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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 792 - 6-1-2006 - COMMISSIONER1 p 17 ®1. MINUTE ❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Minute No. 792 Washington County Commissioners Washington, PA, June 1, 2006 The Washington County Board of Commissioners met in a regular session in the Public Meeting Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners Larry Maggi and Diana L. Irey. Absent being: Commissioner Bracken Burns, who was out of town on vacation. Also being present: Mary Helicke, Chief Clerk; Lynn DeHaven, Solicitor; Linda Belcher, Administrative Assistant; Joann Metz, Sue Orrick and Joy Sprowls, Commissioners' Office; Tim Kimmel, Human Services Department; Dick Zimmerman, Jury Commissioner; Melanie Finney, Planning Commission; Larry Spahr, Mon Valley Leathernecks; Carl Maggi, Harry Sabatasse, John Adams, John Rotherham and Dave Blose, interested citizens; Barbara Miller, Observer -Reporter; Jim Jefferson, WJPA and Emily Eberlin, Weirton Daily Times/PA Focus. Co -Chairman Maggi called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Sprowls led the meeting with a prayer. Mr. Spahr led the Pledge of Allegiance. Co -Chairman Maggi entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 791 dated May 18, 2006. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Minute No. 791 as written. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None (RECESS FOR PHOTOS) PUBLIC COMMENTS Harry Sabatasse and John Adams addressed the Board regarding the issue of elected officials receiving a pay raise and again questioned when action would be taken to stop the raises. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board award the bid for award the bid for the Full NENA (National Emergency Number Association) Compliant Net Clock GPS Package to Spectrcom Corporation, Rochester, NY in the amount of $23,506 for the Public Safety Department. It was noted this was the only bid received. This to be paid from PEMA funding that has already been received and approved by PEMA. No county dollars are required. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, awarding the bid for full NENA Compliant Net Clock GPS Package as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board approve authorization to extend the current agreement with Keefe Supply Company, Strongsville, Ohio for the purpose of providing commissary items to the inmates of the Correctional Facility. This extension is through July 18, 2007 at a commission rate of 23% in accordance with our current agreement. 172 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the extension to the current agreement with Keefe Supply Company as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the adoption of a Resolution approving the plan revisions and amendments t the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Programs which are part of the County's Consolidated Action Plan. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an agreement between Washington County and Blane A. Black and Associates to serve as solicitor for the Tax Revenue Office at a rate of $20,000 per year. The contract is effective June 1, 2006. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the foregoing agreement with Blane Black and Associates. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an agreement between Washington County and James R. Jeffries to serve as solicitor for the Recorder of Deeds Office at a rate of $2,400 per year. Additionally, if the Recorder of Deeds is a plaintiff or defendant to litigation and the county solicitor is not representing the Recorder, Mr. Jeffries shall be entitled to a rate of $75.00 per hour for services rendered in litigation. The contract will not exceed $5,000 and is effective June 1, 2006. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with James R. Jeffries for the Recorder of Deeds Office as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a request of the Fredericktown Chamber of Commerce to waive tolls collected by the Fredericktown Ferry on July 1, 2006 during Riverfest 2006. A resolution has been adopted by Fayette County also waiving the fees. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the foregoing request from the Fredericktown Chamber of Commerce. Roll call vote taken: 7 fi 1.'73 MINUTE B❑❑K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a grant application for Act 165 Hazardous Material Response Fund for the period of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007for the Public Safety Department. This grant is used to collect annual funds through the SARA Title II chemical reporting/planning and monies will support the emergency response efforts of the Washington County Hazardous Materials Team. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant application for the Act 165 Hazardous Material Response Fund the Public Safety Department as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the annual fund report for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Preparedness for calendar year 2005 for Public Safety in accordance with Section 207 (b) of Act 1990-165 as amended. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the annual fund report for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Preparedness as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the reappointment of Michael Chromulak to the Washington County Transportation Board for a five year term, effective June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2011. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the reappointment of Michael Chromulak to the Washington County Transportation Board as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the reappointment of the following individuals to the Washington County Children and Youth Advisory Board: Alice Lohr, Chuck Mancinelli, John Sawa and Roger Young effective April 3, 2006 thru April 8, 2008 Donna Nardine effective November 5, 2005 thru November 5, 2007 Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the foregoing reappointments Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Provider Service Agreements with the following list of approved providers for the Children Care Information Services. The contract will remain in effect until either party notifies the other party in writing of their intent not to renew under the current terms. M I N U T E BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Brenda J. Varner, Claysville Michelle M. Cohen, Washington Elizabeth A. Dallas, Monongahela Lara L. Stankowski, Canonsburg Doris L. Smail, New Eagle Darla M. Paradise, Washington Jean Robison, Charleroi Justin D. Young, Pittsburgh Sarah L. Rodi, California Joseph L. Johnson, Jr. Carolyn M. Fuller Jodie Ullom, Washington Janelle White, Richeyville Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the foregoing provider service agreements. