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Chesapeake Beach council approves emergency ordinance to formalize separation of town administrator Holly Wall amid public debate
Summary
At a Dec. 4 special meeting, the Chesapeake Beach Town Council approved an emergency ordinance formalizing the separation of Town Administrator Holly Wall, including a severance and release. Residents and elected officials offered split public comment over the use of an emergency ordinance and the appropriateness of severance.
Chesapeake Beach Town Council on Dec. 4 approved an emergency ordinance to govern the separation of Town Administrator Holly Wall, including a severance payment and a release intended to prevent further legal action.
The action came during a specially called meeting after multiple residents submitted comments and a petition asking the council to rescind what petitioners called the “emergency” designation for the ordinance. Daniel Devall, a Chesapeake Beach resident who said he submitted written comment and a petition, told the council the package “does not align with the principles, transparency, fiscal responsibility, and the public trust” and asked that the council rescind the ordinance and handle the matter at a properly noticed meeting under the Maryland Open Meetings Act.
The council’s supporters of the…
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