Mayor and Council of Federalsburg Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Regular Meeting @ 6:00 PM  This meeting is being held at the Mayor and Council Meeting Room located at 118 North Main Street.  Citizens who wish to participate by video shall follow directions listed below:  Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID - 88201639212 Password - K476w9  -A.-wNV  Agenda  I. II.  Call To Order Invocation  HI. Welcome Pledge of Allegiance IV. Approval of Previous Month's Minutes  V.  Discussion - Kathleen Dormody, Partners in Care Maryland  VI. Request Approval for Special Event - gth Annual Veterans Day Parade - November 9th VI. Discussion- Appointment of New Members - Planning & Zoning Commission  VII. Mayor & Council Action Items  Councilmember Williamson Councilmember James Councilmember Sewell Councilmember Hammond Mayor Abner  IX. X.  Request for Closed Session-3 3-305(b)(1) Discuss appointment, employment,  discipline or  performance evaluation of employee or official  Adjournment    NOTES:  THE MEETINGS ARE BEING RECORDED, PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELLULAR DEVICES AND PAGERS DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE REMAIN QUIET, UNLESS ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL. Please Note: Pursuant tot the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10- 508(a), the Council by majority vote may retire to executive or closed session at any time during the meeting. Should the Council retire to executive or closed session; the chair will announce the reasons and a report willl be issued at a future meeting disclosing the reasons for such session. Meetings are conducted in Opên Session unless otherwise indicated. All or part of the Mayor and Council meetings can be held in closed session under the authority oft the state open meetings law  by vote of the Mayor and Council. Rules for Public Comment  The Mayor and Council encourage the publici to participate in the process of Mayor and Council Meetings and offer thei following guidelines with respect to public comment for the purpose of conducting orderly meetings. These guidelines shall be adhered to at all Mayor and Council  Meetings. Time Considerations  Public comment will be placed on all Mayor and Council Regular Meeting Agendas, which meetings occur on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 pm, unless rescheduled with advanced notice.  The time limit for each individual speaker is three (3) minutes. Speakers may not give their time to other people. The same time considerations apply to comments during a public hearing.  Public Comment Guidelines  During public comment, or during a public hearing, if you wish to speak, please step to the podium, Speakers are strongly encouraged to submit their comments in writing to the Town Manager/Clerk at least four (4) hours before the start of the meeting. Comments submitted in writing will be Questions may be answered during a speaker's turn at the podium, or may be addressed by the Speakers shall remain courteous and respectful and refrain from disorderly speech or action, name- calling or personal attacks, threatening speech, obscene or indecent remarks, and derogatory comments. Speakers who engage in said speech and disrupt or disturb the meeting may be removed Speakers commenting during a public hearing must confine their comments to the question or  state your name and address, and speak clearly into the microphone. Please be advised that each: speaker's testimony is being recorded.  attached the minutes of the meeting.  Mayor and Council, or Town Manager, at al later date. Please address remarks to the Mayor and Council.  from the meeting.  issue before the Mayor and Council.