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Takoma Park council votes to convene closed session over audit and personnel matters
Summary
The Takoma Park City Council voted to enter a closed session at 6:12 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2026, to meet with the attorney handling an audit and to discuss personnel matters, citing Maryland law that permits closed sessions for counsel and personnel issues. The council said it would not reconvene in public.
The Takoma Park City Council voted Friday to convene a closed session at 6:12 p.m. to meet with the attorney conducting an audit and to discuss personnel matters, the presiding official said.
The council cited Maryland Code provisions permitting closed meetings for legal advice and personnel matters. A motion to convene was moved by Council Member Lamb and seconded by Council Member Hanzac. During a roll call conducted over Zoom, members including Council Members Landman, Dybala, Schlaggel, Gilbert, Hanzac, Wesle and Mayor S. registered in favor; the presiding official confirmed the council would not reconvene in public after the session.
The council’s public remarks were brief and procedural. The clerk instructed staff to stop the recording and to transfer control of the meeting computer, and staff noted arrangements to escort an individual named David before the closed session began.
The action was recorded only as a procedural vote to convene a closed session; no substantive discussion of the audit or personnel matters occurred on the public record. The meeting materials and the council’s announcement referenced Maryland Code provisions (transcript cited "3-305B1 III" and "3-305B7") as the legal basis for the closure.
The council moved immediately into closed session and indicated there would be no public reconvening following that session.
