[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING CHAIR CALLS THE ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 22 DASH ZERO 17.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE AVENUE, PRAYER BY COUNCILMAN GINGER DANNO.
I PLEDGE TO LEAVE, JUST DO THE FLY OF THE UNITED STATES OVER HERE AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM, AND SUPPORT.
AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, WHAT, AFTER ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THEIR FAMILIES HELP US ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION.
ALLOW US TO GROW CLOSER AS A GROUP AND NURTURE THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY.
[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]
NUMBER FOUR, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS COUNCIL.WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE THEIR 90TH BIRTHDAY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS.
COUNCILMAN WAGON, GENTLEMEN MANY OF US WERE AT A, UM, UH, PATRIOT PROGRAM THE OTHER DAY AT CHURCHVILLE WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE 90TH BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
AND YOU'VE GOT A CELEBRATION COMING UP ON IS THAT THIS COMING SATURDAY, JUNE THE FOURTH.
AND I WANTED YOU TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION PRIOR TO, SO YOU COULD HAVE IT THERE ON DISPLAY, AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT THIS EVENING.
THIS IS A HARTFORD COUNTY PROCLAMATION FROM THE COUNCIL, WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL BUILDING KNOWN AS CHURCHVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN 1931 AND FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS FOR THE 31 AND 32 SCHOOL YEAR TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY A CHURCH FILL IN GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES.
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE BUILDING HAS UNDERGONE ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS AND WAS RENAMED CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CHARGING TOWARDS EXCELLENCE, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND OR CAREER THE EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, A HIGHLY ACTIVE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION AND DEVOTED BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS HAVE PROVED VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CHURCH OF ELEMENTARY PROGRAM.
THEREFORE WE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND ON THIS 24TH DAY OF MAY, 2020 TO DO HERE BY SALUTE CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 29 35 LEVEL ROAD, CHURCHVILLE MARYLAND ON ITS 90TH BIRTHDAY AND APPLAUD THE SUCCESSES OF THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS ON THIS MILESTONE EVENT SIGNED BY ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M SURE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO, YES, AS YOU SAID, WE FIRST OPENED OUR DOORS FOR THE 19 31 32 SCHOOL YEAR, 90 YEARS AGO.
AND WE, UM, CHURCHVILLE IS A, HAS A VERY RICH HISTORY AND IS A VERY CLOSE KNIT FAMILY COMMUNITY.
AND WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT 90 YEARS LATER, WE ARE STILL THAT SAME WAY.
AND, UM, ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE STUDENT BODY PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, WE ARE PROUD OF THIS MILESTONE AND HOPE THAT WE HAVE MANY OF YOU TO CELEBRATE WITH US ON JUNE 4TH.
AND CERTAINLY IT IS A, A GREAT STAR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE IN CHURCHVILLE.
AND JEN ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX THAT WE HAVE NO BUSINESS THIS EVENING.
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NUMBER SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES.SPRING 2022 BOARD OF HEALTH UPDATE MAY 17TH, 2020 TO PUBLIC HEARING MAY 17TH, 2022 LEGISLATIVE DAY 22 DASH ZERO 16 MAY 17TH, 2022.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS IN MINUTES, STAND APPROVED.
COUNSEL MAY HAVE GENERAL CONSENT TO TEMPORARY.
SKIP ITEM EIGHT TO COMPLETE AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 12 AND RETURN TO ITEM EIGHT AFTER.
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AND JEN TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, WE HAVE NO BUSINESS, 10[10. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS]
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS.MR. WAGNER, PLEASE READ AMENDMENTS 15 THROUGH 55 INTO THE RECORD FOR INTRODUCTION AMENDMENT NUMBER 15 ON PAGE 41 IN LINE H RIGHT, 200,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 400,000 TO INCREASE THE PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL PROJECT TENNIS MULTIPURPOSE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 16 ON PAGE 42 IN LINE 10, STRIKE 786,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 570 2045.
AND THIS IS TO CORRECT THE PRIOR BOND AMOUNT, REALLOCATED TO THE WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL PROJECT, BRENTWOOD PARK PUMPING STATION AMENDMENT NUMBER 17 ON PAGE 35 BETWEEN LINES 11 AND 12 INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS IN PERRINS 2052.
THIS IS THE REALLOCATE PRIOR BOND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 2050 $9.
MEMA NUMBER 18 ON PAGE 37, BETWEEN LINES 29 AND 30 INSERT THE FOLLOWING ROOF REPLACEMENT HICKORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PERRINS 2059 TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CAPITAL PROJECT ROOF REPLACEMENT, HICKORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE AMOUNT OF 2050 $9 MEHMET NUMBER 19 ON PAGE 35, BETWEEN THE LINES 11 AND 12 INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS, $1,502,525.
