Commissioners reviewed plans for Small Business Saturday at the train-station museum and raised operational concerns about parking, volunteer activities, donations handling and a backlog of plaque installations. Staff and the council liaison urged that operational matters (parking logistics, physical installations, safety) be addressed by the town manager or public works rather than decided at a commission meeting.

The commission described event activities (SMECO and Charles County Arts Alliance tables, a jazz guitarist) and emphasized accessibility for visitors. Council liaison and staff said the town manager is already engaged on parking and operations; commissioners were advised to coordinate directly with public works director Wilson Cochran for physical work on town assets.

Commissioners reported a recurring private donation stream (about $300 annually) and noted the lack of a documented process for receiving and cataloging donations. Staff agreed donations should be routed through the town manager’s office and to develop a formal donations policy and artifact-cataloguing procedure to support exhibits (for example, a planned 1926 tornado remembrance display).

On plaques and installations, commissioners described a plaque that was procured nearly a year ago but not installed, and several examples where responsibilities were unclear. Staff and the liaison said they will draft written procedures for plaque requests and installations that clarify whether town staff or private owners will install plaques, and will build a simple application and vetting process to ensure continuity when staff or administrators change.

Staff pledged to bring back specific guidance and to ask the public works director and town manager to advise on any installations that affect town assets.