Westminster Historic District Commission elects Kathy Beatty chair; vice chair nomination approved pending acceptance

The Westminster Historic District Commission elected Commissioner Kathy Beatty chair at its May 7 meeting and nominated Priscilla Dorey to continue as vice chair pending her willingness to serve.

The commission, which derives its authority from the City of Westminster code and the Maryland Code Annotated, opened the meeting with a roll call and moved immediately to governance items. Commissioner Kathy Beatty accepted a nomination and declared herself chair after the commission voiced no objections.

The commission then discussed the vice chair position. A motion to nominate Priscilla Dorey as vice chair was made and seconded; the commission voiced unanimous support and the chair said the nomination would stand "pending her willingness to stay in position." The commission noted that if Dorey later indicated she did not wish to serve, the commission could revisit the matter at a future meeting.

No formal recorded roll-call vote or individual vote tally was provided in the transcript for either the chair or vice chair items; commissioners indicated consensus during the meeting.

Because these were internal governance actions, no outside approvals were cited and no implementation steps beyond notifying the nominated vice chair were recorded.

The commission adjourned follow-up discussion of officer duties to future agendas.