THIS IS THE REALLOCATE PRIOR BOND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,502, $1,525 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 20 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 29 AND 30 INSERT THE FOLLOWING ROOF REPLACEMENT BEL AIR MIDDLE-SCHOOL 1 MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TWO, FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECT ROOF REPLACEMENT TO THE BEL-AIR MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,502,525 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 21 ON PAGE 35 BETWEEN LINES 11 AND 12 INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS 1,380,000.
THIS IS THE REALLOCATE PRIOR BOND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,380,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 22 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 23 AND 24 INSERT THE FOLLOWING HTTPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS 1,380,000 TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECT HTTPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,380,000.
MY AMENDMENT NUMBER 23 ON PAGE 35 BETWEEN LINES 11 AND 12, INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS 100,000 TO REALLOCATE PRIOR BOND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 24 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 19 AND 20 INSERT THE FOLLOWING ATHLETIC AND RECREATION REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS 100,000.
THIS IS TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CAPITAL PROJECT ATHLETIC AND RECREATION, REPAIRS, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 25 ON PAGE 35 BETWEEN LINES 11 AND 12 INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS, 24,584.
THIS IS THE OUT REALLOCATE PRIOR BOND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,584 AMENDMENT NUMBER 26 ON PAGE 37, BETWEEN LINES 26 AND 27 INSERT THE FOLLOWING MATRIX MAJOR HPAC 24,584 TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECT MAJOR HVHC IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,584 AMENDMENT NUMBER 27 ON PAGE 35 IN LINE 16, STRIKE 1,237,682 AND SUBSTITUTE 2,037,682 TO INCREASE OTHER FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 28 ON PAGE 37, BETWEEN LINES 23 AND 24 INSERT THE FOLLOWING HTTPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS 800,000.
THIS IS THE AD, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECTS, HDPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AMOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 29 ON PAGE 35 IN LINE 16, STRIKE 1,237,682 AND SUBSTITUTE 5 MILLION, 237,682 TO INCREASE OTHER FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 30 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 23 AND 24 INSERT THE FOLLOWING HCPS FACILITIES REPAIR PROGRAM, $4 MILLION TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CAPPER PROJECT HCPS FACILITIES REPAIR PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 BILLION AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 31 ON PAGE 35 IN LINE 16, STRIKE 1,237,682 AND SUBSTITUTE ONCE 1,687,682 TO INCREASE OTHER FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 32 ON PAGE 37, BETWEEN LINES 26 AND 27 IN CERTAIN FOLLOWING MAJOR HPAC 450,000 TO ADD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
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CAPITAL PROJECT, MAJOR HPAC, AND THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 AMENDMENT.NUMBER 33 ON PAGE 11, SORRY, ON PAGE 35 BETWEEN LINES 11 AND 12, INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS ZERO TO A BALANCE PRIOR BONDS FROM AMENDMENT 17, 19 21 23 AND 25 AMENDMENT NUMBER 34 ON PAGE 35 IN LINE 16, STRIKE $1,237,682 AND SUBSTITUTE 6,487,682 TO BALANCE OTHER FUNDS FOR AMENDMENTS 27 29 AND 31 AMENDMENT NUMBER 35 ON PAGE 35 IN LINE 18, STRIKE 222,890 222,892,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 228 MILLION 142,000 TO BALANCE THE ESTIMATED REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION GENERAL CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 5 MILLION, $250,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 36 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 23 AND 24 INSERT THE FOLLOWING HDPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS 2 MILLION, 180,000 TO BALANCE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECT HCPS SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AMOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF 2 MILLION, $180,000 FROM THE AMENDMENTS 22 AND 28 AMENDMENT NUMBER 37 ON PAGE 37 BETWEEN LINES 26 AND 27 INSERT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR HPAC 474,584 TO BALANCE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAPITAL PROJECT MAJOR EIGHT TO BAC IN THE AMOUNT OF $474,584 FROM AMENDMENTS 26 AND 32 AMENDMENT NUMBER 38 ON PAGE 37 IN LINE 34, STRIKE 222,000 800, 200, 220 2,892,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 228 MILLION 142,000 TO BALANCE.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL CAPITAL FUND, ANY AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION, $250,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 39 ON PAGE 40 IN LINE SIX, STRIKE 1,900,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 3 MILLION, 306,315 TO BALANCE STATE PROGRAM OPEN-SPACE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,400, $6,315 FROM AMENDMENTS.
