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La Plata Council approves annexation ordinance, budget amendment and a short-term extension of election hours; appoints finance committee leaders
Summary
The La Plata Town Council recorded a series of procedural and legislative actions during the meeting, including adoption of an annexation ordinance, a fiscal-year budget amendment tied to 2023 bond series activity, approval of committee leadership and a temporary extension of general-election voting hours.
The La Plata Town Council recorded a series of procedural and legislative actions during the meeting, including adoption of an annexation ordinance, a fiscal-year budget amendment tied to 2023 bond activity, approval of committee leadership and a temporary extension of general-election voting hours.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 25-01 (annexation): Council moved to adopt Ordinance 25-01 (annexation development). After a motion and second the council approved the ordinance by voice vote; the motion carried (tally not specified in the transcript).
- Ordinance 25-02 (FY2024 budget amendment for 2023 B series bonds): The council moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 25-02 to amend the town fiscal year 2024 financial plan budget reflecting activities related to the 2023 B series bonds. The council approved the ordinance by voice vote; staff said the amendment produced no immediate impact on the town's current operating budget.
- Resolution 25-01 (extension of May 6, 2025 general election voting hours): The council adopted Resolution 25-01 to extend voting hours for the May 6, 2025 general election from the charter-specified times. The council and staff clarified the change applies to the general election only; the primary would remain on the charter schedule and would not be extended without separate action. The council adopted the resolution by voice vote; the transcript records the motion and a second and the motion carried (tally not specified).
- Finance Committee leadership: The Finance Committee recommended Nicole Williams as chairperson and Randolph Stottemire (recorded in the minutes as "Randy Stottemire"/"Stottemire") as vice chairperson. Council moved to accept the nominations and approved them by voice vote.
- Procedural items: The council approved the meeting agenda and later approved the minutes of the Jan. 14, 2025 meeting by voice vote.
Legal and procedural notes
Town staff and council referenced the town charter and state law during debate and the clerk noted that extending voting hours for a general election can be done by council resolution for a single election, or the charter could be amended through a legislative process if the town wants a permanent change. The transcript specifically referred to the town charter section C7-10 when discussing election-hour authority and also referenced the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland during ordinance introduction.
What the record shows
All motions recorded in the transcript were adopted by voice vote and described as "motion carries." Where the transcript did not record named vote tallies, the minutes show unanimous voice approval in each instance but do not list a roll-call tally for the final recorded votes in the meeting transcript.
