I was at today’s special session of the Marshall County Commission. It started at 9, here’s what happened. 1/@FolkReporters#folkreporter
Here’s the agenda. 2/
There were 12 people in attendance, the usual, people from sheriff’s office, EMS, reporters, tax office, etc. New was someone from WTRF 7 News and someone from the Wellness Committee. 3/
As is usual, commissioners mumbled throughout the meeting, and were hard to hear over a fan in the background.
Whisper count is at 1 this meeting (figuring out how to word motions, still inappropriate and unprofessional to whisper during a meeting). 4/
Starting off:
Accounts Payable- “several”, approved en bloc without being read.
Fiduciary Matters- 9- approved en bloc, not read.
Exonerations- 36- approved en bloc, not read. 5/
Budget Revisions, there were multiple, all read, I wasn’t quick enough to write them all down, so this is not a complete list.
$104,770 to Parks and Rec
General Fund to Dental and Eye Insurance (amount not specified)
From Maintenance to Office Supplies (didn’t get $)
6/
To VFD $300, $4,800 (different line items, there may have been more I didn’t get)
To Animal Control $3,000, $5,000, $5,000
To Court Security (didn’t get $)
To Sheriff’s Office $1,438, $3,000, $1,000, $906, $9,000 (didn’t get all of them)
7/
To Clerk’s Office for supplies $10,000.
All Budget Revisions approved en bloc.
8/
On to the agenda:
Someone from the Wellness Committee spoke to the commission. The Committee was established to encourage heath, mental, and physical wellbeing for Courthouse and other county employees. 9/
The representative from the committee said that having well-adjusted employees prevents productivity loss.
The Committee had proposed that:
An employee assistance program be established, it includes
-counseling for family, stress, depression, work/ life, and professional benefits
- peak performance counseling
It would cost $4,041 and begin 45 days after approval.
They also requested:
-permission to get an estimate for a picnic shelter to put on 6th street for employees.
- one under desk bike or treadmill for each office
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-To turn the Ladies Lounge into a lunch area (it’s currently storage)
-An employee portal to share wellness information
-Monthly wellness activities (these would be optional for employees)
The employee assistance program was approved.
The other requests were approved en bloc.
12/
Bids for new OEM UTV:
There was one bid from Green Acres for $42,068. It was accepted.
Statement of Salaries- Approved
Depository Bonds- Approved
ACH Direct Deposit:
-Currently in testing phase
-requested to go online July 15- Approved
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Hiring a full time security officer- Approved.
- Salary to be set at the next meeting.
-Start date June 19.
Health Department A101 Contract- Approved.
Shared Employee Agreement with WVU Extension Office- Approved.
Financial MOA- Approved.
14/
County Historic Landmark Commission- Tabled
-Tabled until they have time to review documents.
Wheeling Creek Flood Control Agreement:
-$3,000
-Approved
Flood Control Dam and Channel:
-$10,000
-Approved
15/
Change Order #1 for Atlantic Emergency Solutions:
-Two new EMS squads
-Increased storage space
-more outlets
-$15,100
- Approved
16/
The June 20 Commission meeting is canceled (WV Day)
The Commission will meet on June 27, at 9 am (because meetings at times the public can attend aren’t allowed).
I’m at the Moundsville City Council meeting, it starts at 6:30. It’s crowded today, not sure why. #folkreporter@FolkReporters 1/
Started with a moment of silence for two officers that recently passed, then prayer or “evocation”, then pledge. Minutes approved. 2/
Public comment:
Rep from American Legion requests that a day (didn’t catch it) be designated poppy day in Moundsville
New speaker- complaining about a “trashed” property next to them. Talking about language they hear, and that it devalues their property. 3/
Last night, I was at @WVCBP’s “More Money for Who” presentation given by @sethano at the Ohio County Pubic Library. Here are some of the main take aways. @folkreporter #folkreporters 1/
Some brief background first:
-Personal Income Tax (PIT)- makes up 40% of WV’s annual revenue.
-Fiscal Year (FY)- ends June 30 and starts July 1, FY 2024 starts July 1.
-Flat Budget- roughly the same amount budgeted every year (no budget increases) 2/
-Severance Tax- taxes collected from coal and natural gas extraction, highly volatile.
- Education (higher ed and k-12 combined) make up about half of the annual budget. 3/
I was at today’s special session of the Marshall County Commission, it started at 9 a.m. here’s what happened. #folkreporter@FolkReporters 1/
There were 13 people in attendance today. Commissioners whispered to each other only twice this time (yes I do keep count). 2/
Public Comment: someone from Grand Vue Park updated the commission on what’s been going on/ coming up for the summer. He said the pool should be open between June 9th and 15th. Talked about other things going on at the park and expects it to be busy this year. 3/
I’m at the Moundsville City Council meeting. It starts at 6. I’ll be live tweeting. 1/ @FolkReporters#folkreporter
This is my first time here. Different vibe than county commission. Every member of the council has a laptop and microphone. In addition to mics, no fan in the background. I might actually get to hear them. 2/
Only about 5 people in attendance (including me). Unclear if any have been invited to talk to the council about something. It feels more lively welcoming than county commission. 3/
I was at the Marshall County Commission meeting today, it started at 9. Here’s what happened 👇1/ @FolkReporters#folkreporter
Here’s the agenda, which was not posted online in spite of commission rules 🙃 2/
It was relatively well attended, 12 people in the audience (including me). Two were from the sheriff’s office, two were from the tax office, one was a fiduciary commissioner, one worked on elections, two were from EMS, and three were presumably press. 3/
Guess who has two thumbs, a Twitter and a free morning. Me! I’m at the Marshall County Commission regular session that starts at 9. It was my plan to live tweet it, but no cell phone use in the chambers. I didn’t bring a notebook, so I’ll update from memory after it’s over.
Okay, meeting over. It lasted about 25 minutes. Seating is limited (about 12 audience seats). In the audience there was 6 people (including me). It’s hard to hear at the back of the room (loud air unit), and commissioners made no effort to speak up, 2/