NUMBER ONE, THREE, AND FIVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 40 ON PAGE 40 IN LINE 10, STRIKE 14,695,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 17,601,315 TO BALANCE THE TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,000,900, $6,315 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 41 ON PAGE 41 IN LINE 12, STRIKE 14,695,000 AND SUBSTITUTE $17,601,315 TO BALANCE.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,000,900, $6,315 AMENDMENT NUMBER 42 ON PAGE 42 BETWEEN LINES FOUR AND FIVE INSERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR BONDS ZERO TO BALANCE PRIOR BOND FUNDS FOR AMENDMENTS NUMBER NINE AND 11 AMENDMENT NUMBER 43 ON PAGE 42 AND LINE SEVEN, STRIKE 10 MILLION, 100,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 10 MILLION, 315,000 TO BALANCE THE TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION SEWER CAPITAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $215,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 44 ON PAGE 42 IN LINE 10, STRIKE 786,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 787,045 TO BALANCE THE SEWER CAPITAL PROJECT BRENTWOOD PARK PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1040 $5 FROM AMENDMENTS 12 AND 14 AMENDMENT NUMBER 45 ON PAGE 42 IN LINE 18, STRIKE 10 MILLION, 100,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 10 MILLION, 315,000 TO BALANCE A TOTAL APPROPRIATION SEWER CAPITAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $215,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 46 ON PAGE 44 AND LINE 17 STRIKE 269,052,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 277,423,315 TO BALANCE TOTAL ALL CAPITAL BUDGET, TOTAL, ALL CAPITAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF 8 MILLION, $371,315 AMENDMENT NUMBER 47 ON PAGE 58 IN LINE 23, STRIKE 1,237,682 AND SUBSTITUTE 6,487,682.
AND THIS IS THE BALANCE, THE DEVELOPER OTHER GENERAL CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 5 MILLION, $250,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 48 ONLINE ON PAGE 40 ON PAGE 58 AND LINE 24 STRIKE 222,892,000
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AND SUBSTITUTE 228,142,000 TO BALANCE TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES FISCAL YEAR 2023 GENERAL CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 5 MILLION, $250,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 49 ON PAGE 58 IN LINE 25, STRIKE IN PERRINS 222,892,000 AND SUBSTITUTE IN PARENTHS 228 MILLION, 142,000 TO BALANCE THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES PHYSICAL YEAR 2023 GENERAL CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 5 MILLION, $250,000 AMENDMENT.NUMBER 50 ON PAGE 60 AND LINE 14, STRIKE 2,400,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 5 MILLION, 306,315 TO BALANCE STATE GRANT PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 2,000,900, $6,315 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 51 ON PAGE 60 IN LINE 16, STRIKE 14,695,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 17,601,315 TO BALANCE TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES FISCAL YEAR 2023, PARKS AND REC CAPITAL BROAD CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF $2,906,315 AMENDMENT NUMBER 52 ON PAGE 60 AND LINE 17 STRIKE IN PERRINS 14,695,000 AND SUBSTITUTE IMPRINTS, 17,601,316.
THIS IS THE BALANCE, THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FISCAL YEAR 2023 PARKS AND REC CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 2,000,900, $6,315 AMENDMENT NUMBER 53 ON PAGE 61 IN LINE 10, STRIKE 10,750,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 10,965,000.
THIS IS THE BALANCED, THE FUTURE COUNTY BONDS, WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF $215,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 54 ON PAGE 61 IN LINE 11, STRIKE 15 MILLION, 30,000 AND SUBSTITUTE 15 MILLION, 245,000 TO BALANCE THE TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES FISCAL YEAR 2023, WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $215,000 AMENDMENT.
NUMBER 55 ON PAGE 61 IN LINE 12, STRIKE IMPRINTS, 15 MILLION, 30,000 AND SUBSTITUTE IN PARENTS, 15 MILLION, 245,000 TO BALANCE THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF $215,000.
WELL DONE, UM, COUNSEL OF RIGHT NOW TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS AND THE VOTING BLOCKS THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO ADD.
WE HAVE, UH, MS. SPENCE, UH, CHIEF BUDGET ADVISOR AND, UH, CORNELL BROWN SUPERINTENDENT FROM SCHOOLS, UM, OF OPERATIONS.
YOU GUYS CAN COME FORWARD, GO BY VOTING BLOCKS.
BUT BEFORE YOU DO, UM, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT UP FOR COUNSEL, JUST IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, BECAUSE I THINK MOST OF THEM PRETTY WELL UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US CORNELL WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BRING THE, THE, UH, BOARD OF EDS CAPITOL PROJECTS OVER SO THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT AND STUFF AND BE ABLE TO HELP SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL HERE.
