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Votes at a glance: Havre de Grace council approved appointments, minutes, event and closed-session motion
Summary
At the Jan. 6 meeting the council approved several procedural items and events, including the appointment of Matthew Ellis to the Independence Day Commission, approval of the Refuel for School 2025 event, acceptance of minutes, and a motion to adjourn into closed session.
The Havre de Grace mayor and city council took a series of procedural votes during its Jan. 6 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Appointment: The council appointed Matthew Ellis to the Independence Day Commission. The motion to appoint was moved and seconded; the council voted the appointment 5-0 in the affirmative.
- Refuel for School event: The council approved the Refuel for School 2025 event, scheduled for Aug. 16, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Concord Point Park. Motion carried 5-0.
- Minutes: The council approved the city council meeting minutes from Dec. 16, 2024 and the closed session minutes for the same date as recorded in the meeting packet; the transcript records motions and carried votes for the minutes as part of the consent actions.
- Acceptance of financial highlights: The director of finance presented a financial summary at the meeting. Council acknowledged the report during director’s reports.
- Motion to go into closed session and adjournment: Under the Open Meetings Act (General Provisions Article §3-305), the council moved to go into closed session after adjournment to consider personnel matters and obtain legal advice related to pending or potential litigation. The motion carried 5-0. The council then adjourned the public session.
These votes were procedural and did not, by themselves, create new ordinances or change policy beyond authorizing events, appointments and routine record keeping.
