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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 24, 1981 Regular Meeting343 A Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Board of Super- visors was held on June 24, 1981, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, 9 Court Square, Winchester, Virginia. PRESENT S. Roger Koontz, Chairman; Will L. Owings, Vice- Chairman; William H. Baker; Rhoda W. Maddox; R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The invocation was delivered by the Reverend James Cook of the First United Methodist Church. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Owings stated that he would like to add a request for a secondary road addition. Mrs. Maddox requested that the School Board appointment be done following the Executive Session. Mr. Stiles stated that he had a concern he would like to address prior to the Executive Session or following the Execu- tive Session. Mr. Malcolm stated that he had a resolution establishing a Community Corrections Resources Board. Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the agenda was adopted as amended. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mrs. Maddox requested the following change: Minutes of May 13, 1981, Page 12, first sentence should read, "Mr Stiles stated that he felt the budget could be re- duced which, would mean a tax increase of 7� rather than 14� ". Mr. Stiles requested the following change: Minutes of May 27, 1981, Page 3, next to the last paragraph should read, "Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm ". Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles, seconded by William H. Baker and passed unanimously, the Board minutes of the Regular Meetings of April 8 and April 22; Adjourned Meeting of 341 April 30 and May 5; Regular Meetings of May 13 and 27, 1981 were approved as amended. COUNTY OFFICIALS REQUEST FOR WAKELAND DRIVE - WAKELAND MANOR - SECTION E - TO BE TAKEN INTO THE SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM - APPROVED Mr. King, of the Virginia Department of Highways and Trans- portation, stated that everything was in order with regard to this request. Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles, WHEREAS, The Virginia Department of Highways and Transpor- tation has reviewed the request of Wakeland Manor and recommend inclusion of that portion of Wakeland Manor, Section E in Opequon Magisterial District, Wakeland Drive from the intersec- tion of Craig Street to the cul -de -sac containing .19 miles, in the Opequon Magisterial District into the secondary road system, pursuant to the provisions of Section 33.1 -229 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and; i WHEREAS, this Board does guarantee the Commonwealth of Virginia an unrestricted right -of -way of sixty (60) feet with necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage recorded in Deed Book 484, Page 183 and 184, dated November 1, 1977, and; BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board does approve the request for inclusion into the secondary road system contingent upon the posting of a proper and acceptable bond with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. i SIX YEAR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUDGET - APPROVED Mr. King, of the Virginia Department of Highways and Trans- portation, appeared before the Board at which time he informed the Board of the projects that are scheduled for construction in 1981 -82. They are as follows: Route 625, $1,200.00; Route 629, $5,000.00; Route 634, $8,000.00; Route 673, $5,000.00; Route 689, $10,000.00. The remaining items are routine for a total of incidental improvements of $41,600.00 and a grand total for 342 improvements of $461,060.00. Mr. King further stated that the total for improvements last year was $778,000.00. Mr. Stiles inquired about thistle spraying within the County. Mr. King stated that the Department has been spraying and that a worm had been released that also destroys thistle. Mr. King further stated that he was not sure how much more mowing would be done other than what was required at the intersections and crossovers. Mr. Malcolm asked if at one time there was some considera- tion of dropping Route 696. Mr. King stated that if the right -of -way could not be secured it was discussed that this would be dropped, but that there had been no problem in securing the right -of -way. Mrs. Maddox asked Mr. King about the Federal funding with regard to how it would effect the projects that had been scheduled. She further stated that the citizens were concerned as to how the cuts in Federal funding would effect the projects where right -of -ways had been secured. Mr. King stated that he felt it would be some time before these projects could be started and at this time he could not give her a definite date as to when they might be. Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles and seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the Six Year Road Improvement Plan budget in the amount of $461,060.00 for Fiscal Year 81 -82. