MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
The Board
of County Commissioners for
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
The minutes from the
The minutes from the
-COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS-
Commissioner
Manlove – commented relative to the Community College Commencement he recently
attended.
Vice
President Hepbron – commented about the Chesland Park
Groundbreaking Ceremony the Commissioners attended last week.
President
Bolender – commented about the Cecil Community College Graduation and
Commissioner
Kilby – commented about the March of Dimes Walk and the Perryville Spring Fling.
Commissioner
Guns – thanked the Town of
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TREASURER’S REPORT –
Pamela Howard, Treasurer presented the Board with
the monthly Treasurer’s Report as of
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PRESENTATION
OF GRANT AWARD – LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSURANCE TRUST –
Jon Burrell and Larry Boulden,
Representatives of the Local Government Insurant Trust, presented the Board of
County Commissioners with a check in the amount of $6,240.00. The grant was as a result of an application
for a training grant, which was submitted by Anna Gardner, Risk Management and
will be used for employee safety training and employee recognition in the area
of safety.
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PROCLAMATION –
EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK –
Commissioner Guns presented a
proclamation to Jim Alfree of the Department of
Emergency Services in observance of Emergency Medical Services Week, May 15-21
and encouraged all
-PUBLIC
COMMENT –
Bill
Karnuck,
Owen
Thorne, 20 Hillwood, Elkton, MD – commented relative to growth and development
issues within the county; budget concerns; staffing within the Office of
Planning and Zoning; master water and sewer amendments; open government and
suggestions on how to better facilitate the planning meetings.
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RESOLUTION – CONTINUATION
OF THE WINDING BROOK SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT –
Dwight Thomey presented the Board
with a Resolution for the continuation of the Winding Brook Special Taxing
District, pursuant to Senate Bill 110; the district is to pay costs of trash
collection and mowing of common areas in the amount of $140.71 per lot in the
development of Winding Brook.
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INTRODUCTION
OF A RESOLUTION – TAX REFUND FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF
CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS –
Mr. Thomey presented a Resolution
for introductory purposes to the Board for a Tax Refund for Certain Disabled
Veterans and Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans, pursuant to Section 7-208 of
the Tax Property Article of the Maryland Code, Section 7-208(g) authorizes a
refund of property taxes paid for a period of up to three years to be paid to
any disabled veteran or surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who satisfies
the criteria of Section 7-208 for a property tax exemption. The Resolution will be placed on the agenda
at the next meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.
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INTRODUCTION –
Matheu Carter presented the Board
with a request for a sanitary sewer allocation and wastewater discharge permit
for the North East Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and the associated
collections system relative to the proposed redevelopment of the North East
Plaza by Blue Square Energy; a facility engaged in receiving and processing
off-spec silicon wafers of various sizes and subject to 40 CRF Part 469 which
are applicable to discharges resulting from all process operations associated
with the manufacture of semiconductors, except sputtering, vapor deposition,
and electroplating. This request will be
placed on a future agenda for consideration.
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BIDS &
AWARDS –
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BID NO. 06-03
– SYSTEMS NETWORK HARDWARE-
Upon the recommendation of the
Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Commissioner Kilby, seconded by
Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid 06-03 Systems Network
Hardware to P.C. Supplies in the amount of $27,190.00.
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BID NO. 05-47
– GRASS MOWING COUNTY ROADS –
Upon the recommendation of the
Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Commissioner Guns, seconded by
Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid No. 05-47 to Magnum
Construction in the amount of $87,000 and Contract Machine and Tool, Inc., in
the amount of $72,800.
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BID NO. 06-02
– PRE-CAST BUILDING –
Upon the recommendation of the
Purchasing Agent, motion was made by Vice President Hepbron, seconded by
Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to approve the cancellation of Bid
No. 06-02 due to no responsive proposals.
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BID NO. 06-01
– ASPHALT OVERLAY –
Motion was made by Commissioner
Manlove, seconded Commissioner Kilby and unanimously carried to vote on each
road overlay project individually.
Motion was made by Vice President
Hepbron, seconded by Commissioner Manlove and unanimously carried to award Bid
No. 06-01 Belvidere Road to
American Infrastructure in the amount of $893,783.62.
Motion was made by Commissioner
Kilby, seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to award Bid
No. 06-01 Diamond Jim Road to
American Infrastructure in the amount of $50,370.00.
Discussion took place on the next
item, overlay of
Vice
President Hepbron questioned Director Carter as to the possibility of replacing
Director
Carter advised the Board of the procedures that would be required.
Motion was made by Commissioner
Manlove, seconded by Vice President Hepbron and unanimously carried to approve
the remainder of the Bid Award, which were
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BUDGET
AMENDMENTS NOS. – 150 - 160
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
There being no further business of the
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Alfred
C. Wein, Jr.
County
Administrator
Approved:
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Nelson
K. Bolender, President