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Glenarden council fails to approve interim city manager contract after abstention
Summary
At a brief special meeting, the Glenarden City Council considered a motion to approve an interim city manager contract; three members were recorded voting yes and one abstained, and the council announced the contract was not approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. and will reconvene for a 7:00 p.m. work session.
At a special meeting that began at 6:36 p.m., the Glenarden City Council voted on a motion to approve an interim city manager contract but the council announced the motion was not approved after one member abstained.
The clerk, who conducted roll call and the subsequent voice vote, confirmed a quorum before the council moved to adopt the agenda by unanimous consent. The council then considered the sole agenda item: approval of an interim city manager contract. A council member moved to approve the contract and another council member seconded; the transcript does not record which members made those motions or seconds.
During the voice vote the clerk called members in sequence. The transcript records Councilwoman Jones saying “Yes,” Mayor Pro Tem Ferguson saying “Yes,” and Mayor Curtis saying “Yes.” Councilwoman Cross was recorded as saying “Pass” and, when the clerk repeated the roll, “Abstain.” The clerk or presiding officer then stated that the contract was not approved. The meeting record in the transcript does not show any 'No' votes nor a formal roll-call tally beyond the recorded responses; the identities of the mover and seconder were not specified in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. The council announced it would return at 7:00 p.m. for a work session on the same virtual link. The transcript contains no further discussion of the contract’s terms, compensation, effective date or next procedural steps for reintroducing the appointment.
The clerk announced the quorum and conducted the voice vote according to the meeting record. No statutes, ordinances or resolutions were referenced in the transcript, and no committee reports or staff presentations about the interim appointment were recorded.
