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Berkeley County Commission approves audit contract, appoints senior-board member and OKs grant payment
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Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the Berkeley County Commission approved an audit services contract, appointed a volunteer to the Senior Services Board, approved a grant payment resolution for Inwood Park and approved the consent agenda that included multiple personnel actions.
The Berkeley County Commission on Oct. 9 approved a series of routine and consent items, including awarding the county audit contract to BHM CPA Group, appointing Gail Moxley to the Senior Services Board and approving a grant payment resolution for Inwood Park.
The commission voted to award the annual audit services contract to BHM CPA Group of Huntington, West Virginia, for $29,175, following review of three proposals opened last week. The county administrator’s packet included audit committee scoring sheets showing a tie between at least two proposals; the committee awarded a tie-breaking point to BHM and noted the firm’s recent work for the county as part of the evaluation.
The commission also approved appointing Gail Moxley to the Berkeley County Senior Services Board. Moxley, who said she has lived in the Eastern Panhandle and serves on the senior center’s fundraising committee and the Rotary Club, was nominated and approved during the meeting; the county clerk’s office was instructed to complete appointment paperwork and swear her in.
Commissioners approved a resolution prepared by Region 9 to authorize a grant payment request for Inwood Park and authorized the commission president to sign the payment documents. The resolution was presented to ensure compliance with grant procedures before payment to Lance Construction.
During the meeting the commission approved the consent agenda, which the clerk summarized to include minutes, purchase order log review and several hiring recommendations and retirement letters. Personnel items listed in the consent materials included a hiring recommendation from Deputy County Administrator Chad Weinbrenner for Mandy Pannell as a custodian at an annual salary shown as $32,250; hiring recommendations from Tim Zia, director of community corrections, for Philip Garvey and Brett Hitchcock as peer recovery coaches at annual salaries listed as $43,135; and notice of retirement letters for Kendra Hunon (permanent technician) and Theresa Murphy (assistant chief for animal control). The consent agenda motion carried.
Other procedural actions included a motion and vote to go into executive session for legal matters; after the executive session the commission returned to open session and announced no action would be taken.
No formal roll-call vote tallies with member names were recorded in the audible transcript for the routine votes; motions were made, seconded and carried by voice vote during the meeting.
