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Howard County Board of Appeals Administrative Session - June 18, 2026

County Council & Boards — Thursday, June 18, 2026
BodyHoward County, Maryland
SessionCounty Council & Boards
DateThursday, June 18, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:04

Good morning.

0:05

Today is June 18th, 2026.

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This is the scheduled session of the Howard County Board of Appeals.

0:10

I'm the chairperson Jean Ryan.

0:14

The webinar is being transcribed.

0:19

Board members, we're you've all received the meeting minutes for June 4th, uh, 2026.

0:25

Are there any questions or comments about those minutes?

0:27

Okay, seeing none, can I get a motion to approve the meeting minutes for June 4th, 2026?

0:33

So moved.

0:34

Uh first by Ms.

0:34

Fearcuff.

0:35

Can I get a second on the motion to approve, please?

0:37

A second.

0:38

A second from Ms.

0:39

Phelps.

0:39

Madam Minister, can you please call the roll?

0:41

Chair Ryan.

0:42

Approve.

0:42

Ms.

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Fearcall, approved.

0:44

Ms.

0:44

Harris, approve.

0:45

Ms.

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McCurdy, approve.

0:47

Ms.

0:47

Phillips.

0:48

Approved.

0:49

The meeting, uh the motion carries, and the meeting minutes for June 4th, 2026 for the Board of Appeals are approved.

0:55

Moving on to our next order of business.

0:56

Board members based on the general provision article of the annotated code of Maryland.

1:00

There is a need to go into closed session in accordance with section 3-305B7 to consult with council to obtain legal advice.

1:08

Is there any discussion regarding the need for a closed session?

1:12

Seeing none, I move that this meeting be closed in accordance with section three, three oh five B7 to consult with council to obtain legal advice.

1:20

The topic is rules of procedure regarding decision and orders.

1:23

Can I please get a second on a motion to enter into closed session?

1:27

Second.

1:28

A second from Ms.

1:29

Fearcob.

1:30

Is there any discussion from board members on the motion?

1:32

Does anyone attending this meeting have an objection to proceeding with closed section in according with section 3-305 B7?

1:40

Seeing no objection, uh will the administrator please call the vote to close the meeting in accordance with 3-305B7.

1:48

Chair Ryan.

1:56

The motion to close the meeting in accordance with 3-305B7 passes.

2:00

We'll now adjourn our works or uh administrative session to go into closed session.

2:04

After the closed session, the board uh may return to open session.

2:08

For those of you watching online, we'll be pausing the live stream now.

2:11

Thank you.

2:14

We should log off, right?

2:16

Okay.

2:21

Okay.

2:22

I'm not that's okay.

2:25

Um what was Ms.

2:29

said?

2:29

Didn't we say if we need to that we vote?

2:31

Yeah.

2:31

Okay.

2:32

I'll tell you what, can we just just to make it clean?

2:34

Can we just leave it open?

2:34

Just leave it on and just pause it.

2:36

Yeah, and then we'll come back and say that the meeting is concluded.

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Summary of Proceedings

Howard County Board of Appeals Administrative Session

This was a brief administrative session of the Howard County Board of Appeals held on June 18, 2026. The board approved previous meeting minutes and then voted to enter closed session to consult with legal counsel regarding rules of procedure for decisions and orders. No public comments or substantive discussion items were addressed.

Consent Calendar

  • The board unanimously approved the meeting minutes from June 4, 2026, via a roll call vote (Chair Ryan, Ms. Fearcall, Ms. Harris, Ms. McCurdy, Ms. Phillips all voted to approve).

Closed Session

  • The board moved to enter closed session in accordance with Maryland Code General Provisions Article §3-305(b)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice on the topic of rules of procedure regarding decisions and orders. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with no objections from attendees. The board then paused the live stream and conducted the closed session.

Key Outcomes

  • The closed session concluded at 10:28 AM, and the board returned to open session. No further business was conducted, and the meeting was adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. Today is June 18th, 2026. This is the scheduled session of the Howard County Board of Appeals. I'm the chairperson Jean Ryan. The webinar is being transcribed. Board members, we're you've all received the meeting minutes for June 4th, uh, 2026. Are there any questions or comments about those minutes? Okay, seeing none, can I get a motion to approve the meeting minutes for June 4th, 2026? So moved. Uh first by Ms. Fearcuff. Can I get a second on the motion to approve, please? A second. A second from Ms. Phelps. Madam Minister, can you please call the roll? Chair Ryan. Approve. Ms. Fearcall, approved. Ms. Harris, approve. Ms. McCurdy, approve. Ms. Phillips. Approved. The meeting, uh the motion carries, and the meeting minutes for June 4th, 2026 for the Board of Appeals are approved. Moving on to our next order of business. Board members based on the general provision article of the annotated code of Maryland. There is a need to go into closed session in accordance with section 3-305B7 to consult with council to obtain legal advice. Is there any discussion regarding the need for a closed session? Seeing none, I move that this meeting be closed in accordance with section three, three oh five B7 to consult with council to obtain legal advice. The topic is rules of procedure regarding decision and orders. Can I please get a second on a motion to enter into closed session? Second. A second from Ms. Fearcob. Is there any discussion from board members on the motion? Does anyone attending this meeting have an objection to proceeding with closed section in according with section 3-305 B7? Seeing no objection, uh will the administrator please call the vote to close the meeting in accordance with 3-305B7. Chair Ryan. The motion to close the meeting in accordance with 3-305B7 passes. We'll now adjourn our works or uh administrative session to go into closed session. After the closed session, the board uh may return to open session. For those of you watching online, we'll be pausing the live stream now. Thank you. We should log off, right? Okay. Okay.

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