COUNTY COMMISSION

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004

 

PRESENT                  NANCY CARTMILL, PRESIDENT

                                    L. D. EGNOR, COMMISSIONER

                                    ROBERT L. BAILEY, COMMISSIONER

                                    WILLIAM T. WATSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY

                                    GLENN WHITE, COUNTY ATTORNEY

                                    SHARON ROSS, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER

                                    FOR BILLABLES AND PAYABLES

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, called the regular scheduled meeting of the Cabell County Commission to order at 10:00 a.m.

 

APPROVE:

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to approve the agenda as presented.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to amend the agenda for purposes of discussion on an emergency item regarding the Cabell Huntington Health Department.  Nancy Cartmill, President, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

President Cartmill called for a vote on the motion to approve the amended agenda and the vote was unanimous.

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve purchase orders #3183 Y through #3417 Y and pay jackets.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to approve the minutes of the December 2, 2004 regular Commission meeting, erroneous assessments, land consolidations, split tickets and probate documentation.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve handwritten checks to Mountain State Blue Cross and Blue Shield, not to exceed $100,000.00, from the Cabell County Medical Insurance Fund.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, stated this was Commissioner L. D. Egnor’s last meeting and thanked him for his service to the County Commission.   

 

APPEARING:            OSTEN MATHISEN, CABELL COUNTY PLANNING

                                    COMMISSION

 

                                    RE:  GIS UPDATE 

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004

PAGE TWO

 

Osten Mathisen, President of the Cabell County Planning Commission, gave the Commission an update on the committee’s activities.  Mr. Mathisen stated the Planning Commission was working on a Comprehensive Plan for the county and was in the process of putting together a GIS Consortium.  Mr. Mathisen went on to say the consortium would be a data bank of information that would be shared and used by the private and public sectors.  Mr. Mathisen passed out a Vision Statement to the Commission on the goals and objectives of the consortium.

 

Mr. Mathisen stated he was very impressed with the amount of representation and help the Planning Commission was receiving to put in place the consortium.  Mr. Mathisen further stated the Planning Commission was working with Marshall University and the Rahall Institute of Transportation.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to go into executive session for the purpose of discussion of a possible acquisition of land regarding the Cabell County Health Department.  Nancy Cartmill, President, seconded the motion and the vote was as follows:

 

                                    Nancy Cartmill, President                 aye

                                    L. D. Egnor, Commissioner               aye

                                    Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner      nay  

 

The Commission recessed the meeting at 10:20 a.m.

 

The Commission reconvened the meeting at 10:59 a.m., with no action taken.

 

#306                            RESOLUTIONS, CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION

 

                                    RE:  EMPLOYMENT

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve the employment of Richard L. Kern and Shawn L. Kinnard as full-time temporary telecommunicator/dispatchers for CCERC E-911, effective January 16, 2005, with a rate of pay of $18,550.00 per year.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, stated that the item with the Cabell Huntington Health Department would be discussed later in the agenda.

 

#307                            LETTER, RESOLUTION AND GRANT APPLICATION

 

                                    RE: LEGISLATIVE DIGEST GRANT/FRATERNAL ORDER

                                            OF POLICE, CABELL COUNTY LODGE #122

                                            PROJECT # 05-LEDA0036

 

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004

PAGE THREE

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve a legislative digest grant application in the amount of $3,000.00 for the Cabell County Fraternal Police Lodge #122.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  Exhibit (A)

 

#307                            RESOLUTION, GENERAL FUND STATE BUDGET

                                    REVISION #8

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve General Fund State Budget Revision #8.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  Exhibit (B)

 

#309                            PERSONNEL MATTER

                                   

                                    RE:  INTERVIEWS FOR THE POSITION OF JAIL

                                            ASSESSMENT OFFICER WITH THE POSSIBILITY

                                            OF CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR

                                            EMPLOYMENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to go into executive session to discuss personnel.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

The Commission recessed the meeting at 11:01 a.m.

