Carroll County Board of Commissioners Open Session – June 4, 2026
Carroll County Board of Commissioners Open Session – June 4, 2026
The Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County held an open session on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Office Building, Room 311. The meeting included priority reports from commissioners, approval of seven agenda items, public comments, and an administrative session and agenda review. All votes were unanimous.
Priority Carroll (Commissioners' Reports)
- Commissioner Krebs reported attending a live burn exercise at Manchester Volunteer Fire Department that involved over half a dozen fire departments and months of planning. She also attended the 23rd annual Century High School graduation and Liberty High School graduation, highlighting student achievements such as perfect attendance from first grade and over 300 service learning hours. She attended an honor for retiring Senator Chris West.
- Commissioner Guerin attended South Carroll High School graduation and praised students entering the military.
- Commissioner Gordon congratulated Brian Jay as the new president of Carroll Hospital, attended Winters Mill High School and Westminster High School graduations, held a Chamber breakfast at Exploration Commons, and noted the upcoming Maryland Wine Festival and the Jack Lyburn Pavilion dedication.
- Commissioner Kiler attended a Carroll Arts Center event, recognized the passing of Vince De Palma, and attended Winters Mill and Manchester Valley High School graduations. He also mentioned a Manchester Wrestling party and urged support for volunteer fire companies.
- Commissioner Vigliotti attended Francis Scott Key High School graduation, urged public participation in the MPRP transmission line opposition (data requests due June 9, 2026), and noted that the county will file letters with the Public Service Commission.
Approval to Purchase – PFAS Phase 2 Groundwater Remedial Investigation
- Staff requested approval to purchase the PFAS Phase 2 Groundwater Remedial Investigation from Tetra Tech, Inc. in the amount of $244,550. This continues investigation at the Public Safety Training Center, building on a competitively bid contract awarded in 2021.
- Commissioner Kiler asked if Tetra Tech would be involved at other properties; staff responded that future phases are not yet determined.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Approval to Purchase – TeamDynamix IT Service Management (ITSM) System
- Staff requested approval to purchase the TeamDynamix ITSM System from Software House International for $95,504.64, via an Axia Cooperative contract. The cost includes $50,504.64 for year one service and $45,000 for one-time implementation and training. The system replaces the outdated Track It ticketing system.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Approval to Purchase – Pipe Lining
- Staff requested approval to purchase pipe lining from Proshot Concrete, Inc. for $99,320 using a State of Alabama cooperative contract. The project lines a 24-inch by 322-foot deteriorated CMP pipe on Colton Road with ThermoForm lining, avoiding disruption of a resident's yard.
- Discussion: Commissioner Krebs asked about new pipes; staff confirmed new construction uses HDPE. Commissioner Guerin asked about flow characteristics; staff noted it is for stormwater runoff only.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Spending Authority – Change Order for Waste Transfer & Disposal
- Staff requested spending authority of $2,500,000 to cover waste transfer above the FY26 budgeted amount. Carroll County's membership in the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority transfers waste from Northern Landfill to Modern Landfill in York, PA. FY26 budget projected 140,000 tons; actual is approximately 180,000 tons, requiring an additional 40,000 tons transferred.
- Discussion: Commissioner Krebs questioned the need and budget growth. Staff reported a 48% increase in tonnage since FY22 due to post-COVID consumerism and packaging. Tip fees ($70/ton) exceed transfer costs ($62/ton), so revenue from additional tons is expected to cover the cost. Budget adjustments have been made for FY27.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Contract Approval – Medical Director for the Department of Fire/EMS
- Staff requested approval to contract with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as medical director for EMS operations in an amount not to exceed $213,000 for FY27. The contract increases working hours to 20 per week due to expanded clinical activities (whole blood program, ultrasound, rapid sequence intubation). Dr. Stephanie Kemp is the assigned physician.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Contract Award – Background Checks for Volunteers
- Staff requested approval to award a contract for background checks for volunteers to Versant Media, LLC in an amount not to exceed $88,000 ($43,000 for Fire/EMS, $45,000 for Rec & Parks). The contract follows a competitive RFP with 15 responses; the evaluation committee recommended Versant Media as the highest ranked firm. The contract is for one year with four renewal options.
- Discussion: Commissioner Krebs asked about cost pass-through to rec councils; staff confirmed. Current cost per check is $15, expected to rise to $18. Commissioner Vigliotti expressed concern about affordability for families.
- Motion and second; approved unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Kevin Dayhoff (Westminster Councilman) thanked the county for support in placing a historic marker for Townsend Cook, an African American man lynched on June 2, 1885. The marker dedication ceremony will be on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. He read the names of public works staff who assisted.
