. Roll call vote taken: i i I Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Letter under date of March 22, 1966, from the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania, Department of Highways, notified the County -Commissioners that the Department is contemplating a change in the existing drainage, width, lines or location of State Highway Route No. 257, Section 4 R/W located in Washington County in the Townships of Smith and MINUTE BOOK 591 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. SEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS I� E Robinson. The Commissioners were requested to indicate by letter or resolution, whether or not they would agree to accept responsibility for property damage which may result the change proposed by the plans that were enclosed, or contribute thereto. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvanna, Department of Highways, be informed that the County of Washington is not in a position to accept responsibility for property damage which may result from the proposed change in the existing drainage, width, lines or location of State Highway Route No. 257, Section 4 R/W located in Washington County, Smith and Robinson Townships. I Remarks: This matter will be checked into further. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Letter under date of March 18, 1966, received from the Federal Aciation Agency, concerning the operation of the Washington County Airport and discussed briefly; this will be reviewed further with the Wolicitor. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the County Controller! be authorized to advertise for bids for the delivering of ballot boxes with election supplies s to the Judges of Election for the one hundred and ninety-five (195) precincts of Washington' County, for the Municipal Primary Election to be held Tuesday, May 17, 1966. Bids to be received by the County Controller in his Office in the Courthouse, Washington, Penn - Sylvania, until 11: 00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, April 14, 1966, and publicly opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the County Commissioners. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Bevec, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the County Controller be authorized to advertise for bids for the printing and delivering to the Election Depart- ment of the County Commissioners the necessary ballots required for the conduct of the Special Election, to be held Tuesday, May 17, 1966. Bids to be received by the County Controller in his Office in the Courthouse, Washington, Pennsylvania, until 11: 00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, April 14, 1966, and publicly opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the County Commissioners. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Bevec - Yes; Mr. Mazza - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. New Business: None