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Votes at a glance: BCSWA motions approved May 20, 2026
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority passed routine agenda items and several policy and program motions unanimously or with recorded abstention on minutes approval. Key outcomes: agenda approved; April minutes approved (4–0–1 with one abstention); budgets accepted; May bills authorized; sick-leave policy authorized; weapons ban authorized pending legal review; $5,000 matching litter grant authorized; permanent tire-collection trial authorized.
The Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority recorded the following formal actions at its May 20, 2026 meeting in Martinsburg.
Votes and motions
- Agenda approval: Michele Atha moved; Matthew Grove seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- Approval of April 22, 2026 minutes: Michele Atha moved; Lou Scavnicky seconded. Outcome: 4 ayes, 1 abstention (Matthew Grove); motion passed.
- Acceptance of budget reports (Litter Control, General, Recycling): Clint Hogbin moved; Michele Atha seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- Authorization for Treasurer to pay May bills: Lou Scavnicky moved; Matthew Grove seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- Sick-leave policy: Lou Scavnicky moved to authorize the program manager to implement the amended sick-leave policy for full-time employees in lieu of insurance reimbursement; Michele Atha seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- No-weapons policy: Matthew Grove moved to implement a no-weapons policy for employees while on duty at recycling centers, pending approval by the County Commissioner's legal staff; Lou Scavnicky seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval (implementation contingent on legal review).
- FY27 Litter Control grant (matching): Michele Atha moved to authorize the chairman to sign a matching grant totaling $5,000 ($2,500 radio ads, $2,500 trailer decals); Clint Hogbin seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- Permanent tire-collection trial at Grapevine Recycling Center: Lou Scavnicky moved; Matthew Grove seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
- Adjournment: Lou Scavnicky moved; Matthew Grove seconded. Outcome: unanimous approval.
The minutes list movers and seconders and the vote outcomes but do not include motion text beyond the brief descriptions recorded, nor do they include full policy language, budget line details, or implementation schedules for some approved items.
