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PAB Meeting: Personnel Interview and Trial Board Appointments – March 11, 2026

County Commissioners & Boards — Wednesday, March 11, 2026
BodyCharles County, Maryland
SessionCounty Commissioners & Boards
DateWednesday, March 11, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:30

This meeting will be recorded for informational purposes.

0:33

By joining this meeting, you are giving consent for it to be recorded.

0:37

If you do not give consent, you must leave the meeting immediately.

0:42

It's all yours, Mr.

0:43

Johnson.

Speaker 2

0:46

Okay, very well.

0:47

Good afternoon, everybody.

0:49

Welcome to this call meeting of the uh PAB.

0:53

Uh we're going to uh open the meeting with the approval of the agenda.

0:58

Everyone has had an opportunity to review the agenda.

1:01

If you have not, please take a moment and then

Unassigned speaker

1:03

the

Speaker 2

1:03

floor is open for a motion to approve.

Speaker 3

1:07

Mr.

1:08

Quantra Fletcher move that we approve the agenda as disseminated.

Speaker 2

1:12

Is there a second?

Unassigned speaker

1:15

A

Speaker 2

1:15

second.

Speaker 4

1:16

Second.

Speaker 2

1:17

Thank you very much.

Unassigned speaker

1:18

It's

Speaker 2

1:18

been properly moved and second that the agenda be approved.

1:21

All those in favor say aye.

Unassigned speaker

1:23

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:24

Aye.

Speaker 3

1:24

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:25

Any opposed.

1:27

Ayes have

Unassigned speaker

1:28

it.

Speaker 2

1:28

Very good.

1:30

Okay, so we're here to uh address uh a personnel matter of trying to bring in a new person uh through interview process for the trial board.

1:41

And since that is a personnel matter,

Unassigned speaker

1:45

the

Speaker 2

1:45

floor is open for a motion to close, go into closed session.

Speaker 5

1:50

So move,

Unassigned speaker

1:51

Mr.

Speaker 5

1:52

Chairman.

1:52

I move that we go into closed session for personnel matter.

Speaker 2

1:55

Second.

1:56

Second.

1:57

Second.

1:58

Been properly moved and seconded that we go into closed session to handle personnel matter.

2:02

Once we complete the personnel matter, we will come back into open session to complete the meeting.

2:08

All right.

2:09

All those in favor say aye.

Speaker 3

2:12

Aye.

2:12

Aye.

Speaker 2

2:14

Opposed.

2:15

No app no opposed.

2:17

Okay, thank

Unassigned speaker

2:18

you.

Unassigned speaker

2:19

Ms.

Speaker 2

2:19

Pickle, can we go into stop the recording so

Speaker 6

2:22

that we can go into closed session?

Unassigned speaker

2:28

All

Speaker 6

2:28

right.

Speaker 2

2:29

So we're going back into open session.

2:31

Uh there is a is there a motion on the floor to accept the

Speaker 4

2:37

chair.

2:38

Chairman Johnson, can we just say for just for the record, the closed session was to address a personnel matter for an interview for trial boards, just to put that on the record.

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Summary of Proceedings

PAB Meeting: Personnel Interview and Trial Board Appointments – March 11, 2026

The Charles County PAB (Planning Advisory Board) held a special called meeting on March 11, 2026, beginning around 4:00 p.m. and adjourning at 4:53 p.m. The meeting focused on a personnel matter involving an interview for the trial board and subsequent appointments. After approving the agenda unanimously, the board moved into closed session to conduct the interview, then returned to open session to vote on appointments.

Closed Session

  • The board unanimously approved a motion to enter closed session (recorded vote: all in favor, none opposed) to discuss a personnel matter, specifically to interview a candidate for the trial board.
  • Upon returning to open session, Chairman Johnson stated for the record that the closed session was held to conduct an interview for a position on the trial board.

Appointments

  • Appointment of Kevin Copeland: A motion was made to appoint Mr. Kevin Copeland as a member of the trial board. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously (all ayes, no opposed).
  • Appointment of Four PAB Members to the Trial Board: A motion was made to appoint current PAB members Mr. Terry, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Byrd to the trial board and to have them receive the necessary training. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • The board voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Copeland to the trial board.
  • The board voted unanimously to appoint four current PAB members (Terry, Fletcher, Hill, Byrd) to the trial board pending training.
  • No other business was conducted before adjournment.

Meeting Transcript

This meeting will be recorded for informational purposes. By joining this meeting, you are giving consent for it to be recorded. If you do not give consent, you must leave the meeting immediately. It's all yours, Mr. Johnson. Okay, very well. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to this call meeting of the uh PAB. Uh we're going to uh open the meeting with the approval of the agenda. Everyone has had an opportunity to review the agenda. If you have not, please take a moment and then the floor is open for a motion to approve. Mr. Quantra Fletcher move that we approve the agenda as disseminated. Is there a second? A second. Second. Thank you very much. It's been properly moved and second that the agenda be approved. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed. Ayes have it. Very good. Okay, so we're here to uh address uh a personnel matter of trying to bring in a new person uh through interview process for the trial board. And since that is a personnel matter, the floor is open for a motion to close, go into closed session. So move, Mr. Chairman. I move that we go into closed session for personnel matter. Second. Second. Second. Been properly moved and seconded that we go into closed session to handle personnel matter. Once we complete the personnel matter, we will come back into open session to complete the meeting. All right. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed. No app no opposed. Okay, thank

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