Board moves to closed session to discuss complaints against an officer and legal counsel's advice

The Chair asked for and received a motion to adjourn the open session and convene a closed session, citing the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Annotated Code as recited in the meeting. The Chair said, "In our closed session, we discussed complaints filed against a specific law enforcement officer, obtained legal guidance and advice from the ACC council with complaints, and summarized the activities having taken place during this period."

The transcript records the statutory citation in the meeting as "title 3 of the general provisions article of the Maryland annotated code, paragraph 3 dash 3 0 5 b 1 13 and 7." The board later returned to open session, the Chair asked for a motion to adjourn, members said "aye," and the Chair declared the adjournment unanimous and carried.

Why it matters: the board used a closed session for personnel and legal‑advice matters involving a law‑enforcement officer. The meeting did not disclose details of the complaints in open session; personnel and investigatory matters were handled in closed session per the statutory grounds recited by the Chair.