City Council Emergency Meeting (to become closed)
Special MeetingAberdeen, MD · April 11, 2026
Minutes
CITY OF ABERDEEN
Emergency Meeting
Saturday, April 11, 2026
A) CALL TO ORDER
The Mayor called the emergency meeting to order at 8:28 a.m. in the second floor administrative
conference room.
B) ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Patrick McGrady
Council President Adam Hiob
Councilman William Montgomery, III
Councilwoman Tandra Ridgley
Councilman Darin Wassum
C) CLOSED MEETING
A motion was made by Mayor McGrady and seconded by Council President Hiob to close the
meeting pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Statutory Authority Md. Code Annotated, General
Provisions Article Subsection 3-305(b): (1): 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; any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals. The topic
was personnel matters and the reason for closed-session discussion of the topic was to protect the
Council deliberative process. The motion carried by a vote of 4 – yes; 0 – no.
Ayes: Council President Hiob, Councilman Montgomery, Councilwoman Ridgley,
Councilman Wassum
Nays: None
D) BUSINESS TOPICS - None
E) ADJOURNMENT
The closed meeting was reopened at 10:11 a.m. and being no further business, the emergency
meeting was adjourned at 10:11 a.m.
Agenda
CITY OF ABERDEEN
CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING AGENDA
60 North Parke Street
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Second Floor Conference Room
April 11, 2026, 8:30 AM
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. CLOSED MEETING
C.1 Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Statutory Authority Md. Code Annotated, General
Provisions Article Subsection 3-305(b): (1): 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; any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals. The
topic: personnel matters. The reason: to protect the Council deliberative process.
D. BUSINESS TOPICS
E. ADJOURNMENT
Under Md. Code Ann., General Provisions Article §3-305(b), all or any portion of public meetings
are subject to closure.