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. REQUEST FOR OLD FOREST CIRCLE - STONEBROOK FARMS - SECTION 8 - BACK CREEK MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT - BE TAKEN INTO THE SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM - APPROVED Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Rhoda W. Maddox, WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation has reviewed the request of Stonebrook Farms and 343 recommend inclusion of that portion of Stonebrook Farms, Section VIII in Back Creek Magisterial District, Old Forest Circle from the intersection with Forest Valley Road to the temporary cul -de -sac at Lot 174 containing .25 miles, in the Back Creek Magisterial District into the secondary road system, pursuant to the provisions of Section 33.1 -229 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and; WHEREAS, this Board does guarantee the Commonwealth of Virginia an unrestricted right -of -way of sixty (60) feet with necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage recorded in Deed Book 476, Pages 682,683,684, dated July 18, 1977, and; BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board does approve the request for inclusion into the secondary road system contingent upon the posting of a proper and acceptable bond with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. FOR CARROLL DRIVE - FREDERICKTOWNE SECTION II - AL DISTRICT - BE T Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm, WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Highways and Transpor- tation has reviewed the request of Fredericktowne and recommend inclusion of that portion of Fredericktowne, Section II in Opequon Magisterial District, Carroll Drive from the intersec- tion with Brunswick Road to the cul -de -sac containing 350 feet, in the Opequon Magisterial District into the secondary road system, pursuant to the provisions of Section 33.1 -229 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and; WHEREAS, this Board does guarantee the Commonwealth of Virginia an unrestricted right -of -way of sixty (60) feet with necessary easements for cuts, fills and drainage recorded in Deed Book 413, Page 214, dated July 12, 1973, and; BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board does approve the request for inclusion into the secondary road system contingent upon the posting of a proper and acceptable bond with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. REQUEST FOR LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT - THOMAS C. BAKER - ASH HOLLOW INDUSTRIAL PARK - STONEWALL MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT - APPROVED Mr. John Horne presented this and stated that the request was being made by Mr. Thomas C. Baker in order to increase the buildable area on Lot 4. Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the Lot Line adjustment request of Thomas C. Baker in order that he might increase the buildable area on Lot 4. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. REDISTRICTING PLAN APPROVED BY TH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Mr. Horne stated that formal approval has been granted to the County by the Justice Department and that plans for notification of registered voters affected is in process and on schedule. Mr. Baker stated that he would like to convey the appreciation of the Board to Mr. Riley and Mr. Horne for the splendid job they had done on this project. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mr. William Baker presented the Finance Committee report and recommendations. The Finance Committee met on Thursday, June 18, 1981, with all members present. The Committee makes the following report and recommendations: - The Committee was appraised of the financial condition of the Frederick - Winchester Landfill Fund and recommends approval of the recommendations as submitted by the Public Works Director and Finance Director. 3 4 5D Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the rate charged for disposal of trash at the Frederick - Winchester Land- fill be set at $6.00 per ton, to be effective June 26, 1981. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. - The Committee discussed the $60,000.00 General Operating Fund budget reduction. Mr. Stiles stated that he was the Board member that was most adament that this was something that would come out of the budget, but that was done in a discussion with regard to reducing the tax rate. He further stated that the way it stands now we are not reducing the tax rate nor are the ballfields being fixed, which means that the people that are using the ballfields have come up short on both accounts. Mr. Baker stated that the reduction of the budget that had been authorized by the Board was an offsetting factor, and we did not at that time anticipate reducing the 14 cent increase. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the General Operating Fund 1981 -82 budget reduction of $60,000.00, as directed by the Board of Supervisors, be allocated as follows: Clearbrook Park Ballfield Project 7109 - 9005 -00 $58,760.00 Reserve for Contingencies $ 1 Total $60,000.00 The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox and R. Thomas Malcolm. Nay - Kenneth Y. Stiles. The Committee discussed the recommendations of the Finance Director relating to insurance, year -end adjustments, State- Local Hospitalization rates and transfers authorized by the 306 County Administrator. The Committee recommends approval of recommendations as presented with the Board of Supervisors receiving a report of transfers authorized by the County Admini- strator. Items For the Finance Committee and Board consideration from the Finance Director 1. It is recommended that J. V. Arthur, Inc. be authorized to secure Workmens Compensation insurance coverage on County employees for the fiscal year 1981 -1982. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that J.V. Arthur, Inc. be authorized to secure Workmens Compensation insurance coverage on County employees for the fiscal year 1981 -1982. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 2. It is recommended that the Finance Director be authorized to accept the lowest bid proposed on Public Officials and Employees Liability Insurance, as secured by J. V. Arthur, Inc. for the year 1981 -1982. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the Finance Director be authorized to accept the lowest bid proposed on Public Officials and Employees Liability Insurance, as secured by J.V. Arthur, Inc. for the year 1981 -1982. