MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS MEETING

April 19, 2005

            The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met in regular session at the Town of North East, 106 S. Main Street, North East, MD on Tuesday, April 19, 2005.  The following members of the Board were present:

            Nelson K. Bolender, President

            Harry A. Hepbron, Vice President

            Phyllis Kilby, Commissioner

            William C. Manlove, Commissioner

            Mark H. Guns, Commissioner

Constituting a full Board.

            The meeting was called to order by President Bolender at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

            The minutes from the March 29, 2005 Board of County Commissioners Rezoning Hearing were unanimously approved.

            The minutes from the April 5, 2005 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting were unanimously approved.

            The minutes from the April 5, 2005 Board of Health Meeting were unanimously approved.

            -COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS-

President Bolender – commented on the recent events the Commissioners have attended including the Elkton Station Opening, the Business Community Meeting at the Cecil County Library and the Aging Department Volunteer Luncheon.

Commissioner Guns – spoke of the additional funding allocations received from the state for school construction projects for Cecil County. 

Commissioner Kilby – commented about the Chesapeake Bay Club and their efforts to educate businesses and homeowners, through an intense media campaign, concerning the benefits of pesticide free lawn care and lawn services.

Vice President Hepbron – commented about the Rising Sun Little League Parade, he and fellow Commissioners attended.  In addition, he commented about the Student Teacher Breakfast.

Commissioner Manlove – commented relating to the Student Teacher Breakfast the Commissioners attended.  He also commented about the Eagle Scout Ceremony he and Commissioner Guns attended. 

- TREASURER’S REPORT –

Al Wein, County Administrator in the absence of Treasurer Howard, presented the Board with the monthly Treasurer’s Report as of March 31, 2005.

-          NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH PANEL UPDATE –

            Dawn Rodenbaugh appeared and presented an update to the Board of the Neighborhood Youth Panel which she coordinates in the Rising Sun Community.  The Youth Panel is an alternative program for first time juvenile offenders.  Since its inception in June 2001, the Youth Panel as worked with 48 juvenile offenders.  Seventy-seven percent of the youth that have completed the program, have not re-offended.  Ms. Rodenbaugh informed the Board that this program may be branching out to other jurisdiction within the county in the very near future and asked for the Board’s continued support of this program.

-          LANDFILL ODOR UPDATE –

            Matt Carter, Director of Public Works presented the Board with an update in reference to the landfill odor problem.  He shared the results of several major studies conducted over the past several years and summarized the measures that have been acted upon by the Department of Public Works thus far. The proposed plans and expected time frames, in accordance with the Capital Improvement Program were outlined.

-          PUBLIC COMMENT –

Lisa King, 19 S. Main St., North East – on behalf of “Citizens for Clean Air”, commented relative to the importance of pursuing all avenues to eliminate the odor from the landfill completely.  Ms. King informed the Board of the web-site information gathering survey that is circulating within North East.  She further informed the Board of the concerns of the citizens as a result of the landfill odor.

-          RESOLUTION – MODIFICATIONS TO CECIL COUNTY INVESTMENT POLICY, CHAPTER 175, CECIL COUNTY CODE –

            Administrator Wein presented a Resolution to the Board that revises the County’s Investment Policy as recommended by the County Treasurer, to remain in compliance with Article 6 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.  This Resolution was first introduced at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting on April 5, 2005.

            Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove, seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to approve the Resolution, upon the recommendation of the Cecil County Treasurer revising the County’s Investment Policy, Chapter 175, Cecil County Code.

-          APPOINTMENTS –

            Motion was made by Commissioner Kilby, seconded by Commissioner Guns and unanimously carried to approve the appointment the following appointment to the Ethics Commission for a four-year term, which will expire on April 19, 2009.

            Stephen Davis, 104 Whitmore Drive, Elkton, MD

-          BIDS AND AWARD NO. 05-48 –

            Motion was made by Vice President Hepbron, seconded Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 05-48 for the Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System to Best Electric, Inc., in the amount of $42,374.00.

-          BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOS. – 127 – 134 –

            Motion was made by Commissioner Manlove seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to approve Budget Amendments Nos. 127 – 134.

            The next regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at County Administrative Building.

There being no further business of the County Commissioners, the meeting concluded.

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                                                                  Alfred C. Wein, Jr.

                                                                  County Administrator

Approved:

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Nelson K. Bolender, President