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TAC approves annual report; Carrington and Rogers reelected to leadership; secretary post remains vacant
Summary
The Transportation Advisory Committee approved its annual report, elected Laura Carrington as chair and Thomas Rogers as vice chair through June, and left the secretary position vacant; members discussed leadership continuity and meeting audio/recording problems.
The Transportation Advisory Committee of St. Mary's County approved its annual report, reappointed Laura Carrington as chair and Thomas Rogers as vice chair for the remainder of their terms, and left the secretary position vacant after nominations produced no candidate.
At the start of the meeting the committee reviewed its annual report and a member asked, "Do you need a motion to approve?" A motion and second were offered and the "annual report is approved," the chair stated; the committee agreed to forward the report to the commissioners ahead of the January 31 deadline.
On officer elections, Thomas Rogers self‑nominated for vice chair and was elected by voice; Carrington self‑nominated and was elected chair by voice for the remainder of her term (June). The chair noted both the chair and vice chair terms expire in June and urged members to consider leadership continuity because the committee will be without leadership if extensions or replacements are not approved. The committee recorded that the secretary position remains vacant and no nomination was confirmed.
Members also discussed recurring logistics problems with room audio and Zoom recording. Staff indicated Zoom was recording as an experiment but room microphones were inconsistent; Amy, who typically records commissioner meetings, was mentioned as the back‑up recorder and staff said the version with better audio would likely be uploaded to YouTube, which could omit the earliest minutes if the separate recordings are not successfully merged.
Votes and formal actions: the committee recorded approval of the annual report and voice elections of the two officers; the transcript did not provide roll‑call tallies. The meeting closed with a motion to adjourn; the chair announced the meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.
The committee scheduled its next meeting for April 17 at 1 p.m. in the Commissioners' Gallery. Members raised concern that both Carrington's and Rogers' terms end in June 2025 and discussed requesting an extension from the appointing authority if necessary.
