At a glance: actions taken April 29 by Calvert County Board of County Commissioners

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners voted on several items during its April 29 meeting. Below are the formal actions recorded on the public record, with outcomes and the relevant motions as captured in the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance

1) Agenda amendment - Motion: Move to approve and adopt the agenda, moving new business item 2 to the work sessions and adding a work session on the fiscal year 2026 budget. - Mover: (recorded in meeting as) Commissioner (name not specified in motion text in transcript) - Second: Yes (recorded "Second") - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Notes: Procedure to reorder the agenda adopted at start of meeting.

2) Appointments and reappointments (consent/individual motions) - Local Behavioral Health Advisory Council: The board reappointed Margaret Van Onkar and appointed Janine Collinson, Kimberly Shue, and Christian Wharton to the local behavioral health advisory council. - Motion: "I move that we reappoint Margaret Van Onkar and appoint Janine Collinson, Kimberly Shue, and Christian Wharton to the local behavioral health advisory council." (moved and seconded) - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Fire and Rescue Commission: The board reappointed Thomas Breen (staff recommended) as the District 3 representative to the Fire and Rescue Commission; the transcript records a motion to reappoint a candidate (the spoken surname during the motion appears as "Spring"). - Motion: "I move that we reappoint Thomas Spring as District 3 representative to Fire and Rescue Commission." (moved and seconded) - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Notes: The staff recommendation and the spoken motion contained different surnames in the transcript (see clarifying details); staff and the clerk's office should be consulted for the official record. - Swearing in: Jeremy Pope was introduced and sworn in as a deputy with the Calvert County Sheriff's Office in a ceremonial oath during the meeting.

3) Consent agenda - The board adopted a consent agenda of 11 items that staff listed publicly; items included grant awards, budget amendments, transfers, and the Department of Planning & Zoning annual reports. The motion to adopt the consent agenda was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote ("Aye"). - Items listed by staff (as read into the record) included: department items for Human Resources, Parks & Recreation, Finance and Budget, Public Works (deed donation to SHA, vehicle replacement budget amendment), Planning & Zoning transport priority list, Public Safety 9‑1‑1 board grant applications, Environmental Commission annual report, Parks and Recreation Recreational Trails grant application and a pump out operations grant program.

4) Maryland 9‑1‑1 grant (Dynatrace software) - Presentation: Commissioner Stanley Harris (communications chief) noted the Department of Public Safety submitted a grant application to the Maryland 9‑1‑1 Board for a three‑year subscription to Dynatrace network/server monitoring software and received an award. - Motion: "I move that we close the record and approve, adopt, and enact the resolution and budget amendment BA2025-000337." (moved and seconded) - Fiscal detail: Grant award amount as read into the record: $159,071.43; staff said no local match required. - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Action recorded: Board adopted the related resolution and budget amendment to recognize intergovernmental revenue and capital expenditures for the Dynatrace award.

5) Amendment to term limits in Chapter 11 (volunteer boards) — public hearing record closed - Presentation: Julie Oberg (Economic Development) and Jason Brinkley (Planning & Zoning) presented a proposal to amend Chapter 11 of the Calvert County Code of Ordinances to exempt the Economic Development Authority and the Historic District Commission from term limits. - Motion: Close the public record (no speakers signed up). - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Notes: Record closed; no final ordinance adoption occurred at the April 29 meeting.

6) Local Behavioral Health Advisory Council resolution (Resolution 42‑22) - Presentation: Jennifer Moreland, director of community resources, reported the LBHAC recommended amending Resolution 42‑22 to add a veteran mental health position and to extend chair/vice‑chair terms from one year to two years. - Motion: "I move that we repeal and reenact Resolution 42‑22 with the recommended amendments and authorize amending the LBHAC bylaws to ensure consistency." (moved and seconded) - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: "Aye"). - Notes: The board authorized repeal and reenactment of the resolution and directed staff to amend the LBHAC bylaws accordingly.

Procedure and record notes - Most votes were taken by voice; where the transcript records only "Aye" the clerk’s minutes should be consulted for any roll‑call tallies or member‑by‑member votes. If precise vote tallies are required for legal or reporting purposes, the county clerk’s certified minutes are the official record.

Where to find more information - The staff read titles and file numbers for consent items into the record; the county’s online agenda and the clerk’s office hold the package with full text, file numbers, and staff memos for each item, including BA2025‑000337 for the Dynatrace grant and the text of the resolution repealing/reenacting Resolution 42‑22.