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Howard County Council moves into closed session to discuss personnel appointments
Summary
The Howard County Council voted unanimously to close a special meeting under Maryland law to discuss the appointment of one or more specific employees, then adjourned to closed session and ended the livestream without returning to open session.
A meeting official said the Howard County Council closed a special meeting and entered a closed session under section 3-305(b)(1) of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to discuss a personnel matter: the appointment of one or more specific employees, the clerk said.
The clerk announced the statutory basis for the closed session and then took roll call. When asked, Chair Young, Dr. Jones, Ms. Rigby, Ms. Walsh and Mr. Youngman each replied "Yes" on the record. The clerk then announced, "The motion to close the meeting in accordance with section 3 dash 305 b 1 passes." The transcript records a second for the motion but does not identify who seconded it.
Before adjourning, the clerk told attendees that the council would not return to open session and that no further business would be conducted after the closed session. "For those of you watching us online, we will be ending our livestream now," the clerk said.
The transcript contains no additional detail about the personnel matter being discussed or the identities of the employee(s) referenced. The council gave no timeline on when any appointment decisions would be announced.
