Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-04-04

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.

M"w 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.

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DATE AND TIME OF PROPOSED CLOSED MEETING OR EXECUTIVE

SESSION:

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(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:

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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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(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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MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE

PRESENT AT PUBLIC MEETING AT WHICH CLOSED SESSION

REQUESTED:

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(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:

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SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT CLOSED SESSION. IF ANY:

CERTIFICATE OF PRESIDING OFFICER

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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

Closed Session form Rev. l.l5 Page 4 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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