SO I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UH, COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS AT ALL, MR. JOHN ANDREW DOWN? SO WHY SO MANY AMENDMENTS, MOST OF THEM ARE BALANCERS.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND BALANCE EVERYTHING.
IF YOU ADD A PROJECT IN MORE THAN ONE TIME, CAUSE IT DEPENDS ON IF YOU VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT, WHAT I HAVE TO BALANCE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY, SO I DID SEE ONE OR TWO BASICALLY AMENDMENT NUMBER 47, UM, WHICH CHANGED FROM 1 MILLION, 237,000 TO 6 MILLION, 487,000, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF 5 MILLION TO, TO BALANCE DEVELOP OTHER, IS THAT JUST A, THAT'S A IT'S IT'S, IT'S THE COAT, IT'S THE NAME WE USE FOR THE TITLE OF THAT FUNDING SOURCE.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THAT 5 MILLION, 250,000 IS ALL THE BOARD OF ED'S FUND BALANCE COMING INTO, UM, INTO THEIR CAPITAL.
AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE OTHER ONES THAT WERE ALL 2,000,009.
THEY WERE ALL AMENDMENT 50 51 AND 52 AND ARE ALL INCREASES OF 2 MILLION, 900, 6,000 315, 3 OF THEM.
SO WHAT DOES THAT FOR? THAT IS FOR THE PARKS AND REC THAT'S TO BALANCE THE M FUND BALANCE STATEMENT FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR, UM, PARKS AND REC.
SO BIGGER PROJECT OR W WHAT, WHAT ARE WE, NO, THEY WERE BRINGING, THEY WERE BRINGING IN MORE, UM, PROGRAM OPEN-SPACE MONEY AND MORE LOCAL PLANNING FOR PLAYGROUND MONEY.
IT'S A DNR GRANT THAT WAS SOME FEDERAL, FEDERAL
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MONEY THAT THEY WERE BRINGING IN, THAT WE GOT NOTIFIED OF AFTER THE BUDGET CAME OVER.LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE GLARED AT ME, BUT JUST, JUST TRYING TO FIGURE SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT.
I'LL MOVE ON TO SOMEONE ELSE WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANYONE ELSE.
DID YOU FIND IT? UH, I GUESS THE OTHER ONE BIG INCREASE.
IT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME TO, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AMENDMENT 35 TO 222 MILLION TO 228 MILLION.
THAT'S PROBABLY GENERAL CAPITAL GENERAL CAPITAL.
ANYONE ELSE? QUESTIONS? UM, DO YOU GUYS WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE? THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK IS IF UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, YOU'RE WITHDRAWING AMENDMENTS FOUR AND 12, CORRECT.
AND THEN REPLACED WITH AMENDMENTS 15 AND 16, CORRECT.
UM, THEN IF THERE WAS, UM, NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I THINK, UH, WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER THESE AMENDMENTS TONIGHT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE.
AND, UM, WITH THAT SAID, UM, MR. WAGNER, MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR VOTING BLOCK ONE? I WOULD MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL VOTING BLOCK.
THANK YOU, MR. BUELLER, IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK ONE.
ANY COMMENTS? COUNSEL, MS. DIXON.
MR. CHANDRA NANO MR. SCHROEDER.
YOU'RE BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE ABSENT AMENDMENTS.
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, AND 15 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION MR. WAGNER FOR VOTING BLOCK TWO.
I WOULDN'T MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF VOTING BLOCK NUMBER TWO SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. BUELLER, IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK TWO.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. WAGON, MR. BEULAH SIX, VIRGINIA, AFFIRMATIVE ONE ABSENT AMENDMENT SEVEN AND EIGHT ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
MAY HAVE A MOTION, MR. WAGNER, FOR NUMBER I MOVE TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK NUMBER THREE SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. BILL IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK THREE.
ANY COMMENTS CANCELED MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGNER, MR. BEULAH SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 9 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, AND 16 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR VOTING BLOCK FOR MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF VOTING BLOCK.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN A SECOND TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK FOR ANY COMMENTS, MS. DIXON, MR. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JACKSON, MR. CHANDRA DANNO.
MR. WAGNER, MR. BEULAH, I MEAN SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENT 17 AND 26 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR VOTING BLOCK FIVE.
MOVED AND SECONDED TO MOVE VOTING.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGNER, VIOLA SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 27 THROUGH 32 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
YOU HAVE EMOTIONAL AND VOTING BLOCK SIX.
I MOVE FOR APPROVAL VOTING BLOCK NUMBER SIX SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. BUELLER, SMOOTHING A SECOND TO MOVE OR TO CONSIDER VOTING BLOCK SIX.
