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Montgomery County council votes to meet in closed session on personnel matter
Summary
The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously Oct. 24 to move into a closed session to discuss personnel matters concerning one or more employees. The motion was moved by Council Vice President Stewart, seconded by Council Member Lukey; the public meeting was then adjourned and the closed session scheduled to begin at 12:16 p.m.
The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously Thursday to move into a closed session to discuss personnel matters concerning one or more employees, the presiding officer announced during a brief meeting on Oct. 24.
The move came after the presiding officer cited state law as the basis for a closed meeting, saying, "Maryland Code General Provision Article Section 3,300 and five(one)," and describing the topic as "a personnel matter concerning 1 or more specific employees, appointees or officials." Council Vice President Stewart moved the motion and Council Member Lukey seconded it; the presiding officer called for those in favor by raised hands and said the motion carried unanimously.
The council scheduled the closed session to begin at 12:16 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Conference Room. The presiding officer then said, "The public portion of today's Council meeting is now adjourned," and the public meeting ended with no further public actions recorded in the transcript.
Shortly before adjournment, a participant identifying themselves as a representative of the American Chamber of Commerce said, "I am the I'm representing today the AT American Chamber of Commerce, members, in the county, and the community at large, the business community at large." That statement appears in the public record in the transcript; the transcript does not record any further public comment or a roll-call vote on the motion.
The transcript records one agenda item and the formal motion to convene a closed session for personnel reasons. The council did not provide additional details in the public portion about the employee or employees involved, and no substantive discussion about the underlying personnel matter appears in the public record provided.
