Fiscal court meetings back to YouTube

    With the positive cases of Covid-19 surging throughout the state and county, Pendleton County Fiscal Court’s meetings were moved to their YouTube Channel for safety per exceutive order by Judge Executive David Fields.
    Meetings can be viewed via the court’s YouTube channel at Pendleton Fiscal Court. Those interested can subscribe to the channel for notification of meetings.
    The court had a short agenda in their Tuesday, November 24 meeting.
    After normal business of pledge, prayer, and agenda approval, the court approved the Pendleton County Recreational Agreement.
    The agreement calls for fiscal court to
    Provide funding to Pendleton County Recreation Commission for stipends related to management and operations of county recreation programs in the amount not to exceed $20,000 for the fiscal year 2020-21.
    Reimburse the City of Falmouth for the useage of electric at the Pendleton Athletic Park.
    Reimburse the Pendleton County Water District for the usage of water at the Pendleton Athletic Park.
    Provide to the Pendleton County School Board a partial salary for the position of groundskeeper at the Pendleton Athletic Park not to exceed $4,600 for the fiscal year of 2020-21.
    Provide $20,000 for the fiscal year of 2020-21 for maintenance and projects at the athletic park with fiscal court approval.
    Provide 1/3 of any major (above allocated budget) maintenance order and/or repair cost and 1/3 of major purchases (above allocated budget). Each and every expenditure over $300 must have fiscal court approval.
    In approval of transfers and payments of bills, the magistrates had several questions.
    District 3 Magistrate Darrin Gregg questioned if the payment for $220 to Perry and Dickerson was for the animal shelter. Fields said it was not but a zoning plat change.
    District 2 Magistrate Josh Plummer asked if the animal shelter pre-purchased the chips for dogs. Fields said they did and the cost is reimbursed through the adoption fees.
    Gregg questioned if the skim patching on Gumlick was done and Fields said if it was listed among the bills, it was done.
    Plummer questioned about if blacktop is done at this point because of the weather. Fields replied, “Yes.”
    He added that MAGO is shut down at this point but if there was an emergency, Eaton Asphalt may be an option.
    District 1 Magistrate Alan Whaley questioned about the state starting on the 467 project. Fields told him that nothing has been said to him.
    District 4 Magistrate Rick Mineer questioned about the cost involved with Chad Lane.
    “It is over $2,000 and they had told me $1,500,” he askled.
    Plummer added to the conversation, “Cory Lane is under $2,400.”
    Fields indicated he would look into it.
    Whaley and Mineer questioned about the $1,774 paid for Forest Fire Protection.
    Fields answered, “It is set by the state and the same.”
    Mineer questioned, “What do we get?”
    Fields said “Don’t know but it is mandated by the state for every county to pay it.”
    In a later email from Fields, he told Falmouth Outlook that he has asked the question of what Pendleton County receives for the fee but has yet to hear back from the state.
    Court will have a caucus on Tuesday, December 1 at 6 p.m.