ANY COMMENTS? MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
THERE WERE SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 33 THROUGH 38 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
MAY HAVE A MOTION FOR VOTING BLOCKS, SEVEN MOVED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK NUMBER SEVEN.
THANK YOU, MR. BUELLER, MOVING IN SECOND FOR VOTING BLOCKS.
SIX MA ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT.
NOW, MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. VIOLA, SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE ABSENT AMENDMENTS.
39 THROUGH 41 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
YOU HAVE EMOTION FOR VOTING BLOCK EIGHT.
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MOVED.IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK EIGHT.
ANY COMMENTS? MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR. JAMES DAN.
NOW, MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. BEULAH, SIX FISHING AFFIRMATIVE ONE ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 42 THROUGH 46 ARE HEREBY APPROVED, HAVE EMOTIONAL VETERAN BLOCK NINE MOVED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK NUMBER NINE.
IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED TO MOVE VOTING BLOCK NINE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. BEULAH SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 47 AND 49 ARE HERE BIRTH THROUGH 49.
MAY HAVE EMOTIONAL AND VOTING BLACK 10.
THANK YOU, MR. IT'S MOVING A SECOND TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK 10.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. SHREWS, MR. WAGNER, MR. BIOLA, SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 53 52.
YOU ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR VOTING BLOCK 11, MOVED TO APPROVE VOTING BLOCK NUMBER 11 SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. BUELL, MOVING A SECOND TO A MOVE VOTING BLOCK.
ANY COMMENTS? MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGNER, MR. BIOLA, SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT AMENDMENTS, 50 THROUGH 50 THROUGH 55 ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
UM, B MEMORANDUM OF CHANGE TO RESOLUTION ZERO 17 DASH 22.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MAY HAVE EMOTION, ANYONE MOVE TO APPROVE.
AND MR. MULE AND HAD A RHYTHM GOING IN BURBAGE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 0 17 22.
ANY COMMENTS MS. TEXAN, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. BULOW SIX VOTES IN INFORMATIVE ONE ABSENT MEMORANDUM CHANGED.
NUMBER ONE TO RESOLUTION ZERO 17 IS HEREBY ZERO 17 DASH 22 IS HEREBY APPROVED AGENDA NUMBER 11,
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CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS, BILL 22 DASH 0 0 7.CHARTER AMENDMENT REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER MAY HAVE EMOTION, MR. WAGON, THE APPROVAL OF BILL NUMBER 22 DASH 0 0 7 SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. GILL, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO MOVE BILL 22 DASH 0 0 7.
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. BIOLA BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT BILL 22 DASH 0 0 7 IS HEREBY APPROVED BILL 22 DASH 0 0 8.
ZONING ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS CENTER.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION, MR.
MAY I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO MOVE BILL 22 DASH 0 0 8.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON.
MR SHIRTS, MR. WAGON, MR. BEULAH, THEY'RE BEING THE SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE.
ABSENT BILL 22 DASH 0 0 8 IS HEREBY APPROVED BILL 22 DASH 0 0 9 ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.
MAY I HAVE EMOTION, MR. WAGNER TO APPROVE BILL NUMBER 22 DASH 0 0 9 AS AMENDED.
BULOW BILL 22 DASH 0 0 9 IS MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR. CHANDRA DANNO, MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGON, MR. BEULAH
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SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT IN BILL 22 DASH 0 0 9.AS AMENDED IS HEREBY APPROVED.
FILL 22 DASH ZERO 10 PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? MR. MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF BILL 22 DASH ZERO 10.
PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN.
THANK YOU, MR. BUIL, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO SECOND TO APPROVE BILL 22 DASH ZERO 10.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR. CHANDRA DANNO.
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGONER, MR. BEULAH SIX VOTING AFFIRMATIVE ONE ABSENT BILL 22 DASH ZERO 10 IS HERE BY APPROVED JEN ITEM
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NUMBER 12, ENROLLMENT OF BILLS, BILL 22 DASH 0 0 7.CHARTER AMENDMENT REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS BILL 22 DASH 0 0 8.
ZONING ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS CENTER BILL 22 DASH 0 0 9.
ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AS AMENDED BILL 22 DASH ZERO 10.
PAY PLAN AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN ARE CERTIFIED AS BEING THE TEXT.
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NUMBER EIGHT, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION ZERO 16 DASH 22 ADOPTION OF PROPERTY TAX RATE.MAY I HAVE A MOTION MR. WAGNER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO 16 DASH 22.
THANK YOU, MR. JAN GIORDANO, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION ZERO 16 DASH 22.
