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Frederick County Board organizes for 2026, approves consent agenda and appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 14 organizational meeting the Board of Supervisors elected Bob Wells vice chair, adopted rules of procedure and meeting times, approved the consent agenda by roll-call vote, and confirmed several appointments to commissions and boards.
The newly seated Frederick County Board of Supervisors completed its annual organization and housekeeping on Jan. 14, electing Supervisor Bob Wells as vice chair and adopting procedural rules and a meeting schedule for 2026.
A nomination to make Bob Wells vice chair was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board adopted the county’s rules of procedure (as amended through Jan. 14, 2026) and formally named the county administrator as parliamentarian. The board set its regular meetings for the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting room at 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, with specified exceptions for November holidays and inclement-weather rescheduling.
The board approved the consent agenda in a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript: Supervisor Oates (Aye), Supervisor Ondrej (Aye), Vice Chair Bob Wells (Aye), Supervisor Leo (Aye), Supervisor Akins (Aye), Supervisor Guberman (Aye), and the Chair voted Aye.
Chair nominations for boards and commissions were approved by voice vote. Notable appointments included the reappointment of Justin Kearns to the Planning Commission (Stonewall District) and nominations to the Board of Equalization for Christopher Grama and Donna Shiley. Supervisor Oates moved to schedule a work session to review the county’s Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program; the board agreed to set a date for additional discussion.
The board then moved into county business, including liaison reports and a presentation from planning staff on data centers (presented for information). The meeting concluded after a motion to explore intergovernmental conversations with the city on shared services and cost savings, which supervisors supported.
All organizational votes and appointments recorded in the transcript were adopted by voice or roll-call as noted; no contested appointments or roll-call no-votes were recorded at the Jan. 14 meeting.
