EARL “JR” BLANKENSHIP,
COMMISSIONER
ROBERT L. BAILEY, COMMISSIONER
WILLIAM T. WATSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY
GLENN WHITE, COUNTY MANAGER
JUANITA FERGUSON, ASSISTANT COUNTY
MANAGER FOR PERSONNEL AND PURCHASING
SHARON ROSS, ASSISTANT COUNTY
MANAGER FOR
BILLABLES
AND PAYABLES
L. D. Egnor, President, called the regular scheduled meeting of the Cabell County Commission to order at 10:00 a.m.
APPROVE:
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved to approve the agenda as presented. Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion. Glenn White, County Manager stated that item #299 should be removed from the agenda because it did not require official action by the Commission. L. D. Egnor, President called for a vote and it was as follows:
L. D. Egnor, President aye
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner nay
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner aye
Robert L Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve purchase orders #2861-W through #3052-W and pay jackets. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved to approve minutes from the regular meeting of October 31, 2002, erroneous assessments/land consolidations/split tickets and probate documents. Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve the hand
written checks not to exceed $100,000.00 for Mountain State Blue Cross Blue
Shield from the Cabell County Medical Insurance Fund. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous.
Frank Simpson, Security Director, stated the security system was on tract and he would achieve 100% lockdown by December 1, 2002. Mr. Simpson went on to say a security procedure had been developed using a pass key system for the after hour use of the Record Room.
Karen S. Cole, County Clerk, stated that law offices would be able to apply for an annual pass key at a fee of $50.00 for the first card and $30.00 each for the next three additional cards. Mrs. Cole also stated the pass key would allow for limited after hour usage by the law firms.
Mrs. Cole stated that with the Record Room being open after normal business hours, she would request an additional employee to work during these hours. Mrs. Cole went on to say the staff person would be scheduled for 12 hours per week at a rate of $7.50 per hour and would have other duties in the Record Room and Vital Statistics.
RE:
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Kay Day, Assessor‘s Chief Deputy, appeared before the Commission to request a homestead exemption for a resident, who due to the death of her spouse had not been given the exemption even though she qualified herself for homestead. Ms. Day stated she had signed the resident up for future years exemptions but needed the Commission’s approval to change tax year 2002 exemption.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve the homestead exemption for the Cabell County resident for the tax year 2002. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
L. D. Egnor, President, stated the public hearing was for the issuance of commercial development revenue bonds for acquiring, constructing and equipping a new addition to the Foster Foundation’s existing healthcare facility.
William T. Watson, County Attorney, stated the actual bond documents were in the process of being developed and the “Public Hearing” was held according to the requirements of the federal tax guidelines. No citizens were present to speak for or against the issuance of the commercial bonds.
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#295 KAREN S. COLE, COUNTY CLERK
RE:
HEWLETT PACKARD 9000dn PRINTER
Karen S. Cole, County Clerk, appeared before the Commission to request funds to purchase a Hewlett Packard 9000dn printer. Mrs. Cole stated their current printer was over five years old and during the election required major maintenance to keep it operational. Mrs. Cole went on to say she would like to keep the current printer as a backup. Mrs. Cole further stated the printing of indexes, which are printed annually and consisted of up to 6,000 pages, had not been printed due to the problems with the current printer.
After a brief discussion, Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved to approve funding of $5,015.00 for the purchase of a Hewlett Packard 9000dn printer for the County Clerk’s office.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Glenn White, County Manager, stated he would prepare a budget revision for the next meeting.
