The Hancock County Commission met Thursday, August 22, 2024 to unanimously approve the placement of the Hancock County School Bond on the 2024 General Election in November.  All three Commissioners voted in the affirmative with Commissioners Eron Check and Paul Cowey participating in person and Commission President Jeff Davis participating telephonically.

The S10,650,000.00 levy was approved unanimously by the School Board at its Monday meeting.  The cost to a homeowner with a home value of $100,000.00 retail value and a $60,000.00 assessed value has a cost of $3.43 per month or   $45.00 per annum.  Finance Director Joe Campanelli stressed that that cost could be lower.

The School Levy was in part necessitated by the discovery of pyrite in Oak Glen Middle School.  The pyrite was causing an area of the school to collapse and become a safety hazard.  Safety enhancements for each of the schools is included to ensure Hancock County students are protected from violence in every way possible.

In other business, the Commissioners:

**Were informed county bills were $50, 590.73 and purchasing card was $23,998.44

**Agreed to hire Shane Logston as a Deputy Sheriff, effective August 25

**Approved acceptance of the 2024 ADA Sub-Grant.  County Clerk Karan Valenti noted the Grant is a full-grant with no match necessary is made possible by left over HAVA funds.

**Approved the retirement of Linda DeAngelo, effective Sept. 30, 2024

**Approved the employment status of Sierra Dunlevy from full-time to part-time 911 Dispatcher, effective Sept. 1, 2024

**Accepted the resignation of Tracie Hinzman as 911 Dispatcher, effective August 7, 2024

**Approved hiring Makenna Nickerson as full-time 911 Dispatcher

**Accepted the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) for Fiscal Year 2022

**Made a request for reappointment  from Mark Vignovic, chairman Hancock County Waste Authority,  a matter of record.

**Agreed to advertise for an open position on the Hancock Solid Waste Authority;

**Made a matter of record information received from Whitney Hughes, Historic Resources trainee,  West Virginia Dept. of Highways, who submitted information regarding the North Fork Tomlinson Run Bridge Replacement project.

**Made correspondence from Windfall, a company proposing to increase governmental efficiency, a matter of record.

**Announced the next meeting would be Sept. 11 at  2:30