Town Commissioners Minutes — 2017-08-22

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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING MI}IUTES
August22,2017
On August 22, 2017 at I :05 pm, President Willis called a special meeting of the
Queenstown Commissioners to order. The meeting occurred at the Queenstown Town Offrce.
The purpose ofthe meeting was to convene a closed session to obtain legal advice on a contract
matter. After calling the meeting to order, President Willis made a motion to convene a closed
session for legal advice, which was seconded by Commissioner Schuster and unanimously
canied. The meeting occurred at the Queenstown Town Office. President Thomas B. Willis, Jr.,
Commissioner Hogie Schuster, Commissioner L. Plumbo, Jr., Brynja Booth, Town Attomey, and
Michael Bowell were present. Also present was Robert Rauch, the Town's consulting engineer.
The closed session commenced at :05 pm.
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At the conclusion of the closed session, at 2:05 p.m., the Commissioners reconvened in
open session. Commissioner Schuster made a motion to adjoum the meeting, which was
seconded by Commissioner Plumbo and unanimously carried. The meeting adjoumed at 2:07
p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
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TOWN OF OUEENSTOWN
CLOSED MEETING/EXECI)TIVE SESSION RECORD
A public body that meets in closed session may not discuss or act on any matter not
permitted under the Maryland Statute summarized below. The public meeting law does
not apply to executive functions, quasi judicial functions, or chance encounters or social
meetings.
(1)
DATE AND TIME OF PROPOSED CLOSED MEE'|ING OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
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Q) LEGAL AUTHOzuTY FOR CLOSING PUBLIC MEETINC OR GOINC INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION (circle the section of the law which authorizes the closed
session):
Open Meetings Act, Maryland Code Annotated, State Government Article' $ l0-
508(a),2004 Repl. Vol. (2008 Supp.)
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discuss:
(i)
theappointment,employment,assignment,promotion,discipline,
demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance
evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom it has
jurisdiction; or
(ii) any other personnel matter that affects I or more specific
individuals;
(2) protect the privacy or repulation ofindividuals with respect to a matter
that is not related to public business;
(3)
consider the acquisition ofreal propeny for a public purpose and matters
directly related thereto;
(4) consider a matter that concerns the proposal for a business or industrial
organization to locate, expand, or remain in the State;
(5)
consider the investment ofpublic funds;
(6)
consider the marketing ofpublic securities;

consult with cormsel to obtain legal advice;
consult with staff, or other individuals about pending or potential
litigation;
(e) conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate
to the negotiations;
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( discuss public security, ifthe public body determines that public
discussion would constitute a risk to the public or to the public security,
including;
(i)
the deployment offire and police services and staff; and
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the development and implementation ofemergency plans;
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(l prepare, administer, or grade a scholastic, licensing, or qualifuing
examination;
(12)
oonduct or discuss an investigative proceeding on actual or possible
criminal conduct:
(13)
comply with a specific constiturional, statutory, or judicially imposed
requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding
or matter; or
(14)
before a contract is awarded or bids are opened, disouss a matter directly
related to a negotiating strategy or the contents ofa bid or proposal, if
public discussion or disclosure would adversely irnpact rhe ability ofthe
public body to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process.
(3) TOWN BOARD, AGENCY, OR COMMISSION PROPOSING CLOSED OR
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
(Name of Board, Agency, Commission, ortommj["")
(4) ]DENTIFY TOPIC(S) PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION:

(8) PLACE CLOSED OR E)GCUTIVE SESSION HELD:
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(e) PURPOSE OF AND TOPICS DISCUSSED AT CLOSED SESSION:
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(10) SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT CLOSED SESSION' IF ANY:
CERTIFICATE OF PRESIDING OFFICER
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the aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission voted to
uil6-r" n a r"e ting for the purposes, and to discuss the topics, set forth above' and that
no other topics weri discussld,- and that the foregoing is a true record of the closed

(5)
MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
PRESENT AT PT]BLIC MEETING AT WHICH CLOSED SESSION
REQUESTED:
Name Vote on Closure
(circle ga{rect vote)
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For/Against
For/Against
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(6) TIME CLOSED SESSION CONVENED:
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TIME CLOSED SESSION CONCLUDED:
PERSONS PRESENT AT CLOSED SESSION:

meeting dcscribed herein. Thc Clcrk or Sccretary is direted to maittsin this documcnt
as a public rccord of the Town of Queeostown, and to append the sanre to the rninutes of
the next public meeting ofthe aforesaid agency, board, comrnittee, or commission,
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