#296 CHRIS CHILES, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
RE:
EMPLOYMENT
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve the employment of Larry Mullett as Community Court officer, per letter of request by Chris Chiles. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
#297 CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION
Ken Buzz and Traci Straub, employees of the Chamber of Commerce, requested approval from the Commission to declare November 13 and 21, 2002 as “Job Shadowing Days” for Cabell County students. Mr. Buzz explained the shadowing experience gives the opportunity for school children to see the real business world in action.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve November 13 and 21, 2002 as “Job Shadowing Days” for Cabell County students. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
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#298 AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION AND MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
RE: CONSULTING AND STAFF TRAINING FOR
PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS
William T. Watson, County Attorney, addressed the Commission explaining the
agreement was in accordance with the conditions previously established with Marshall
University. Mr. Watson went on to say the agreement would consist of 110 hours of
consulting time and staff training in the preservation and protecting of historical records
for the county.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved to approve signing the agreement between Marshall University and Cabell County Commission for consulting time and staff training, in the preservation and protecting of historical records. Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
#299 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
#300 RESOLUTION-CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION
RE:
COUNTY BUDGET REVISION #3
Glenn White, County Manager, stated county budget revision #3 basically moved money within various cost centers. Mr. White stated the County Clerk had requested funds moved from record books to uniforms, $1,180.00; moving money within the state grant category in order to provide for the court security grant line item and the other two items were for volunteer fire departments who had requested the funds be reallocated to other line items.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve county
budget revision #3.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous. Exhibit (A)
#301 RESOLUTION-CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION
RE:
STATE BUDGET REVISION #5
Glenn White, County Manager, stated the state budget revision #5, which would increase or decrease in the amount appropriated to a specific cost center. Mr. White went on to say the items being addressed were funding necessary for the additional maintenance position, the overtime that was approved for the Sheriff’s office to handle traffic at the
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Pumpkin Festival, and the final item were for the Tri-State Fire Academy, which had been approved at the last meeting.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved for the
approval of state budget revision #5. Robert
L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Exhibit (B)
PLACE ON RECORD
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve placing on record Board of Directors, Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau for July 31, 2002. Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, moved to approve placing on record financial statements of Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., for years ending June 30, 2002 and 2001; Huntington-Cabell-Wayne Animal Control Shelter, monthly report, October, 2002. Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
DISCUSSION:
William T. Watson, County Attorney, addressed the Commission to inform them a towing program needed to be established for Cabell County. Mr. Watson stated he had been in contact with Gordon Merry, CCEMS Director, and had been informed that according to statute 911 would be the dispatcher for these types of services. Mr. Watson further stated the statute required every three years that the county commission establish a plan to allow for the equitable distribution of these towing services. Mr. Watson recommended meeting with various communication units, public safety agencies and licensed towing services and determine how many would be interested in being considered in the distribution plan and have Mr. Merry submit a rotation plan for the Commission’s review.
L. D. Egnor, President, directed Mr. Watson to continue working with Gordon Merry, E-911, public safety organizations and local towing services and to present a recommendation to the Commission when the plan was completed.
William T. Watson, County Attorney, informed the Commission that counsel for Tom Bevins had submitted an amended complaint, seeking a declaratory judgment by direction of the court and Chief Judge Pancake, and also included the Sheriff as an indispensable party by direction of the court. Mr. Watson further stated he had filed the answer on counter claim seeking the Commission’s own declaratory judgment.
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Ray Browning, citizen, addressed the Commission informing them of needed repairs on the roof of the Senior Citizens Center at Eighth Street West. Mr. Browning stated he was bringing the needs before the Commission for their consideration.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, stated an invitation had been extended to the people who attend activities at the Eighth Street West building to join the citizens at the Underwood Center but they had not accepted as yet.
L. D. Egnor, President, stated there was a need for an advisory board to establish protocol and a system to help with the distribution of funds to senior citizen’s programs. President Egnor went on to say they were at a point where senior citizen’s levy money was not sufficient to cover all requests. President Egnor further stated the establishment of a board, would allow meetings on an annual or semi-annual basis where presentations and requests could be submitted and recommendations would be made according to need.
President Egnor requested William T. Watson, County Attorney, to investigate and determine what authority the Commission had to establish such a board or entity.
Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, stated he had received a letter from James Johnson, Jail Administrator, addressing a problem Mr. Johnson was currently experiencing at the jail dealing with sick days for the employees. Commissioner Bailey went on to say currently a jail employee could use 30 days at a time for a major illness, plus the number of days accumulated in the current year, not the total number of days an employee had accumulated.
After a lengthy discussion, William T. Watson, County Attorney, stated he believed that for the benefit of all county employees the policy should be looked at and possibly revised to meet the needs of employees.
Earl “JR” Blankenship, Commissioner, stated that as a lame duck Commissioner he wished to go on record as objecting to the purchase of the building and lot located at Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street. Commissioner Blankenship went on to say he felt an appraisal of the building and lot should be done before the purchase took place. Commissioner Blankenship stated he believed the building could possibly contain materials which would need to be extracted before the building could be used.
Commissioner Blankenship stated he believed the purchase was a waste of taxpayers’ money and he believed the Commission was wrong in the way they were going about the purchasing the property.
L. D. Egnor, President, adjourned the meeting at 11:15 a.m., until the next regular scheduled meeting of December 5, 2002, at 10:00 a.m.
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PRESIDENT,
CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION
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