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Anne Arundel County Council votes 5-0 to enter closed session on personnel matter
Summary
At a March 26 special session, the Anne Arundel County Council voted 5-0, with two members absent, to adjourn into a closed session citing the Annotated Code of Maryland to discuss a personnel matter affecting one or more individuals.
The Anne Arundel County Council voted 5-0, with two members absent, on March 26, 2025, to adjourn a special session and meet in closed session to discuss a personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals.
Council leadership said the move was made under the Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, §3-300(5)(1), which the council cited as authority to discuss personnel matters in closed session. The motion was approved by roll call; the public transcript does not record a named mover or seconder.
During the roll call, the council secretary recorded the following responses: Mr. Volkke — Aye; Miss Spiedler — Aye; Miss Rabban — Absent; Miss Ledbetter — Aye; Mr. Smith — Absent; Miss Pickard — Aye; Miss Hummer — Aye. The secretary announced: “5 in the affirmative, 2 absent, the motion passes.”
The special meeting then adjourned into the closed session. The public transcript includes no further discussion of the personnel matter; no additional details were provided on the record about the subject of the closed session or any expected public follow-up.
The council convened this item as a special session called to order the same day. Because the vote concerned entry into a legally authorized closed session for personnel matters, the public record is limited to the statutory citation, the motion to close, and the roll-call vote recorded in the transcript.
