Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-12-22

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.

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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;

Closed Session form Rev. 1.15 Pase I 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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(Name of Board, Agency, Commission, or Committee)

(4) IDENTIFY TOPIC(S) PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION:

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MEMBERS OF BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, OR COMMTTEE

PRESENT AT PUBLIC MEETING AT WHICH CLOSED SESSION

REQUESTED:

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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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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 Closed Session form Rev. I . 15 Page 4 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.

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