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Residents press Fort Meade commission for answers after legal firm resignation
Summary
At public comment during the Oct. 28 special meeting, three residents asked why the city's legal firm resigned and whether the interim attorney will advance city priorities; the mayor said the firm resigned and the appointment aims to bridge a divide.
Three residents used the public forum at the Oct. 28 special meeting to press the commission about recent changes to the city's legal team.
Shayla Riley said she was concerned about the change to the legal team and the interim city attorney. Pamela Clark-Boyd asked, "what the 'why' was for the change in the legal team and will the interim attorney still move the city forward," while Ron Martin asked why the city was searching for a new attorney. Mayor Petrina McCutchen responded that the legal firm had resigned and that the appointment and transition were intended to "bridge the divide, to find a resolve."
The public comments preceded Resolution R2024-82, which appointed Markeshia Smith as interim city attorney by a unanimous vote. Commissioners did not provide additional details at the meeting about the circumstances that led the firm to resign beyond the mayor's on-record statement.
