Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-04-04

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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
April 4,2022
Special Meeting
PRESENT: President Alton Hardee, Commissioner Thomas B. Willis, Jr., Commissioner
Bryon Callahan (arrived later in meeting), George Smith and Greg Smith, Susquehanna
Operations, Town Engineer Bob Rauch, Town Attomey Lyndsey Ryan, and Amy Moore, Town
Manager.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:30 p.m.
President Hardee motion to Close the meeting at 4:31p.m. for the purpose of obtaining legal
advice from the Town attorney on warranty matters with membranes. Motion second by
Commissioner Willis. VOTE: 2-aye,O-nay
Callahan motion to adjourn the closed session and resume the special meeting at 6:10 pm. Willis
second. VOTE: 3 aye -0 nay.
There were no decisions made during the Closed Session.
There being no further business at this time, Commissioner Willis motion to adjoum the meeting
at 6:10 p.m. Motion seconded by Commissioner Callahan. VOTE: 3-aye,O-nay.
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Respectfully submitted,
Town Manager

TOWN OF OUEENSTOWN
CLOSED MEETING/EXECUTIVE SESSION RECORI)
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 MEETING OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
\/A/AOAJ
Darc: rime:
(2) LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CLOSING PUBLIC MEETING OR GOING INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION (circle the section of the law which authorizes the closed
session):
Open Meetings Act, Maryland Code Annotated, General Provisions Article, $ 3-
3os(b) (2014)
(1)
discuss:
(D
the appointment, 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 1 or more specific
individuals;
(2)
protect the privacy or reputation of individuals with respect to a matter
that is not related to public business;
(3)
consider the acquisition of real property for a public pulpose 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 of public funds;
(6)
consider the marketing of public securities;
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@ consult with counsel to obtain legal advice;
(8) consult with stafl or other individuals about pending or potential
litigation;
(e) conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate
to the negotiations;
(10)
discuss public security, if the public body determines that public
discussion would constitute a risk to the public or to the public security,
including;
(i)
the deployment of fire and police services and staff; and
(ii)
the development and implementation of em".g"n.y plans;
(11)
prepaxe, administer, or grade a scholastic, licensing, or qualifying
examination;
(r2)
conduct or discuss an investigative proceeding on actual orpossible
criminal conduct;
(13)
comply with a specific constitutional, 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, discuss a matter directly
related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal, if
public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the
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, ion, or Commiuee)
(4) IDENTIFY TOPIC(S) PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION:
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(s)
MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
PRESENT AT PUBLIC MEETING AT WHICH CLOSED SESSION
REQUESTED:
Name Vote on Closure
(circle correct vote)
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(Fo/Against
brynn C rhf^vr
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@egainst
Nl zop" @or**
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For/Against
For/Against
(6) TIME CLOSED SESSION CONVENED:
TIME CLOSED SESSION CONCLUDED:
(7) PERSONS PRESENT AT CLOSED SESSION:
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(8) PLACE CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD:
(e) PURPOSE OF AND TOPICS DISCUSSED AT CLOSED SESSION:
(10)
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT CLOSED SESSION. IF ANY:
CERTIFICATE OF PRESIDING OFFICER
I I
hereby certify that am the presiding officer of
public board, agency, commission, committee, or other public body of tlre Town of
Queenstown, Maryland. I further certify that by a majority vote on the HSr day of
t$n(4 - flpl , the aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission voted to
hold a cldsed meeting for the pu{poses, and to discuss the topics, set forth above, and that
no other topics were discussed, and that the foregoing is a true record of the closed
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meeting described herein. The Clerk is directed to maintain this document as a public
record of the Town of Queenstown, and to append the same to the minutes of the next
public meeting of the aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission.
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