WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
August 22, 2011
** NOT APPROVED **
Committee Members Present: T.
Hopkins, D. Fanton, D. Burdick, M.
Healy, K. LaForge, T. O’Grady, D. Pullen, F. Sinclair, C. Crandall
Others Present: L. Ballengee, P.
Curran, K. Graves, L. Gridley, J. Margeson, B. Riehle, T. Ross, K. Toot, N.
Ungermann
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.
by Ways & Means Committee Chairman Theodore Hopkins.
Audit
Committee
members reviewed the August 22, 2011, audit of claims in the amount of $2,733,885.72
(including prepaid bills). A motion was made by Legislator Pullen,
seconded by Legislator Fanton, and carried to forward the audit to the full
Board for approval of payment.
Military
Funerals
Legislator
Norm Ungermann stated that he spoke with Patriot Rider John LaFever
the other day. Legislator Ungermann
explained that a Patriot Rider is someone who helps ensure that protestors at
military funerals stay back a certain distance.
Mr. LaFever indicated that some counties have
passed laws regarding the distance protestors must stay back at military
funerals, and he wondered if the Allegany County Board of Legislators might
consider passing something similar. Some
committee members stated that they thought there were already laws in place
regarding this matter, and Legislator Timothy O’Grady commented that local
police can’t really enforce a federal law.
Legislator Ungermann stated that he believes that
Adjournment:
There being no
further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:05
p.m. following a motion made by Legislator LaForge, seconded by Legislator Healy
and carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda Rigby Riehle, Clerk of the Board
Allegany