Board approves consent grants, appointments and recess to executive session; summary of votes

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners approved a set of consent items, confirmed appointments to the Board of Appeals, and recessed to executive session during its May 6 meeting.

Under consent the board approved five items presented together: fiscal year 2026 grant submissions from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (gun violence reduction grant; local warrant apprehension and absconding grant; community grant program fund; Maryland criminal intelligence network/overdose and drug awareness coordinator grant) and a Department of Public Works lease for Calvert Advanced Life Support Unit, Inc. The board adopted the consent agenda by voice vote after a motion and second; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

The board also appointed two members to the Board of Appeals. Deputy County Administrator Linda Turner presented staff recommendations and a commissioner moved to appoint Thomas Briscoe as a full voting member and Sonya Wagner as first alternate; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote.

Near the meeting’s close, a motion to recess to executive session passed; the motion cited Maryland General Provisions article sections permitting closed sessions to discuss personnel matters, consult with counsel for legal advice, and consult on pending litigation. The motion carried by voice vote.

Ending: The transcript records voice votes rather than roll call counts for these items and shows no recorded dissent for the motions listed; each motion that passed was followed by the chair’s statement that the motion carried.