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Commissioners voted last week to terminate county lobbyists; one commissioner says he opposed the move
Summary
The St. Mary's County board voted last week to terminate its lobbyists; one commissioner said he was the sole dissenting vote and criticized the process and outcome, naming lobbyist Mr. Barriano as affected.
A county commissioner said the St. Mary's County commissioners passed a motion last week to terminate the county's lobbyists, and that he was the lone vote against the action.
The commissioner said of the vote: “I was the lone vote against that. That was a disappointing move. I think it was a short sighted move and I don't think it was fair to our lobbyists that we didn't even give him a chance to defend himself.”
The commissioner named Mr. Barriano as the lobbyist who left, saying, “he did a lot of good for us, and so it's a shame to see mister Barriano go.” The transcript does not include the motion text, the mover or seconder, nor a full roll-call vote. The timing of the motion is described as occurring last week, not at the current meeting.
The transcript includes no further discussion about replacement lobbyists, next steps, or instructions to staff following the termination motion.
