Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Frostburg City Ethics Commission advances disclosure packets for 2026 municipal candidates
Loading...
Summary
At a short meeting, the Frostburg City Ethics Commission reviewed and voted to advance disclosure packets for multiple 2026 municipal election candidates and agreed to schedule a follow-up meeting to finalize filings ahead of an October 1 state deadline.
Jesse Ketterman, chair of the Frostburg City Ethics Commission, called the meeting to order and said the commission’s main task was to review disclosure statements for the 2026 municipal election.
Patrick O’Brien, who identified himself as a senior minister, and committee members Spencer Deacon and Carol Smith joined Ketterman. From the gallery, Kelly Gears introduced herself as “a candidate for Commissioner Finance” and offered to answer questions on behalf of another person.
The commission moved through candidate disclosure packets one by one. After brief reviews and no reported conflicts, the commission voted to advance the packet for Todd Logston. Ketterman described the process the commission would follow — review, discuss any potential conflicts, then take a motion to advance or hold a packet.
Kelly Meyers’s packet was next. Commissioners asked whether Meyers’s listed residence was the Blair Street address; Patrick O’Brien said he had checked voter records and confirmed Blair Street is the address listed. Commissioners also noted a business/ownership entry for a local pizza business in the packet but recorded no conflict that would block advancement; the motion to advance Meyers’s packet passed.
Jennifer Smousen’s packet was presented and advanced after no substantive issues were raised. Will Coburn’s packet, identified with Public Works, likewise was reviewed and moved forward. Nina Forsyth’s packet was reviewed; a committee member observed a ‘50/50’ entry in one field and commissioners treated blank entries as not applicable. Forsyth’s packet was advanced.
A member of the gallery said they were “pleased with the results” after several packets were advanced. The commission then discussed scheduling a meeting to review all council staff and senior-staff forms so filings can be submitted to the state by October 1; Patrick O’Brien recommended targeting mid-September (or late July for lead time) to allow time for any needed revisions.
With no further business, the commission moved to adjourn. The commission agreed to reconvene as needed to complete packet reviews and ensure compliance with the state filing deadline.
