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Somerset County commissioners approve salary and vacation changes in closed session
Summary
The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 17 to enter a closed session under Maryland statute and, during that closed session, approved personnel actions described as "approval of salary and vacation days;" the summary provides no further specifics.
The Board of County Commissioners for Somerset County voted unanimously Feb. 17 to enter a closed session under the Annotated Code of Maryland and, during that closed meeting, approved personnel actions including salary and vacation-day changes.
President Charles Laird called the special session to order at 2:39 p.m. after Commissioner Craig Mathies moved to open the meeting and Vice President Randy Laird seconded the motion; the motion carried on a vote in favor by all present members of the board. The record shows the board then voted to enter closed session on a motion by Vice President Randy Laird, seconded by Commissioner Craig Mathies, citing the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland § 3-305(b)(1), which authorizes closed meetings for specified personnel matters.
The closed session was held at 11916 Somerset Avenue, Room 111, and ran from 2:39 p.m. until 3:07 p.m., according to the meeting summary. Present were President Charles Laird, Vice President Randy Laird, Commissioner Craig Mathies, Commissioner Eldon Willing and Commissioner Darryl Webster. Interim County Administrator Ernest Leatherbury, HR Director Jamie Manaia and Executive Secretary Kimberly Lopez were also listed as present for the closed session.
The public summary of the closed session lists the topic as "Personnel" and records "Approval of Salary and Vacation Days" as the action taken; the document does not specify which positions or employees were affected, the amounts approved, or whether the approvals applied to a single individual or multiple staff members. The summary was finalized and submitted by Executive Secretary Kimberly Lopez on behalf of the board.
The board cited State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Subtitle § 3-305(b)(1) as the basis for discussing personnel matters in closed session. The public record attached to the meeting does not provide further detail about the personnel decisions or any subsequent public actions; the summary only records that a personnel action was approved during the closed session.