ANY COMMENTS COUNSEL, MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR. JAMES
MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WANG, MR. BIOLA, THEY'RE BEING SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT RESOLUTION ZERO 16 DASH 22 IS HEREBY APPROVED RESOLUTION ZERO 17 DASH 22 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS AMENDED.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION MR. WAGON MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ZERO SEVEN DASH 22.
THANK YOU, MR. SHREWS, COULD YOU SEE US? YES, I DID.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 0 17 22 AS AMENDED.
ANY COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR. J DANNO, MR. SCHROEDER, MR. WAGNER, MR. BEULAH, WE HAVE SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ONE, ABSENT RESOLUTION ZERO 17 DASH 22.
AS AMENDED IS HEREBY APPROVED, 13 AND 14.
WE HAVE NO BUSINESS TONIGHT, SKIP
[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS]
15 AND GO TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.UM, MR. JOHNSON AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I I'LL JUST BE VERY BRIEF IN, UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR, UH, THE WELL-WISHES.
UH, I WAS OUT SICK LAST WEEK, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR, UM, THE WELL-WISHES AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT YOU SENT ME SOME DELICIOUS, UH, SOUP, BUT, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR, FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ME AND, UM, I'M BACK TO, UH, TO GET ON YOUR NERVES.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHANDRA IT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WAS ALSO AT SICK, A BAD CHICKEN.
UM, ANYWAY, SO, UH, MISS I MISSED NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, BUT, UH, JUST BEING AN OFFICER IS ONE OF THE HARDEST POSITIONS.
SO I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR, UH, ALL OUR POLICE TROOPERS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES.
UM, THEIR WORK FOR LAW AND ORDER IS THE BEST IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AND PROBABLY THE COUNTRY.
SO I WANT TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MR. GINGER, DAN AND MR. SHREWS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF LAST NIGHT, THE BAR ASSOCIATION HOSTED IT IN VENTURE INVESTORS.
GOSH, I CAN'T REALLY TANGLED UP, UM, OF THE HONORABLE ANGELA EAVES TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND.
JUDGE EASE IS THE FIRST HISPANIC AND FIRST HARFORD COUNTY RESIDENT APPOINTED TO THE COURT TO, TO THE COURT OF APPEALS IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WISH JUDGE ANGEL EVE SUCCESSOR, JUDGE YVONDA CURTIN VERY BEST AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR THE SERVICE FOR DEPARTMENT COUNTY ALSO AS WAS SAID EARLIER, UM, SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED, UM, UH, SOME PATRIOT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHURCHVILLE AND DARLINGTON.
THOSE KIDS JUST WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF THESE, UH, UM, TWO OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY WELL DONE THERE.
I THINK TOP NOTCH IN THE COUNTY,
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THEY WORK REALLY HARD AND THEY INCLUDE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, PROJECTS, AND JUST, JUST REALLY AMAZING, UM, HARVARD FAMILY HOUSE HOSTED THEIR OWN HAWAII EVENT COCKTAILS, UM, BY THE BAY.AND I KNOW THAT YOU AND JEANIE WERE, UM, CO-HOST AND YOU DID A NICE JOB THERE.
JEANIE SPOKE, SPOKEN DID AN AMAZING JOB.
YOU WERE THERE EARLY AND CAME LATE.
AND THEN ALSO SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED THE HARVARD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MILITARY APPRECIATION AND BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND THAT AGAIN WAS, UM, A VERY NICE EVENT AND, UM, WELL DONE BY THE CHAMBER.
ALSO, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE
THANK YOU, MR. SHREWS, MR. WAGNER, ON THIS PAST SATURDAY, I KNOW SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED A, THERE WAS A CONCERT FOR HOPE, UH, UH, FOR EMILY EVANS WHO LOST HER LIFE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO TO A OPIOID OVERDOSE AND HER PARENTS WERE THERE AT THE TOWER FOR THIS CONCERT.
IT WAS AN ALL DAY EVENT AND IT RAISED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IT'S, IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO SEEK IT OUT AND GO TO IT NEXT YEAR TO TRY TO, UH, SUPPORT THE EVENT BECAUSE IT'S GOT A GREAT CAUSE TO IT, TRYING TO FIGHT THE OPIOID IN OUR, UH, IN OUR CHILDREN.
UH, TONIGHT SEEMS TO BE CHURCHILL'S NIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING THIS, UH, ASHLEY GARELLI AS A HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2021, WHO IS FROM CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND AS YOU SAID EARLIER, AND I SAID TO THAT, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT FOR THE, UH, THE PATRIOT PROGRAM.
CHURCHVILLE ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB ON THAT.
