Kent County police charging committee moves to closed session on personnel matter KCSO002

The Kent County Police Administrative Charging Committee voted Aug. 6 to go into a closed session to discuss a personnel matter identified in the meeting as case KCSO002, an unnamed committee member presiding over the meeting said. The committee chair asked for a motion to enter a closed session, citing personnel matters, and a member seconded the motion. The presiding member called for a voice vote and members responded “Aye.” Under the Maryland Open Meetings Law, governmental bodies may hold closed sessions for certain personnel matters when members vote to do so; the presiding member cited that statute while opening the meeting. The committee also noted that meetings are subject to audio and video recordings. The transcript records the motion to discuss case KCSO002 in closed session but does not include further public discussion about the substance of that personnel matter. The committee’s move into closed session was the formal action recorded in the public portion of the meeting.