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Glenarden names acting police chief; council debates compensation disclosure
Summary
Captain Darren Robinson was appointed acting police chief; council approved the appointment and separately voted to accept the city manager’s compensation recommendation after debate about personnel-process and the need for closed-session discussion on some pay items.
The Glenarden City Council appointed Captain Darren Robinson as acting police chief during its Nov. 18 meeting and separately voted to accept the city manager’s compensation recommendation for the acting chief.
The mayor moved to appoint Captain Darren Robinson to the acting chief post; the appointment motion was seconded and approved by roll call. The mayor then made a separate motion to accept the city manager’s recommended pay grade and step for Robinson. Councilmembers raised procedural questions about discussing personnel pay in open session and asked for the numerical compensation information to be provided; one councilmember said pay is a personnel matter that should be discussed in closed session while others noted the grade/step information is public.
Councilwoman Cross said she needed the compensation number to make an informed vote, and other members asked administration to document the recommendation in email. After discussion and recorded votes (including abstentions), the council voted to accept the compensation recommendation; the clerk announced that the motion passed.
Next steps: administration to provide the numerical compensation and any supporting documentation to council members and to follow-up with any additional personnel steps per established personnel policies.
