May Regular Town Meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2025 07:00 PM 3820 40th Avenue Cottage City, Maryland 20722

This meeting will be hosted on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82573671277?pwd=Unl6eEJrNTVoNjFmTHlJLzViZllTdz09

Phone: 301-715-8592 | Meeting ID: 82573671277 | Passcode: 361522

Call to Order and Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Election Results - Board of Supervisors of Elections

Swearing-In of Commissioners (Thank you Clerk of the Circuit Court for administering the oaths of office)

Julia Salsich - Ward 1

John Brooks - At-Large

Consent Agenda

• 1.Approval of Minutes:

  April 1, 2025: Work Session

  April 9, 2025: Regular Town Meeting

  April 29, 2025: Special Town Meeting

• 2.Approval of April Financials

• 3.Public Safety Report

• 4.Public Works Report - Oral

Commissioner Reports

• 5.Ward 1

• 6.Ward 2

• 7.Ward 3

• 8.Ward 4

• 9.At-Large Report

Old Business

• 10.Port Towns Joint Resolution 2025-01: Form A Community Development Corporation (CDC)  (Commission Vote)

• 11.Port Towns Composting (Commission Vote)

• 12.43rd Avenue Stormwater Maintenance RFP (Commission Vote)

• 13.Street Sweeper & Public Works Equipment (Commission Discussion)

• 14.2nd Reading: Ordinance 2025-02: Adopt Budget & Levy Property Taxes FY 2025-2026  (Commission Vote)

New Business

• 15.Translation Services (Commission Discussion)

• 16.Hiring Temporary Office Assistant for Admin Office (Commission Discussion)

Updates

• 17.Town Manager Update

Public Comments

Anyone seeking to speak under Public Comments must sign in prior to the end of the Town Meeting. There is a 3-minute time limit. When you come up to speak, you will need to state your name, address, what organization that you represent and your topic of concern(s).

Motion To Go Into Closed Session

This meeting will be closed under General Provisions Art. § 3-305(b) only: (1)___“To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom this public body has jurisdiction; any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals".

The Commission plans to go into a closed session to discuss performance reviews of employees

Open Session Following Closed Session

All meetings are subject to closure pursuant to the Maryland Open Meetings Act: Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10-508(a), the Council by majority vote may retire to executive or closed session at any time during the meeting. Should the Commission retire to executive or closed session the Chair will announce the reasons and a report will be issued at a future meeting disclosing the reasons for such closed session.