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Bel Air commissioners vote to enter closed session to discuss property acquisition and pending litigation
Summary
The Bel Air Board voted unanimously to go into a closed session under Maryland law to consider acquisition of real property, consult with counsel on two pending Hartford County circuit court cases involving the town, and discuss a request to extend a building permit for Hickory Flats.
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted to enter a closed session Tuesday evening to discuss acquisition of real property, pending litigation, and a building permit extension.
Commissioner Foss moved that the board go into closed session under the Maryland Open Meetings Act General Provisions, Article 3 §3-305(b)(3) and (8), citing the need to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and to consult with counsel on two Hartford County Circuit Court cases involving the town. The motion also listed a request for extension of the Hickory Flats building permit as a subject for the closed session.
Mr. Krantz conducted a roll-call vote to enter the closed session; each commissioner present voted 'Aye.' The chair stated the board would not conduct further public business and that the public portion of the meeting concluded before the closed session.
The board did not discuss the merits of the listed matters in public; the transcript records the statutory grounds cited for closing the meeting and the court case identifiers named on the record. No public action or decision on those matters was taken in the open session.
