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Procurement staff said the LifePak purchase will be partially reimbursed by a state cardiac devices grant with the county paying the local share already included in the FY25 budget. Facilities staff described a long-term relationship with Johnson Controls to maintain large-scale HVAC and controls equipment at the college; the encumbrance covers preventive and emergency controls services. The furniture purchase will consolidate Department of Public Safety staff into a single location and includes partitions, desks, a conference table, chairs and installation.

All three purchases were approved in motions that passed without recorded opposition. Commissioners asked questions about user needs and installation logistics; facilities and department staff confirmed the procurements align with budgeted plans and operational needs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners Open Session January 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commissioners approved three procurement items: a LifePak 35 cardiac monitor/defibrillator, an encumbrance for Johnson Controls energy-management services at Carroll Community College, and furniture and installation for the Department of Public Safety office at Library Headquarters.","taxTitle","Carroll County, Maryland","taxId",7748,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6361141,"Commissioners approve $109,771.24 payment for January inmate medical services; month-to-month billing discussed",115,6091000,6206000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f&start=6091&end=6206","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f/thumbnail_6091000.jpg","/articles/6361141/Carroll-County/Maryland/Commissioners-approve-10977124-payment-for-January-inmate-medical-services-month-to-month-billing-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6361141-062d04d74016ce0d94a1cd5b54e0282a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775730295&Signature=A3~0TyvFj-OVmPY9~7EM1csX-Ml4FWOqccIsBrpYA9DwUPkzKRK8AGbZDNPtaRQcVPILsJuzUoozrznav-VcS1HbZfaOuA-xvjq2h8S~mfrXoCQGubWlJbKEk1OjWqQ42Z3d7~JRoiaW2zdWH1p04WWckz1xlG2qIGFnYwZEXlzYmMM3mjnfR6EpntT8rObV3fh1Qsx~TCj3ILvhhxv7-qr2ozyUiKrc~2UDwMV0bBy9D2-AxZzn6IoHYIqZmwr7IMdHISO2NammoqStIsr8tDyE7XCgUTlDqB2fFp99C-uQFrSLMN1oY7nG-wluBWbkeaqfKBp7psqqCrmAI47aAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners approved Jan. 30 a spending authority request to pay Prime Care Medical Inc. $109,771.24 for on-site medical services for inmates at the Carroll County Detention Center for January 2025.

Procurement staff said the payment represents a monthly invoice under an existing term contract procured by another county (Cecil County RFP); the payment is included in the FY25 budget. Staff and at least one commissioner discussed the mechanics of monthly billing, whether invoices could be bundled to reduce recurring board approvals, and why this particular invoice requires board action (it exceeds the county’s threshold for spending authority). Procurement staff said invoices vary month to month, and this is the one fixed amount exceeding the approval threshold.

A motion to approve spending authority for the January payment to Prime Care Medical Inc. passed without recorded opposition.

Commissioners asked staff to explore more efficient billing and approval procedures so routine monthly invoices need not return to the full board each month.","The board approved spending authority to pay Prime Care Medical Inc. $109,771.24 for on-site medical services at the Carroll County Detention Center for January 2025 and discussed the month-to-month invoicing process and possibilities for streamlining payments.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6361147,"Carroll County directs attorney to intervene in Maryland PSC docket on Piedmont Reliability Project",3838,3049000,6887000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f&start=3049&end=6887","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f/thumbnail_3049000.jpg","/articles/6361147/Carroll-County/Maryland/Carroll-County-directs-attorney-to-intervene-in-Maryland-PSC-docket-on-Piedmont-Reliability-Project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6361147-ffbbcc0b7bdee6a64466225b83db00a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775730295&Signature=My9Cj6s2Ib00f2xtsNUIxAcQcU4xf1XhvGmNLpkvJ5vVjUB9X60uD6OEuFscMO5nVG49u7olPUkYqt1ug2sUWy64xcusKSiDH4NlxqYQbJLt56pbWHadRqYhYzXfLif~ZnXmH2z9U0Qt9n2mkwVpI8AYgBySJPIf31Gsw92n5r9a6bMV-dmj9d5uqD9HbM2y8ZXZNN-PDfmqAO0YxBLZ1d1rcQkrEQslNXsLGAatW6v7rYWGYfz3g4lRJzPJiZLQKCMaAX5NQK12lAPw-OJUkjMIUn0KD6GwJ91sBne5N9BJZraZG25-7BzHRIkkwZjnMso0UsbRRFaiureGIwZQ4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners voted Jan. 30 to direct the county attorney to intervene in the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) proceeding regarding the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (PSEG).

Commissioners discussed the need to file timely intervention paperwork so the county “gets its foot in the door” and can participate in forthcoming proceedings, including coordination with other jurisdictions. Commissioner Rothstein earlier noted the Public Service Commission docket related to PSEG had an open intervention period; staff and commissioners emphasized the Feb. 17 intervention deadline for interested parties.

The board’s motion to authorize the county attorney to intervene and pursue participation in the PSC docket passed without recorded opposition. Commissioners said additional details about whether to act jointly with other counties and the legal approach would be determined after intervention is filed.