UH, TODAY I ENJOYED CAREER DAY AT HALLS, CROSSROADS IN ABERDEEN, UH, GOT TO SPEAK TO THREE DIFFERENT FOURTH GRADE CLASSES THERE FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR EACH.
AND THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS, THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I, UM, UH, THE CHILDREN WERE VERY ENGAGING AND HAD GREAT QUESTIONS AND IT WAS, IT WAS A VERY NICE EVENT.
THANK YOU, MR. WAGNER, MR. BUHL.
IT JUST ONE THING FOR ALL THE PRAYER WARRIORS OUT THERE.
UH, IF WE COULD REMEMBER THE FAMILIES IN, UH, TEXAS THAT LOST CHILDREN TODAY AND THE TEACHER, I MEAN, IT'S JUST SAD.
AND SO IF WE COULD REMEMBER THEM TO PRAY FOR THEM FOR COMFORT AND STRENGTH, I'M SURE THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.
SO IF, UH, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU COULD REMEMBER ALL THOSE FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS TONIGHT, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WELL SAID, MR. BUELLER, UM, BACK TO
[15. BUSINESS FROM THE PRESIDENT]
AGENDA ITEM OR 15, UH, THE ONE THING THAT A BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF TONIGHT, COUNSEL, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE CHARTER PROVIDES THAT WE MEET EVERY TUESDAY IN THE MONTH OF MAY FOR THE PURPOSE AS A COMPLETION OF THE BUDGET.UM, SINCE WE COMPLETED THE FISCAL 23 BUDGET TO SEE, AND THEN, UH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CANCEL THE 20 MAY 31ST LEGISLATIVE SESSION? MR. WAGNER? I WOULD MOVE THAT WE CANCEL MAY 31ST SESSION SINCE WE DID COMPLETE THE BUDGET THIS EVENING.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND TO CANCEL MAY 31ST MEETING AND HE COMMENTS MS. DIXON, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON, MR.
UM, AND I'M GLAD THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN BEULAH BROUGHT UP, UH, TEXAS, BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG PART OF WHAT I'D SKETCHED IN HERE AT THE END.
AND IT'S ON A PIECE OF PAPER WHERE WE RECOGNIZE SO MANY POSITIVE THINGS FROM OUR SCHOOLS.
IT'S JUST AN IMAGINABLE THAT THOSE FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH THIS TONIGHT.
UM, I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND MENTION THE, UH, EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLS ACADEMY OF FINANCE, UH, SENIOR BREAKFAST THAT THEY HAD THIS WEEK.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT ALONG WITH MS. BROOKS FROM THE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ALONG WITH, UH, KEELA MAC, THE PRINCIPAL THERE, AND ALSO MR. CHUCK HONOR, UH, OUTSTANDING EVENT, UH, THE CHILDREN OR THE STUDENTS THERE DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
AND EACH YEAR, UH, DURING THE SUMMER SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, GET A COUPLE OF THEM TO SERVE AS, AS, UM, GOSH, INTERNS, I GUESS, FOR THE SUMMER.
AND THEN ALSO WANT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE AGAIN
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THAT MISS JEN SWANSON IS LEAVING THE HUMANE SOCIETY.UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT HER WITH A PROCLAMATION ALONG WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UH, THE OTHER DAY.
AND SO, UH, SHE WILL BE MISSED.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, UH, JEANNIE AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AN OUTSTANDING DINNER WITH, UH, MAJOR GENERAL AND ELLEN EDMONSON AT QUARTERS, ONE ON POST.
AND, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH UP ON SOME THINGS AND TALK ABOUT, UM, THINGS SUCH AS WOODLEY ROAD.
SO, UH, IT WAS VERY POSITIVE AND, UM, JUST AN OUTSTANDING EVENING, UH, ON THE BASE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I FORGOT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]
DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS? WE HAVE TWO THIS EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT KATE MCDONALD FOLLOWED BY BILL WAYLAND.I DON'T SEE MS. MCDONALD, BUT I DO SEE MR. WHALEN.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. ROSSETTI.
I DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC.
OBVIOUSLY THE CHAMBERS ARE EMPTY TONIGHT.
UM, THE REASONS I WAS DISAPPOINTED, BUT NOT REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE ATTORNEY WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT DID NOT RESPOND TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED ON MAY 11TH.
IT HAD TO DO WITH THE PARAMIN PENINSULA MORATORIUM.
THERE WERE SIMPLE QUESTIONS WHO DRAFTED THE BILL.