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 3. It is recommended that the County Administrator be granted authority to make the necessary appropriation transfers to balance account totals within the General Operating Fund for the fiscal year 1980 -1981, and a copy of said transfers to be forwarded to the members of the Board. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the County 347 Administrator be granted authority to make the necessary appro- priation transfers to balance account totals within the General Operating Fund for the fiscal year 1980 -1981, and a copy of said transfers to be forwarded to the members of the Board. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 4. It is recommended that the Finance Director be given authority to make the necessary accounting entries, for the fiscal year 1980 -1981, to reflect revenue and expenditures in the proper fiscal year, in accordance with modified accrual accounting procedures. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the Finance Director be given authority to make the necessary accounting entries, for the fiscal year 1980 -1981, to reflect revenue and expenditures in the proper fiscal year, in accordance with modified accrual accounting procedures. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 5. It is recommended that a supplemental appropriation be approved to the Frederick - Winchester Landfill Fund for the fiscal year 1980 -1981. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend a supplemental appropriation of $40,000.00 to repair and maintenance accounts of the Frederick - Winchester Landfill Fund and, that the Landfill Fund will experience an operating deficit this fiscal year of I approximately $85,000.00. The actual cash deficit will be an estimated $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 since depreciation charges are included as part of operational costs. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 348 The following items are of lessor importance and may be scheduled for a Finance Committee recommendation as you deem I necessary: 1. Delegate approval of State -Local Hospitalization rates to the County Administrator. State -Local Hospitalization rates must be approved by the Board of Supervisors each year for a contract period beginning each July 1st. Maximum rates that the hospitals can charge are determined by the State Department of Welfare. By the time the State Department begins the paperwork to secure these contracts and the hospitals have been notified of the maximum rates allowed, and the rates scheduled for approval by the Board of Supervisors, it is usually the end of July or later. Allowing the County Administrator to approve these contracts will shorten the approval process by two weeks or more. In any case the Board is approving rates already established by a State agency. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve of the allowing of the County Administrator to approve these contracts and will shorten the approval process by two weeks or more. In any case the Board is approving rates already established by a State agency. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 2. Consider a higher limit on appropriation transfers approved by the County Administrator. Current limit is $1,000 per transfer for each line item. It is recommended that the County Administrator be given authority to transfer a total of $3,000 per line item per year as long as transfers do not deviate from program objectives as approved by the Board of Supervisors. It is felt that this would eliminate a lot of $1,000 i transfers several times a year. Mr. Stiles stated that he thought this was a mistake inas- much as the County has enough problems at the present time keep- ing account of the County's money. He further stated that he e thought this was just one more step of converting more power to the appointed officials and taking away from the elected i officials. 349 Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will I L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein authorize the County Admini- strator to transfer up to a total of $3,000.00 per line item per year as long as transfers do not deviate from program objectives as approved by the Board of Supervisors. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker and R. Thomas Malcolm. Nay - Rhoda W. Maddox and Kenneth Y. Stiles. - The Committee recommends approval of the School Board's requests upon receiving estimates from School Officials at the Board of Supervisors' meeting. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve to transfer to the 1981 -82 School Board Operating budget any unusual funds remain- ing at the end of the 1980 -81 fiscal year. Mr. Stiles stated that he would like for this to be amended to read: "Transfer to the 1981 -82 School Board Operating Budget any unused funds remaining at the end of the 1980 -81 fiscal year up to $100,000 ". Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles, seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm and passed unanimously, the above amendment was approved. Dr. Wright stated that an estimate of $110,000 had been given earlier and that an estimate of $80,000 to $85,000 was being given now, and that this was the best estimate that could be given at this time. He further stated that they would have a $42,000 deficit before they even started next year's budget due to an increase in Blue Cross /Blue Shield rates and any funds left over would be used toward the Title I program. Recommend that the following requests from the Frederick Co unty School Board be approved upon receiving estimates Officials 350 1. Transfer to the 1981 -82 School Board Operating budget any unused funds remaining at the end of the 1980 -81 fiscal year. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the amended resolution to transfer to the 1981 -82 School Board Operating Budget any unused funds remaining at the end of the 1980 -81 fiscal year up to $100,000. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 2. Add amounts received (not anticipated at budget preparation time) to cover any undetermined deficits in the 1980 -81 fiscal year. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve to add amounts received (not anticipated at budget preparation time) to cover any undetermined deficits in the 1980 -81 fiscal year. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. 3. Permission to amend the 1980 -81 School budget in order to be able to add unanticipated funds and to transfer amounts from one category to another to provide for deficits in such categories. Mr. Stiles stated that he thought at the last Board meeting it had been agreed upon by the Board that the total amount of monies spent would be no more than the amount budgeted which was $13,105,022, except for those items that would come from cate- gorical grants over and above what was budgeted. Dr. Wright stated that he was not aware of anything like this, and he felt this should be done at the beginning of the fiscal year when the ground rules should be given in writing to the School Board stating this. Mr. Stiles stated that he felt essentially what Dr. Wright was saying was, "Give us the money and don't bother us." 351 Dr. Wright stated that was not correct, all he was saying was give us the ground rules we are to operate on, in writing, at the beginning of the year. Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by Will L. Owings and passed unanimously, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the following Frederick County School Board budget request: Permission to amend the 1980 -1981 school budget in order to be able to add unanticipated funds and to transfer amounts from one category to another to provide for deficits in such cate- gories. The Committee recommends approval of the temporary transfer of funds as requested by the Finance Director. Accrual account- ing requires that reimbursement requests and other revenues be recognized as revenue within the fiscal year even though the actual funds will not be received until after June 30th. This may result in a temporary cash deficiency which will require temporary transfers of funds. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein recommend that the Finance Director be authorized to make temporary transfers of funds from the General Operating Fund to offset cash flow deficiencies within other funds as a result of the accrual accounting system. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. ENGINEERING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mr. Will Owings presented the Engineering and Code Enforce- - ment Committee report and recommendations. The Committee on Engineering and Code Enforcement met on Tuesday, June 16, 1981 with all members present. The Committee makes the following report and recommendations: 352 The Committee reviewed the attached data regarding the Frederick - Winchester Landfill and discussed the present financial status. The concensus of the Committee was to make the following recommendations to the Finance Committee: A. Increase the current Landfill fee from $4.10 to $6.00 /ton effective July 1, 1981. (Acted upon in Finance Committee recommendations earlier in this meeting). 4 B. Add a percent finance charge to delinquent landfill accounts effective July 1, 1981. i C. Charge a flat fee of $10 per vehicle if refuse is not carried /transported in an impervious container. Mr. Owings requested that numbers B and C be deferred until an opinion could be received from the County's legal department. Mr. Baker requested that the Board act upon B and C at the first meeting in July. Mr. Owings stated this would be done as soon as the requested legal opinion is received. The Committee recommended that the Public Works Director open dialogue with Clarke County regarding a greater level of financial participation. Mr. Owings stated that the budget is now operating at $68,493.00 under the budgeted figure and therefore it is felt the rate needs to be increased. BOARD RETIRES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm, seconded Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the Board retired into Executive Session in accordance with Section 2.1 -344, Subsection (a)(1), to discuss personnel matters. BOARD WITHDRAWS FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by Will L. Owings, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the Board of Supervisors withdrew from Executive Session. BOARD RECONVENES INTO REGULAR SESSION Upon motion made by Will L. Owings, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the Board of Supervisors recon- vened into Regular Session. RESOLUTION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RESOURCES BOARD 353 Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the following resolution was approved: WHEREAS, Section 53- 128.19 of the Code of Virginia, requires that each County and City participating in a Community Diversion Project shall be represented on a Community Correc- tions Resources Board, and; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, That a Community Correction Resources Board is established in the County of Frederick and such Board is empowered to conduct (or purchase) diagnosic evaluations and to make recommendations regarding diversion based on a written plan to the Circuit Court Judge of this County. APPOINTMENTS MADE TO THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RESOURCES BOARD - APPROVED Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm and seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles, the following names were presented as members of the Community Corrections Resources Board for a one year term, said term to commence on July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982. City of Winchester: Mr. Marshall 0. Thomas; Frederick County: Mr. William Nethers; Shenandoah County: Deputy John Drummonds; Warren County: Mr. O. A. Norton; Clarke County: Mr. J. Fred Jones. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. APPOINTMENT OF LEWIS COSTELLO TO THE FREDERICK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FROM O PEQUON DISTRICT - DENIED Mr. Owings stated that he was nominating Mr. Lewis Costello to the Frederick County School Board for a four year term. Mr. Stiles seconded this nomination. Mr. Stiles asked Mr. Costello if he supported collective bargaining for public employees. Mr. Costello replied that he had never believed in collec- tive bargaining for any public employees particularly for pro- fessional employees. 3541 Mrs Maddox stated that her main concern was the amount of time Mr. Costello would be able to give to this position. Mr. Costello stated that he had been contacted personally M by Mr. Baker, Mrs. Maddox, Mr. Owings and Mr. Stiles with regard to his time and this position. He further stated that he had written on the application that he felt he would be able to j spend 20 hours routinely per month as a School Board member. He further stated that in his practice, he traveled 40,000 miles per year and that he flew 40,000 miles per year and that he wanted the Board to be aware of this. Mr. Costello stated that i when he was a member of the City School Board, he attended dur- ing his four year term, 45 meetings out of 60, twelve of which I were special meetinqs dealing with School construction and most I of those he missed were the special meetings. i Mr. Baker noted that Mr. Costello made 75% of the meetings I which did include the special meetings. ; Mr. Stiles asked Mr. Owings, as liaison member to the 1 School Board, how many special meetings does the School Board ; have. ! i i Mr. Owings stated that there are none with the exception of E the last meeting in June for the closing of the fiscal year t I which lasts approximately an hour. Mr. Koontz asked Mr. Costello if he is in any way involved i in the law suit in which he is also involved. Mr. Costello stated that he was not, that Mr. Johnston of his office was assisting Mr. Ambrogi, and that he had not worked t on it at all. Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia does herein appoint Mr. Lewis Costello, from Opequon District, to the Frederick County School Board for a four year term. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - Kenneth Y. Stiles and Will L. Owings. Abstaining - S. Roger Koontz and R. Thomas Malcolm. Nay - William H. Baker and Rhoda W. Maddox. 355 Mr. Stiles inquired as to where to go from here. Mr. Owings stated that he was very disappointed in the as he was representing the people of Opequon District to the best of his ability, and he did not feel that they had been given a fair shake in this matter. Mr. Stiles stated that his concern was something that a number of people had voiced to him in the last few weeks. He further stated that as far as the School Board appointment processs is concerned, he feels the Board has seen an effort to discredit the process by and large by the same group of people that were opposed to it in the first place. He further stated that he didn't feel the question had revolved around whether or i not Mr. Costello would be an asset to the Board, but rather everything but that question. He stated that his other concern was the Board Chairman's newsletter, more specifically, the las statement, "The truth is sometimes an elusive thing and is sometimes badly handled, but it will survive all the lies that have ever been told ". That statement is in context of the discussion in this newsletter, and I would like to know if you think that there have been lies told within the context of the things you mentioned in your newsletter, because that is the question that has been put to me. Mr. Koontz stated that, "No Mr. Stiles, if I thought you were deliberately lying, I would tell you so ". Mr. Stiles, "I will let it drop at that ". Mr. Owings stated that he would be accepting applications for the School Board appointment starting June 25 until July 15 and he would not consider any applications that he had received to this point. SECOND BOARD MEETI OF JULY CANCZIjLZ5 Upun 1lIVL.1011 rricaue ily Wliiiam H. Baiter anti secclnueci by Riloda ,_tea ilauuvx, Dn 11 i\li JVLV GU, Tli at 1. j-1C 13 U Vf JUPeL V iZ UL S Vf taiC COiiilt d oes ♦aciciia \.a114e1 the jGcVl1U 1JVQLU of . ',z ly, F -ling of A 111 - c} �.ii 11 nr1 t h nannelleri as has been the Board's nnlinv in the nast 1� 50 Tha ahove resolution was racacrl hl" the fnllowing rarnrdAd vote: Ave - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings. William H. Baker Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. APPOINTMENT TO THE FREDERICK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD F ROM OPEQUON DISTRICT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE FIRS BOARD MEETING IN AUGUST Mr. Will L. Owings stated that he would announce his School Board appointment at the first meeting in August, (12th), with a vote scheduled for the second meeting in August, (26th). UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, IT IS ORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO NOW ADJOURN. 04 a 4:1 rman p rd r - ervisZts of �erk, Board of Supervisors v