- Andrew Manning (caller) expressed frustration about being barred from attending meetings in person and claimed he was catcalled by police while exercising. He stated he was raised by the system and urged the board to address his situation.
- Catherine Adelaide (caller, member of the Carroll County Republican Central Committee) discussed upcoming early voting (June 11–18, 2026) and her role as chair of the election integrity subcommittee. She raised concerns about the timing of public logic and accuracy demonstrations at 10 a.m. and requested that the PowerPoint be made publicly available.
Administrative Session & Agenda Review
- Commissioner Kiler reminded the public to obtain property owner permission before placing campaign signs and emphasized the need for diverse meeting times to accommodate all schedules.
- Review of next week's agenda (June 8–12): items include a consultant presentation on self-storage facilities, grant applications, and proclamations. Review of the following week (June 15–18): includes Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Veterans Advisory meeting, and a hazardous materials grant.
- Motion to adjourn approved unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- All seven agenda items were approved unanimously.
- PFAS investigation: $244,550.
- TeamDynamix ITSM system: $95,504.64.
- Pipe lining: $99,320.
- Waste transfer spending authority: $2,500,000.
- Medical director contract: not to exceed $213,000.
- Background checks contract: not to exceed $88,000.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Thursday, June 4th, 2026 open session for the Carroll County Board of Commissioners. As we always do, we'll begin with a Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silent reflection. For which it stands one nation under God and indivisible with liberty and justice for all everybody is doing well. It is a beautiful day outside, and even though I know that summer calendrically doesn't begin seasonally, it's definitely begun. So I hope everybody's doing well today. Uh Commissioner Krebs, we'll begin with you for priority. Carol. Thank you. I think I have some photos here because um keep that one on for a second. On Sunday last week, we had the opportunity, my husband and I went up to Manchester uh Fire Volunteer Fire Department's live burn exercise. I'm like, what's a live burn exercise? Well, this was unbelievable. We ended up staying for five hours. It was just an intensely impressive, um, very time consuming to set this up. It was a live burn of an older, an old house, hundred-year-old house, um, that the property owner has been abandoned, so they wanted to have it taken down. And they used the opportunity to practice and and train in um for for the volunteers and also for some of the the um young people in training. Took very months of planning for this because it's you know it needs to be very controlled. But this is the attic, and they showed us in the attic and what things look like. And it was interesting to learn that old homes actually are very, very well built and act can withstand fire much more than a new home is made out of particle board. Um, but this is the attic, and this is some things that they put in to actually start the fire in the attic, and you'll see some other pictures later. But uh Chief Andy Franklin was explaining you know the preparation. It took months to prepare for all this, a number of uh fire departments, uh over half a dozen, a couple from Pennsylvania, a couple from Baltimore County, then uh four or five from Carroll County, all coordinated um with the trainers and and bringing folks in and teaching them setting things on fire, teaching them how to put it out in different situations, and I learned all about the equipment that's used, the different hoses, uh the pumpers and you know how they get water. I mean, learned a ton in that. I mean, we weren't gonna stay long and we stayed all end up staying all day. So uh you can move the pictures to the next one so we can see um this is when it first got started. They they boarded things up for safety reasons, but you can see everything lined up. Um it was a beautiful, beautiful day. And then the next picture shows when they they started the first fire up in the left corner, and you can start seeing it coming out, and you can see the buckle in the back, the rear on the left, the the siding started to buckle because of the heat. And then they have these heat monitors, I forget the name of them, where you can tell you know where the heat is in the house, and it's a little piece of equipment so that they can tell where the hot spots are, and then communicate that stuff with their um someone that may be inside of the the building. Constant communication, constant coordination, you know, who shows up first and the different pieces of equipment that are needed for a different uh there they're it's getting hotter upstairs. But I was very impressed, and I'm always impressed with our uh whole depart our whole fire EMS system. But these are mostly vol they're all volunteers and the training that's required. I mean, they were there, they got their 730 in the morning and were there well after we left. And that's their whole day. It was a beautiful day, but the um professionalism and the training and the commitment to service of our volunteers uh just to be ready for anything is incredible. So there's that b that thing that shows the heat, how hot it is getting in the building. Flip the picture. That's Chief Robinson was there. That's John Krebs the fifth, who's a 911 operator, and also um volunteer fire department line line borough. Uh many of these guys are professional professionals somewhere else, and they still volunteer, and many of them are just volunteers. So a kudos to all the volunteers and the amount of time it takes. And there's the roof going up. You can flip it again. That's it about a couple hours later. Um and then I was didn't stay much longer than that, but it took hours and hours to get the whole thing burned down and a tremendous amount of coordination and time. Then we all went to graduations this week and uh went to Century High School. It was a 23rd annual graduation. Hard to believe it's been 23 years. The impressiveness of the graduations we went to this year.
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