Town Commissioners Minutes — 2026-01-22

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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
January 22,2026
PRESENT: CommissionersAl Hardee and Bryon Callahan, Town ManagerAmy Moore,
Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan, Attorney's assistant Jennifer Dindinger, and Engineer James
Cook.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1:03 P.M.
Callahan motion to leave special meeting at l:03 p.m. to enter into a Closed Session to obtain
legal advice on USDA project.from the Town Attornqt. Hardee second. VOTE: 2 alte - 0 nqt.
Callahan motion to adiourn Closed Session at 2: 17 p.m. and resume Special Meetinq. Hardee
second. VOTE: 2 atte - 0 nalt.
There being no.further business before the Commissioners. Callahan motion to adjourn the
Special Meeting at 2:17 p.m. Hardee second. VOTE: 2 aye - 0 nay.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy W.
Town Manager

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tjxIjCtJl'lVE Sf.TSSION fcircle the scction olthe law which authorizes the closed
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Open Mcctings Act. N'lar1'land ('or1c Annotatecl. Statc (ior,'ernment Article, :\10-
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(i) thc appointrneut. cmpltlymcnt. assignnrent, prontotion. cliscipline.
demotion" compcnsation. remtlr al. resignation. or perlortnallce
evaluation of appointees. et-nploy'ecs, or olllcials r)ver rr,hoin it has
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that is ntrt rclatcrl to puhlic busincss:
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considcr the acqLrisition ol'rcal propertl lbr ei public purpose and nretttcrs
directll relatecl thercto:
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consiiler a nrattcr that conccrns the proposal Irtr a husincss tlr irrdustrial
organization to locatc" cr1'rancl. or rcnrain in tltc Statc;
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( consittr:r the irrr cstmcnt ol'public lirnds:
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consider the marke ting ol'public secruritics;

consult r.r,'ith counsel to obtain legal advice:
(8) consult with staff-. or other individLrals about pending or potential
litigation;
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concluct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate
to the negotiations;
( 10) discuss public securitv, if the puhlic body determines that public
discussion wor-rld constitute a risk to the pLrblic or to the public security,
including;
(i) the deployment of fire and police services and staf| and
(ii) the development and implementation o['emergency plans;
( I i ) prepare, administer. or grade a scholastic, licensing. or qualilying
examination;
( 121 condLtct or discLrss an investigative proceeding on actrtal or possible
criminal conduct:
( I 3 ) comply tvith a spcrcitic constitutional, stzrtutt.try, or judicially imposed
recluiremcnt that prevents ptrblic ctisclosures about a particular proceeding
or matter; or
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beforc a contract is awarded or bids are openecl. discuss a matter directly
if
relatetl to a ne gotiating strategy or thc colttents of a bid or proposal,
public cliscLrssion or clisclosure r.l'oultl aclversely impact the ability of the
public body to participatc in the competitive bidding or proposal process
(-l) -I'OWN BOARI). AGLrN(lY. OR ('OMMISSTON PROPOSING (ll,OSED OR
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(9) 'I'OPICS
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I herchy certily tlrat I ant the presicling otllcc:r of QWz.Jhwl. .,
public board, agency, commission. committee, clr other pr-rblic body of the Tor,vn of
Mlaryland. I further certity that by a nrajority vote on the L1r"cl day of
Queenstown,
{onvaul the af'oresaici agency, board, committee, or commrsslon voted to
t"rtU u meeting for the pLrrposes, anci to discr,rss the topics, set forth above, and that
no oth " e t r ,i r t d o d p ics were discussecl, and that the fbregoing is a true record of the closed

mecting descrihed hercin. Ihe ('lcrk (ir Secrcttr) is dir,,:ctecl to maintain this docttntcnt
as apublic r€ctrrtl ol'thc'lorrn olQuccnstor,,rt. attd ttl irppc'nd thc satnc ttl the ntitlLttcs trl'
the next puhlic tnr'elinS trf the att,rcsai.i rlgenc)'. hoard, committe-e. ttr comt't.tissiott.
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