 

The Commission reconvened the meeting at 11:44 a.m., with no action taken.

                                   

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to approve the employment of John McCallister as a Jail Assessment Officer, effective January 1, 2005, with a rate of pay of $25,000.08.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion.

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, moved to amend the motion so as to include that the Jail Assessment Officer would work for the County Commission, be paid from the County Commission’s budget and work under the direction of the County Manager.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion.

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, called for a vote on the amendment to the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

President Cartmill called for a vote on the amended resolution for the employment of John McCallister and the vote was unanimous.

 

#310                            RESOLUTION, CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION

 

                                    RE:  CABELL HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT

 

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004

PAGE FOUR

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, stated that Chris Chiles, Prosecuting Attorney, would like to speak to the Commission, as he was the attorney for the Cabell Huntington Health Department Board. 

 

Chris Chiles, Prosecuting Attorney, stated while he was counsel for the Health Department Board, his assistant, Ray Nolan, had been working with the Health Department for over a month on the plan to move the Health Department.  Mr. Chiles further stated his office did not receive a notice about this meeting and he believed he should have been notified.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, informed Mr. Chiles that the action today would not effect or jeopardize his client.  Commissioner Egnor stated this proposed resolution only starts the process, as it relates to the relationship between the County Commission and the Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Commissioner Egnor further stated there would be future action where Mr. Chiles’s representation would be needed.

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, stated the resolution said it would be the decision of Dr. Tweel and the Board of Health to move to a new location, if they wish to do so, or if a suitable building was found, it would be up to Cabell Huntington Hospital to purchase the building and remodeled it for the Board of Health and this resolution just put the wheels in motion.  Commissioner Bailey further stated the Commission did not want to stop the hospital from building, however, the Commission did not want to run the Health Department out of its current location.

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, stated the building did belong to the Cabell County Commission.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commission, moved to approve that the Cabell County Commission does hereby manifest its assent to the relocation of the Health Department, at such time as the Board of Directors of the Health Department shall have determined that the proposed relocation site is better suited to the Health Department’s needs than the existing site and shall have approved the terms and conditions of such relocation.  Further, that upon transfer of title by Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. to the Cabell County Commission, to a site approved by the Board of Directors of the Health Department, subject to the possibility of a lease of certain space to Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. upon such terms as may be approved by the Commission, the Cabell County Commission does hereby publish and declare its intention to make such site available for occupancy by the Health Department upon the same terms and conditions under which it occupies the existing Heath Department property.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  Exhibit (C)

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, stated there was another emergency item that need to be added to the agenda.  President Cartmill further stated that due to a clerical error, David Tyson had not been issued a check for services rendered.  

 

 

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004

PAGE FIVE

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to approve adding the emergency item to the agenda regarding a check to David Tyson.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, moved to issue a handwritten check to David Tyson, in the amount of $3,750.00, for January 2005.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

PLACE ON RECORD

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to place on record the minutes from the Culloden Public Service District, Regular Meeting, October 20, 2004, Culloden Public Service District, Special Meeting, October 27, 2004; Greater Kanawha RC & D Area, Board of Directors Meeting, November 17, 2004; Salt Rock Water Public Service District, Regular Meeting, November 9, 2004, Salt Rock Water Public Service District, Special Meeting, November 29, 2004 AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION TO BE RECORDED the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, Environmental Health Combined Narratives, October, 2004, Cabell-Huntington Health Department, Monthly Report-Clinic, October, 2004, Cabell-Huntington Health Department, Children’s Dental Education Report, October, 2004; Huntington-Cabell-Wayne Animal Control Shelter, Monthly Report, November, 2004 and The Bank of New York, Various Trust Account Information, November 30, 2004.  L. D. Egnor, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 

 

Nancy Cartmill, President, adjourned the meeting at 12:05 p.m., until the next regular scheduled meeting January 6, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                          PRESIDENT, COUNTY COMMISSION

 

 

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