The action preserves the county’s ability to submit evidence and participate in hearings before the PSC on transmission-line routing and related reliability issues.","The commissioners directed the county attorney to intervene at the Maryland Public Service Commission in proceedings related to PSEG’s Piedmont Reliability Project, meeting the docket deadline to preserve the county’s standing.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6361152,"Commissioners approve application to become hub for state behavioral-health capacity-building grant",704,5375000,6079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f&start=5375&end=6079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f/thumbnail_5375000.jpg","/articles/6361152/Carroll-County/Maryland/Commissioners-approve-application-to-become-hub-for-state-behavioral-health-capacity-building-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6361152-f3fee76b34f0bd0583b9ccb1209b5b48/orig.mp4?Expires=1775730295&Signature=P9CisiNZQAFb~31huCrWa806KHqBSIFdFeYJ2napaYPPsiLLO2pJXpq37QXB178ZcLIDrGw6eU1V~mIRvr89JZNYkDk8SARs9n0jzHiEzDwxi1Rm3CVQId1XwkdZ-jfnixWPA~p5Dh75vK4wfMKTLjc8g1X05TOziCHOi6tZeV70LeuTr-KK5Wy2xzFk0eZjwZyaTvBGTPNYPlgUIRwqpzLq84Rg8NiFwHKu-jpbFVcySuchlMxHfzg-cuL6ft2qrYtu4KrMgHCkdSgJ1dxte11k-irAxlaS1qHABYiJLk~2ZWCgL8d2h16F0GFjwjS0MoWQUGFjSNJixaZIpWeYOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 30 approved submitting an application and accepting an award, if offered, from the Maryland Community Health Resource Commission to establish a local hub for coordinated community supports.

Celine Steichel, director of Citizen Services, introduced the proposal and said the state’s Community Health Resource Commission is funding capacity-building grants to jurisdictions not previously served by hubs. Ed Singer, manager for the Local Management Board, said the grant would fund a hub program manager and expanded local staff hours to coordinate behavioral health and wraparound services for students and families and to oversee subgrantee “spoke” providers. He said the first year would be primarily a learning and capacity-building period; in subsequent years the hub would competitively select and oversee spokes in cooperation with the local behavioral health authority and Carroll County Public Schools.

Commissioners questioned funding risks and process details. Staff said the capacity-building award would be state-funded and that future program monitoring and fiscal support would be included in later proposals if the hub moves from capacity building to full program oversight. Staff also said some spoke providers already operate in Carroll County under state oversight and that locally managed hub status would allow the county and its partners to vet and select grantees directly.

A motion to approve submitting the hub application and to accept the award, including hiring recommended staff contingent on funding, passed without recorded opposition.

Staff said the application aligns with the Local Management Board’s mission to coordinate services aimed at helping young people succeed, and noted the county will continue to collaborate with the school system and the local behavioral health authority on program development.","The board approved submitting an application to the Maryland Community Health Resource Commission to build local hub capacity for coordinated community supports and authorized hiring contingent on award; the grant would shift selection and oversight of local service providers from the state to a local hub model.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6361157,"Carroll County holds public hearing on fall amendments to water and sewer master plan; record left open 10 days",775,4539000,5314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f&start=4539&end=5314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171027-386f4a6183497e4ad083c5b457e0b73f/thumbnail_4539000.jpg","/articles/6361157/Carroll-County/Maryland/Carroll-County-holds-public-hearing-on-fall-amendments-to-water-and-sewer-master-plan-record-left-open-10-days","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6361157-04c8fa3f8dc5a1572edfa65601c4e837/orig.mp4?Expires=1775730295&Signature=S66jOWlecifEYiF3fJku3De~9Vtmhuau~kZXYBv45YjDYxw3VH0ete2RVdtpuI24avAXMZzCcY~7QPYC3NnBL5aCZU2it9a3VPZ-NM4pm3b7VzdssHmIl8~NoMV34sP7kBrbpSqHkorD5cT4MHxiQqE4BeikOneeZi1KlTYPKfYQLYTCSjkAZ8UwhcXVvRI5eQsR3iyGWkcAV1VA-c0LhqFEIcN3~tzMp1tDXEWPOmy5ZNa~F3bP3q~u-0OtfEe6v4ReJ-VFiDsY7cPwpBWoGJmBGGiaOl8goeApxcuVLxJhRqXWf4NEss1uQC7mKesGKzgoSfp14j6PfbwD0JBESQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing Jan. 30 on proposed fall amendments to the 2023 Carroll County Water and Sewer Master Plan, and voted to conclude the hearing while leaving the written record open for 10 calendar days.

County planning staff said the fall amendment package proposes changes in three service areas — Freedom (water), Hampstead (sewer) and Manchester (water and sewer). Planning staff described moving four residential properties in the Freedom area from “existing” to “long-range” water service because of the cost and logistical difficulty of connecting across Route 26, and two Hampstead parcels from future to priority service to accommodate a proposed Tractor Supply development. Andrew Gray of the Department of Planning and Land Management summarized map and text edits and said, if adopted, the board’s action will be sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment for final review and approval.

Commissioners asked staff for clarifications on why the four Eldersburg/Freedom properties were moved to long-range. Staff said Bureau of Utilities engineers determined there is no reasonable, cost-effective route to extend water lines under Route 26 and that existing easements are insufficient. Staff also explained that moving the four parcels frees up reserved system capacity for the broader service area and that the lots are currently served by private wells and septic systems.

After the presentation and questions, a commissioner moved to conclude the public hearing and keep the record open for 10 calendar days; the motion was seconded and adopted without recorded opposition. The board did not vote on adopting the amendments at the Jan. 30 session and will consider any additional written comments received during the 10-day period before a final decision.

Planning staff noted the amendments were previously certified as consistent with the county master plan by the Planning Commission on Nov. 19 and were advertised in the Carroll County Times on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23.

The hearing provided an opportunity for residents to submit comment cards or speak; no callers were on the phone line at the time of the hearing and no public speakers registered in person during the hearing.

Next steps: county staff will keep the public comment record open for 10 calendar days, after which the commissioners can act on adopting or modifying the fall amendments based on the full record.","The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners heard staff presentations and public-process questions on proposed fall amendments to the county Water and Sewer Master Plan and voted to close the hearing while leaving the public record open for 10 calendar days.","actionData","errors"]

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