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Open Session Minutes
**Special Meeting**
December 21, 2021
MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A moment of silence was observed, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by the full assemblage.
CALL TO ORDER
President Jeffrey A. Cline called the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington
County, Maryland, to order at 10:00 a.m. at 100 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland, with the
following members present: Vice-President Terry L. Baker, Commissioner Wayne K. Keefer,
Commissioner Randall E. Wagner, and Commissioner Charles A. Burkett.
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT -APPROVAL TO ACCEPT
FUNDING AS AW ARD ED AND EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT AND SUBRECIPIENT
AGREEMENT
Rachel Souders, Senior Grant Manager, Office of Grant Management, and Geordie Newman, President
and CEO, Community Action Council, presented the recommendation to accept Emergency Rental
Assistance Program funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in
the amount of $6,496,617 and to approve the execution of the associated grant agreement with the DHCD
as well as the subrecipient agreement with the Washington County Community Action Council.
Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Burkett, moved to accept the funding in the amount of
$6,496,617, and approve the execution of the grant agreement and subrecipient agreement, as presented.
The motion passed unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Burkett, moved to convene in closed session at 10:09
a.m. 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; or any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals in
accordance with Section 3-305(b) (1) of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
The motion passed unanimously.
In closed session, the Commissioners discussed an appointment to a certain Board over whom this body
has jurisdiction; the Board provided staff direction in regards thereto.
Present during closed session were Commissioners Jeffrey A. Cline, Terry L. Baker, Wayne K. Keefer,
Randall E. Wagner, and Charles A. Burkett; also, present were John M. Martirano, County Administrator;
Kirk C. Downey, County Attorney, and Krista L. Hart, County Clerk.
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
Commissioner Wagner, seconded by Commissioner Baker, moved to reconvene in open session at 10 :29
a.m. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, moved to adjourn the meeting 10:30 a.m. The
mof n passed unanimously.
Krista L. Hart, County Clerk