Agendas for this week's scheduled meetings of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown Mayor and Council:
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
County Administration Building
100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 8 a.m.
Agenda
• 8:05 a.m.: Commissioners’ reports and comments
• 8:15 a.m.: West City Elementary School site
• 8:30 a.m.: Emergency Services Advisory Committee
• 8:50 a.m.: Hazardous materials response plan update
• 9:05 a.m.: Accounting for growth — Maryland’s draft offset policy
• 9:25 a.m.: Other business
(1) County attorney issues
(2) Appointments to County boards and commissions
(3) County administrator’s comments
(4) Reports from County staff
• 9:40 a.m.: Citizens participation
• 9:50 a.m.: Closed session (to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, compensation, and/or performance evaluation of appointees employees, or officials over whom this public body had jurisdiction; and to discuss other personnel matters that affect one or more specific individuals)
• 10:30 a.m.: Depart for 16778 Halfway Blvd.
• 11 a.m.: Groundbreaking ceremony for freightliner
WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Board Conference Room
820 Commonwealth Ave., Hagerstown
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m.
• 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Closed session
Board Auditorium
820 Commonwealth Ave., Hagerstown
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m., Channel 99
Agenda
• 6:05 p.m.: Correspondence to and from the Board
• 6:10 p.m.: Personnel action
• 6:15 p.m.: Reports to the Board
(1) 2012-13 preliminary human resources staffing
(2) Board member committee reports
• 6:35 p.m.: Citizens participation
• 7:05 p.m.: Old business
(1) Consideration — Consent agenda - second reading and adoption of revised Policy GCG (selection of substitutes); and revised Policy GCL (professional development opportunities); and the rescission of Policy GCLA (conferences and visitations)
(2) Consideration — Second reading and adoption of revised Policy BD (types of meetings)
• 7:20 p.m.: New business
(1) Consideration — Consent agenda - first reading of proposed Policy KD (opportunity for public comment at board meetings, town meetings, and public hearings and the procedures governing such proceedings); and proposed Policy BDDA (agenda format for regular public business meetings - the role of the Agenda Planning Committee); and the proposed rescission of Policy KD (public participation); and the proposed rescission of Administrative Regulation KD-R (procedures for public participation: Citizen participation, town meetings, public hearings)
(2) Consideration — Achieve 3,000 contract
(3) Consideration — Construction bid for Bester Elementary (replacement) School
• 8:10 p.m.: Miscellaneous business
(1) Consideration — Future agenda items and future agenda items list
• 8:15 p.m.: Board member comments
• 8:20 p.m.: Adjournment
HAGERSTOWN MAYOR AND COUNCIL
City Hall, Council Chamber
1 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 4 p.m.
Agenda
• 4 p.m.: Executive Session
(1) Before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, discuss a matter directly related to a negotiation strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process
— Contract negotiations
(2) To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom it has jurisdiction
— City attorney retainer
(3) To consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related thereto
— Downtown property acquisition
(4) To consider a matter that concerns the proposal for a business or industrial organization to locate, expand, or remain in the State and to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
— Business proposal
• 6 p.m.: Work Session
(1) Volunteer Washington County
(2) Hagerstown Magazine award
(3) 2012 citizen recognition award/board and commission luncheon
(4) Preliminary agenda review
(5) EMPOWER clean energy communities grant
(6) Summit Avenue traffic calming
(7) Permanent seating at bandshell in City Park
(8) Trash/recycling/yard waste collection program zone modification and yard waste program extension
(9) Building and trade codes update
(10) Update on rural business enterprise grant, 60 W. Washington St.
• 7:45 p.m.:
(1) City administrator’s comments
(2) Mayor and Council comments
• 8 p.m.: Adjourn
Arrangements can be made in advance for people with disabilities who want to attend any of these meetings. For the County Commissioners, call 240-313-2216 (Voice/TDD). For City Council, call Bruce Zimmerman at 301-797-6617 (Voice/TDD).
