COMMISSION MEETING

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006

 

PRESENT:                 W. SCOTT BIAS, PRESIDENT

                                    ROBERT L. BAILEY, COMMISSIONER

                                    NANCY CARTMILL, COMMISSIONER

                                    WILLIAM T. WATSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY

                                    STEPHEN ZOELLER, COUNTY MANAGER

                                    SHARON ROSS, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER

                                    FOR BILLABLES AND PAYABLES

                                    CHRIS TATUM, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER

                                    FOR PERSONNEL AND PURCHASING 

 

W. Scott Bias, President, called the regular scheduled meeting of the County Commission to order at 10:00 a.m.

 

APPROVE:

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the agenda as presented.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve purchase orders #4402 A through #4645 A and pay jackets.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2006 Board of Canvass for the Board of Education Special Bond Election, the minutes from the regular Commission Meeting of February 23, 2006, erroneous assessments, land consolidation, split tickets and probate documentation.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the voter was unanimous. 

 

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

 

#053                            LETTER, KIM WOLFE, SHERIFF

 

                                    RE:   EMPLOYMENT  

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the employment of Anthony Cremeans, II as a full time deputy, effective March 13, 2006, with a rate of pay of $24,057.84.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

 

 

 

 

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#054                            AGREEMENT, CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION

 

                                    RE:  USE OF COURTHOUSE GROUNDS PERMIT

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to allow the use of the Courthouse grounds for an Easter Egg Hunt, to be held April 15, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, by the Central Freewill Baptist Church.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

#055                DISCUSSION/ACTION

 

                        RE:  ESTABLISHMENT OF “VICTORY GARDENS” 

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, stated that the county was in possession of several pieces of property which they had received from FEMA.  Commissioner Bailey further stated that FEMA had purchased the land from property owners because the land was in the floodplain and that FEMA had guidelines on the usage of this land that would not permit the selling of the land or allow any building on this land, however, FEMA did have one regulation that would allow the property to be used to garden.  Commissioner Bailey stated there would not be a charge for leasing a garden plot for county residents.

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, asked who would be responsible to oversee this project.

 

Stephen Zoeller, County Manager, stated he would be responsible for the supervision and to take applications for the garden plots.  Mr. Zoeller further stated there would be an affidavit for county residents to sign that would absolve the county of any liability. 

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve leasing county property located in the floodplain for garden plots.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

#056                            RESOLUTION, CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION

 

                                    RE:  CONTRIBUTION FROM SENIOR CITIZENS PROJECTS

                                             AND PROGRAMS EXCESS LEVY TAX FUNDS TO

                                             CABELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SENIOR CITIZENS

                                             ORGANIZATION - $2,000.00

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, informed the Commission that the senior citizens in Salt Rock would like to put a $2,000.00 deposit on property to build an activity center.  Commissioner Bailey stated the seniors had been renting the old post office building for their activities.

 

 

 

 

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Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve allocating $2,000.00, from the Cabell County Senior Citizens Projects and Programs Excess Levy Funds, to the Cabell County Community Senior Citizens Organization for option on property.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  Exhibit (A)

 

#057                            DISCUSSION/ACTION

 

                                    RE:  COURTHOUSE SNACK BAR FACILITY

 

Stephen Zoeller, County Manager, stated that since the Randolph Sheppard Program had not responded to the Commission’s letters regarding the snack bar and due to the restrictions in place for the management of government snack bars, he believed the only way the Commission could re-open the snack bar would be to hire a person on contract to run the snack bar.  Mr. Zoeller furthers stated he would recommend keeping the snack bar open on a trial bases for six months in order to see if the snack bar would pay for it self.

 

Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, moved to approve opening the snack bar on a trial bases fro six months.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

#058                            RESOLUTION, GENERAL FUND COUNTY BUDGET

                                    REVISION #4, FY 2005-2006

 

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve General Fund County Budget Revision #4.  Robert L. Bailey, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.  Exhibit (B)

 

DISCUSSION/UPDATE MOTOR CROSS TRACT

COMPLIANCE WITH FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE

 

Connie Gray, Administrator of Grants, Planning and Permits, stated that Mr. Elkins, the property owner, had moved dirt out of the flood way and onto property that would not flood.  Mrs. Gray went on to say Mr. Elkins would be applying for a construction permit with a detailed site plan once he received a storm water permit from the Department of Environmental Protection.

 

Dallas Meadows, Lee Creek resident, stated he had lived on Lee Creek for thirty-seven years and he did not believed he or his neighbors should have to listen to the noise that the motor cross tract would cause. 

 

Duane Van Meter, Lee Creek resident, stated he lived ˝ mile from the property and with the noise from one or two bikes he could only imagine what it would be like living closer to the tract with more bikes.

 

 

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Jesse Napier, Lee Creek resident, stated his house was next to the tract with most of his property bordering Mr. Elkins’s property.  Mr. Napier further stated that one on the tracts that was cut out of the hill was about 200 feet from his house.  Mr. Napier further stated that no one complained to Mr. Elkins when he stripped the land and piled up stumps along the creek, however, he believed the motor cross tract would create problems.  Mr. Napier went on to say he was concerned that property values would drop because of the motor cross tract.                           

 W. Scott Bias, President, stated that because the county did not have zoning, the Commission could not tell anyone how they can or cannot use their property.  President Bias went on to say the county could make the property owner come into compliance by using the floodplain ordinance and the noise ordinance.  President Bias further stated he believed the noise ordinance would limit the property owner by restricting the operating times.

 

Mr. Napier informed the Commission that two gas lines run through the property and the Commission said they would notify the gas company.

 

Mr. Van Meter asked that the Commission investigate several issues that were discussed at the meeting before Mr. Elkins spent more money on the property.  The Commission assured the residents they would. 

 

                                    DISCUSSION/UPDATE ON ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING

                                    PROGRAMS

 

Oscar Adkins, Director of Alternative Sentencing (Home Confinement) and the Director of the Day Report Center, gave the Commission updates on both programs.  Mr. Adkins also gave the total of inmates currently on Home Confinement and inmates that had completed the program and the total of inmates participating in the Day Report Center.

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, adjourned the meeting at 11:05 a.m., until the next scheduled meeting on Thursday, March 23, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            _____________________________________________

                                                                   PRESIDENT, COUNTY COMMISSION 

 

 

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