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Agenda for the Special Legislative Meeting of the Mayor & City Council
City of Mount Rainier
Monday, May 10, 2021
7:00 PM, Virtual Meeting
1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
2. Review of the Agenda
The Mayor and Council review the agenda for the meeting adding or deleting topics of interest or discussion.
3. Resolution 04-2021
Mayor & City Council will vote on Resolution 04-2021
4. Review of Council Rules and Procedures
Mayor & City Council will hold a discussion and vote on the Council Rules and Procedures.
5. Mayor Malinda Miles and Councilmember Bryan Knedler Farewell Remarks
6. Certification of Election Results
Nichole Logan, Supervisor of Elections for the City of Mount Rainier will read and certify the election results from the May 3, 2021 election.
8:00 PM
7. Swearing-in of Celina Benitez as Mayor of the City of Mount Rainier
8. Swearing-in of Luke Chesek as Councilmember Ward I
9. Swearing-in of Jarrett Stoltzfus as Councilmember Ward II
10. Remarks by Mayor Celina Benitez
11. Adjournment
Rules for Public Comment
The Mayor and City Council invite and welcome comments at public meetings.
The Mayor or presiding officer will recognize you. Please introduce yourself (spelling your last name, for recording purposes) and give the name of your street and block number (e.g., 4300 block of 34th St.). Public Comment has a time limit of 3 minutes per speaker, unless otherwise agreed upon by Mayor and Council.
While speaking, please maintain a courteous tone and avoid personal attacks. If you wish to lodge a complaint about the performance or conduct of any City employee, please bring your concern to the attention of the City Manager, who will look into the matter and respond to you.
As a courtesy to other residents and businesses, the Council requests that speakers not use specific addresses or names of individuals when describing a situation or making a complaint. Noting the block is preferred over a specific address. Code Compliance and public safety issues should first be brought to the attention of the appropriate department and/or one of your Councilmembers.
Please Note:
Pursuant to 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 will be issued at a future meeting disclosing the reasons for such session.