SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008

PRESENT: ROBERT L. BAILEY, PRESIDENT

NANCY CARTMILL, COMMISSIONER

W. SCOTT BIAS, 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 PURCHASING AND PERSONNEL

Robert L. Bailey, President, called the Special Meeting of the Cabell County Commission to order at 11:00 a.m.

Stephen Zoeller, County Manager, informed the Commission a letter had been received from Karen Cole, County Clerk, requesting to be placed on the agenda regarding certain procedures.

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to amend the agenda to include the letter from Karen Cole, County Clerk. Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

#226 RESOLUTION, COAL SEVERANCE STATE BUDGET

REVISION #1, FY 2008-2009

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the Coal Severance State Budget Revision #1. W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Exhibit (A)

#227 LETTER, CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION

RE: WEST VIRGINIA CODE 7-7-7

Stephen Zoeller, County Manager, explained this would be to correct payroll letters approved at a previous meeting.

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to approve the amended letters of the West Virginia Code 7-7-7 for employees in the Day Report Center and the Maintenance Department. Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

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#228 DISCUSSION/ACTION:

RE: HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDING REQUESTS

Stephen Zoeller, County Manager, stated the Commission had earlier approved $27,500.00 for the Cabell-Wayne Beekeepers, Kindred Communications and the Greater Huntington Parks and that amount was included in the $357,920.00 of the total amounts requested by organizations. Mr. Zoeller further stated the approximate amount for the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund would be $334,446.00.

After much discussion the Commission agreed to the following:

*To place on hold the requests of $50,000.00 for the Village of Barboursville (Soccer

Tournament) and the $10,000.00 request for the Collis P. Huntington Railroad.

*To deny the requests from the Guyandotte United Methodist Church and the Huntington

Homecoming.

*To give $1,000.00 to the City of Huntington Foundation; $1,000.00 to the Guyandotte Civil

War Days; $5,000.00 for the Huntington Junior Baseball, $5,000.00 for the West

Virginia Spikefest.

*To reduce the amounts for the Huntington Municipal Development (Ribfest) from

$10,000.00 to $7,500.00; reduce the Maddie Carroll House from $3,000.00 to $1,000.00;

reduce the request from the West Virginia Dusters from $3,000.00 to $1,000.00.

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to approve the allocations for the 2008-2009 Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund. Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

#229 DISCUSSION/ACTION:

RE: SENIOR CITIZENS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

EXCESS LEVY TAX FUNDING REQUESTS

After a discussion the Commission agreed to the following:

*To reduce the request from the Coalition for the Homeless-Harmony House from $8,000.00

to $2,500.00

*To add a request for the World Changers Organization for $2,000.00.

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the allocations for the 2008-2009 Senior Citizens Projects and Programs Excess Levy Tax Fund. W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

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#230 LETTER, KAREN COLE, COUNTY CLERK

RE: PERSONNEL ITEM

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel issue. W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

The Commission recessed the meeting at 11:50 a.m.

The Commission reconvened the regular session at 12:28 P.M., with not action taken.

Robert L. Bailey, President, adjourned the meeting at 12:29 p.m., until the next regular scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

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PRESIDENT, COUNTY COMMISSION

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