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Town Commissioners Minutes — 2018-05-09

Minutes May 9, 2018 · 4 page(s)

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These are the Queenstown Commissioners special meeting minutes for May 9, 2018. The Board unanimously voted to enter a closed session at 11:09 a.m. to undertake settlement discussions with counsel and to obtain legal advice regarding potential litigation; the Commissioners reconvened in open session and closed the closed session at 12:10 p.m. The document also cites Maryland’s Open Meetings Act (§10-508(a)) and directs the clerk to retain the closed-session record with the public minutes.

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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
May 9, 2018
On May 9, 2018 at 11:09 a.m., President Willis called a special meeting of the
Queenstown Commissioners to Order. President Willis made a motion to convene a closed
session for the purpose ofundertaking settlement discussions with counsel on a matter involving
potential litigation and to obtain legal advice concerning the litigation. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Schuster and unanimously carried. The Commissioners adjourned into closed
session at 11:09 a.m.
The Commissioners reconvened in open session at 12:10 p.m. There being no further
business, Commissioner Willis made a motion to close the closed session at 12:10 p.m., which
was seconded by Commissioner Schuster, which was unanimously carried.
Respectfully submitted,
To~Manager/To~Clerk

TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN
CLOSED MEETING/EXECUTIVE SESSION RECORD
Apublic bodythatmeetsin closed sessionmaynot discuss or act on any matternot
permitted underthe Maryland Statute summarized below. Thepublic meeting law does
not applyto executive functions, quasijudicial functions, or chance encounters or social
meetings.
(1) DATE AND TIME OF PROPOSED CLOSED MEETING OREXECUTIVE
SESSION:
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(2) LEGAL AUTHORITYFOR CLOSING PUBLIC MEETING OR GOINGINTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION (circlethe section ofthe lawwhich authorizes the closed
session):
Open Meetings Act, Maryland Code Annotated, State GovernmentArticle, §10-
508(a), 2004 RepI. Vol.
(1) discuss:
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(i) the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline,
demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, orperformance
evaluation ofappointees, employees, or officials over whom ithas
jurisdiction; or
(ii) any otherpersonnel matter that affects 1 ormore specific
individuals;
(2) protect the privacy or reputation ofindividuals withrespect to amatter
that is notrelated to public business;
(3) considerthe acquisition ofreal propertyfor apublicpurpose andmatters
directly related thereto;
(4) consider amatterThat concernsthe proposal for a business orindustrial
organizationto locate, expand, or remain inthe State;
(5) considerthe investment ofpublic funds;
(6) consider the marketing ofpublic securities;

(5) MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
PRESENT AT PUBLIC MEETINGAT WHICH CLOSED SESSION
REQUESTED:
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(6) TIME CLOSED SESSION CONVENED:
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TIME CLOSED SESSION CONCLUDED:
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meeting described herein. The Clerk or Secretary is directed to maintain this document
as apublic record ofthe Town ofQueenstown, andto append the same to the minutes of
the nextpublic meeting ofthe aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission.
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