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Votes at a glance: Aug. 5 Calvert County Board of Commissioners meeting — appointments, consent items and procedural actions
Summary
The board approved multiple appointments to Police Accountability bodies, adopted the consent agenda, recessed to convene as the Board of Health and later authorized executive‑session recess. This roundup lists each formal action and the recorded outcome.
The Calvert County Board of Commissioners took a series of procedural and appointment actions Aug. 5. Below are the formal items recorded on the meeting record and their outcomes.
Appointments and reappointments (approved by voice vote): - Police Accountability Board: Appointed Susan Justice as chairperson; reappointed Brian Cedar and Leslie Parker; appointed Anthony Green and James Johnson as members (staff recommendation; motion carried). - Administrative Charging Committee: Reappointed Edward Baylor and Stacy Stump; upcoming vacancies to be filled by appointees of the Police Accountability Board as required by state law (motion carried). - Police Accountability Trial Board: Reappointed the Hon. Larry Lampson as the retired judge member of the trial board (motion carried).
Consent agenda (approved): Items listed under consent were adopted by the board by a single voice vote. Items included: 1) Department of Planning & Zoning — Historic Preservation Tax Credit 2025‑01 (Hampton column repair). 2) Department of Economic Development — Small Business Development Center memorandum of understanding for FY2026. 3) Department of Technology Services — State and Local Government Cybersecurity Program grant (Calvert County). 4) Calvert County Sheriff's Office — State FY2026 Local Warrant Apprehension and Absconding Grant program award. 5) Department of Public Works — Think Big Network easement.
Procedural and session actions (approved): - The board recessed the Board of County Commissioners meeting and convened as the Calvert County Board of Health to receive a presentation from the Health Department; following the presentation the board adjourned the Board of Health and reconvened the Board of County Commissioners (motions carried). - The board authorized staff to advertise the proposed animal‑control ordinance for public hearing (motion carried; see animal ordinance article for details). - The board recessed into executive session at the meeting’s end under General Provisions Art. §3‑305(b) for personnel, real property acquisition and legal advice matters (motion carried).
Votes: Most actions were taken by voice vote and recorded in the meeting transcript as "aye" with the chair announcing the motion carries. No roll‑call vote tallies by member name were recorded in the public portion of the transcript for these items.
