Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-12-22

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QUEENSTOWT\ COMMTSSTONERS
SPECIAL MEETING
December 22r2022
PRESENT: President Al Hardee, Commissioner Tom Willis, Commissioner Bryon Callahan,
Town Manager Amy Moore, Town clerk Aaron Horney, Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 3:00PM
There being no further business, Hardee motion to adjourn the special meeting at 3:43pm.
Callahan second. YOTE: 3 a:te - 0 nql
Respectfully submitted,

TOWN OF OUEENSTOWN
CLOSED MEETINGIEXECUTIVE 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 fi.urctions, or chance encounters or social
meetings.
(1)
DATE AND TIME OF PROPOSED CLOSED MEETING OR DGCUTIVE
SESSION:
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Qec.emLer ,20?,a Time:
(2)
LEGAL AUTHOzuTY 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-
305(b) (2014)
(1)
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 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 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 investrnent of public funds;
(6)
consider the marketing of public securities;
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consult with counsel to obtain lesal advice:
consult with stafl or other individuals about pending or potential
litigation;
(9)
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 emergency plans;
(11)
prepare, administer, or grade a scholastic, licensing, or qualiffing
examination;
(12)
conduct or discuss an investigative proceeding on actual or possible
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
if
related to a negotiating strategy or the contents ofa bid or proposal,
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:
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Atoet Co^nr,.iss i on 4'
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(Name of Board, Agency, Commission, or Committee)
(4) IDENTIFY TOPIC(S) PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION:
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(5)
MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMTTEE
PRESENT AT PUBLIC MEETING AT WHICH CLOSED SESSION
REQUESTED:
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(circle correct vote)
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For/Against
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(6) TIME CLOSED SESSION CONVENED:
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TIME CLOSED SESSION CONCLUDED:
(7) PERSONS PRESENT AT CLOSED SESSION:
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(8)
(e)
(10)
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY:
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CERTIFICATE OF PRESIDING OF'FICER
I hereby certiff that I am the presiding officer of Gu&nSlot^rrr Corn.;sf irnCrS
public board, agency, commission, committee, or other public body of the. Town of
Queenstown, Maryland. I further certiff that by a majority vote on the 15- day of
the aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission voted to
hold a closed 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 Queenstonq and to append the same to the minutes of the next
public meeting of the aforesaid agency, board, committee, or commission.
Signature
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PrintedName
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