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) and advertise same for conducting an analysis of the human services system in Washington County. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, adopting the foregoing Resolution. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an agreement with the Department of Public Welfare for the HSDF Program for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. The funding amount is pending the passage of the State Budget. No County dollars are required. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with the Department of Public Welfare for the Human Services Development Fund Program as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the submission of an application for the Mental Health Court Planning Grant through the Bureau of Justice Assistance -Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program for the Mental Health/Mental Retardation Office. The maximum amount of funding available from the grant is $50,000 over a twelve month period with no cash match required. In -kind match from current mental health services being provided to the court and jail is eligible for consideration. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the submission of an application for the Mental Health Court Planning Grant as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of Exhibit A of the current contract with Shipley Energy, York PA. Exhibit A provides for the extension of the current contract from July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 at the fixed rate of $7.41 per DTH (currently paying $8.00/DTH). The current contract allows for a renewal every three months at the then current rates. F_ E 1.°75 MINUTE B00K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Exhibit A of the current contract with Shipley Energy, Inc. as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration an addendum to the current agreement with Sungard Pentamation in order to include the Kronos interface with our Finance Plus software for payroll. This will allow all payrolls from the Health Center, 9-1-1, Correctional Facility and the Family Court Center to be automatically transferred rather than payroll department entering manually. This will also eventually save all the departments from printing payroll slips for signature as all signatures will be done electronically. The cost of the software is $9,780 and has been approved by the Capital Expenditure Committee. Also, there is a training cost of $600 and a yearly maintenance fee of $1,630. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the agreement with Sungard Pentamation to include the Kronos interface as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an addendum to the current lease agreement with Cecil Township regarding office space for D.J. Costanza. This extension would be effective from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011. The rate for the period of July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 would remain at $1,050 per month and would increase January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011 to $1,125 per month. All other terms and conditions of the current lease agreement would remain the same. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the current lease agreement with Cecil Township for District Justice Costanza as per above. Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS An Executive Session was held on May 31, 2006, immediately following the Agenda Meeting as an information session related to labor relations and litigation styled John Pettit, District Attorney, v. Michael L. Namie at No. 2003-6317 filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Western District of Pennsylvania The quarterly meeting of the Salary Board Meeting will meet immediately following the Commissioner's Meeting. SOLICITOR Solicitor DeHaven presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the following tax refunds. Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Maggi, that the Tax Assessment be authorized to prepare the following tax refunds due to either duplication of overpayment of real estate or personal property tax. MINUTE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 1. Landamerica for William S. Lusk 200 North Warner Road, Suite 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406 District: New Eagle Borough Parcel: 480-030-00-01-0003-00 Total: $120.94 2. Homecomings Financial 2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75204 District: Canonsburg 2nd Ward Parcel: 100-004-00-02-0009-00 Total: $16.54 3. Nellie Salansky 200183`d Avenue, North #1286 St. Petersburg, FL 33702 District: Buffalo Township Parcel: 060-015-00-00-0013-00 Total: $17.62 4. Patricia & Dominick Romano 412 Allison Avenue Ext. Houston, PA 15342 District: Chartiers Township Parcel: 170-016-07-05-0002-02 Total: $468.74 5. Heartland Homes, Inc. 101 Commerce Boulevard Lawrence, PA 15055 District: South Strabane Township Parcel: 600-005-15-00-0004-00 - $62.46 and 600-005-15-00-0010-00 - $59.73 Total: $122.19 6. First American for Joyce & Teri L. Richard 486 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 150 Exton, PA 19341 District: Buffalo Township Parcel: 060-003-00-00-0002-03 Total: $51.73 7. CountryWide for William R. & Aimee L. Ripper Post Office Box 10211 MS SVW-24 Van Nuys, CA 91410-0211 District: North Strabane Township Parcel: 520-003-00-00-0055-14 Total: $1,523.21 Roll call vote taken: Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax 2006 County Tax There being no further business, Co -Chairman Maggi declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:20 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMMITTED FOR APPROVAL d , 2006 ATTEST:.f�t° 4 IEF CLERK P