DID THE COUNSELOR ATTORNEY DETERMINED WHY DIDN'T LAW DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED A LITTLE ILLEGAL OR FLAWED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING DICE? THE SO ATTORNEY AND LAW DEPARTMENT EVER TALKED TO EACH OTHER, BOTH ARE EMPLOYEES OF HARFORD COUNTY SERVING THE SAME PEOPLE.
WHY DID THE COUNCIL WAIT SO LONG BEFORE HIRING AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY? AND WHY WAS THE MORATORIUM CONSIDERED ILLEGAL IN THE RULING VICTORIAN? UNBELIEVABLE.
WHY DID COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT.
YOU DON'T MAKE CONCERN CONCERNING THE VETO MAIDEN MAY 2ND.
MY PERCEPTION IS REALLY BEING THAT THE LAWYERS ARE TELLING THE DECISION-MAKERS WHAT TO DO, WHAT NOT TO DO ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TAXPAYERS.
I SENT TO COUNSEL THIS LITTLE EDITORIAL THAT APPEARED IN THE BALTIMORE SUN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
I WAS HOPING HE GETS SOME FEEDBACK, BUT AGAIN, COMPLETE SILENCE TO JUST IN A TREND AND A GOVERNMENT TO IGNORE TO CITIZENS.
THE ARTICLES ARE TOO LONG TO READ, BUT THE TIME, AND I MEANT, I WANT TO SHARE SOME DIRECT COMMENTARY, QUOTE, ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, WHETHER OR NOT WAS TALTZ IN WESTMINISTER, BEL AIR WILL CLINICALLY OBSERVED TWO THINGS.
FIRST DEVELOPERS, COMMERCIAL LAND OWNERS, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS WHO PROFIT FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING TEND TO HAVE ENORMOUS CLOUD.
THEY'RE THE ONES GIVING MUCH OF THE MONEY TO THOSE WHO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
AND SECOND IT'S OFTEN TOUGH FOR ANY AVERAGE, JOE, WITHOUT TIES TO THOSE DEEP-POCKETED INDIVIDUALS TO GET ELECTED BILLBOARD, CHARTS, SIGNS, RADIO, TVI, TV ADS, NONE OF IT'S FREE.
HOW CAN VOTERS EVEN KNOW WHETHER CANDIDATES ARE WORTHY? IF THEY NEVER FIND OUT ABOUT THEM? A PERSON CAN ONLY KNOCK ON SO MANY TOURS.
SO MANY INTERSECTIONS, THE BEST SOLUTION.
THIS IS AGAIN, THE QUOTE, NOT MY WORDS IS TO, UH, DO SOME LEVELING OF THE POLITICAL PLAYING FIELD AND REDUCING SPECIAL INTEREST CLOUDS.
AND THAT WOULD BE PUBLIC FINANCING, PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, WHERE SMALL PRIVATE DONATIONS GO TO POLITICAL CANDIDATES WERE MATCHED BY PUBLIC DOLLARS.
THE SENATORIAL GOES ON TO EXPLAIN HOW A PROGRAM LIKE THIS HAS WORKED IN OTHER COUNTIES.
I BELIEVE IT COULD WORK WELL HERE IN HARFORD COUNTY, WE NEED TO BE INTRODUCED.
AND THEN THE VOTERS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT IT.
NO COMMENTS WERE MADE FROM ANYONE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OR THE OTHER OPPOSITE SIDE.
I RECALL OUR VOTERS WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE AT THE ELECTION BOOTH.
IF COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO TWO TERMS, WHEN A BILL WAS INTRODUCED, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED BY THE COUNCIL.
I WONDER WHY, BUT I KNOW WHY THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY, MR. G, YOU AND I ATTENDED THE ATTACK ME IN FEBRUARY 22ND.
IF YOU TRAVELED DOWN 9 24, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WORK HAS REALLY BEGUN IN EARNEST.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THERE WAS A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS TODAY REMAIN MR. MCCALL FUTURE.
UM, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, MR. WAYLAND, THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SET UP THERE NEGATIVE TONIGHT, YOU NEVER MENTIONED THAT WE SAT WITH YOU FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF IN A MEETING.
YOU NEVER SAID, YOU NEVER SAID THAT
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YOU SAT WITH US FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF IN A MEETING.I'M YOU TELL ME WHERE IT WAS, MR. WILLA.
AND I KNOW YOUR MEMORY IS BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU SAT IN THE COUNCIL, CHAMBERS UPSTAIRS WITH US FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
YOU TELL ME, YOU TELL ME MR. WHALEN.
I'M AT A LOSS WHERE WE ARE IN A MEETING, TWO MEETINGS.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BELLEVUE? I HAVE NO IDEA.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT WE WERE IN A MEETING FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
YOU FAILED TO MENTION THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.