Mayor and City Council

CITY OF NEW CARROLLTON MINUTES COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE MEETING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021 The Council Legislative Meeting was held at 7:07 p.m., on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, as a virtual meeting. Attending were Chair Cynthia DB Mills, Councilmembers, Allyne Hooks, Sarah Potter Robbins, Katrina R. Dodro, and Briana Urbina, Mayor Phelecia Nembhard, City Administrative Officer Latasha Gatling, Assistant City Administrative Officer Michael McMahon, Chief of Police Rice, Director of Public Works Andre Triplett, Information Technology Administrator Andrew Facey and City Clerk Doug Barber. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Mills welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. 2. 2. MEETING MINUTES a) Council Workshop Meeting Minutes (November 3, 2021) b) Council Workshop Meeting Minutes (November 15, 2021) c) Council Legislative Meeting Minutes (November 17, 2021) Motion: Ms. Hooks moved that the following Council Meeting Minutes be approved: Council Workshop Meeting Minutes (November 3, 2021), Council Workshop Meeting Minutes (November 15, 2021) and Council Legislative Meeting Minutes (November 17, 2021). Ms. Urbina seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Ms. Mills called for the vote. The motion was approved (4-0-1). Ms. Robbins abstained from the vote. 3. COUNCIL QUESTIONS/COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Dodro encourage all to stay safe and healthy during COVID-19, and during the holiday season. Ms. Hooks encourage all to remain safe as the rise in COVID-19 cases have closed area schools. Ms. Mills wished everyone a Happy Holiday. Ms. Urbina requested to add a motion to the agenda to remove Ms. Mills as Council Chair and name Ms. Hooks as the City Council Chair. Ms. Hooks advised that she does not want the position and hopes the Council can work together moving forward. Ms. Urbina noted she would then nominate Ms. Dodro as Council Chair. Ms. Mills addressed the concerns and advised the City Council she is running the meetings by Roberts Rules of Order, and just wanted people to be respectful of others and their time while speaking, and not be repetitive. MINUTES OF COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2021 2 | PAGE 4. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA BY THE COUNCIL Ms. Mills noted that the Ms. Urbina request to have the re-organization of the City Council be placed under new business. 5. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. 6. NEW BUSINESS Re-Organization of the City Council Motion: Ms. Urbina moved that the City Council of New Carrollton remove Ms. Mills as Council Chair and make Ms. Dodro the chair of the City Council. Ms. Dodro seconded the motion. The Council discussed the issue at length addressing their comments and concerns with the current state of the City Council and the perception to the City of New Carrollton residents. Chair Mills called for the vote. The motion failed (2-3-0).Ms. Robbins, Ms. Hooks, and Ms. Mills voted against. Chief Rice addressed the issue of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and along with City Administrative Officer Gatling clarified the proposed CBA agreement to the Councilmembers. Ms. Gatling advised the Councilmembers that she could speak to the agreement, and note the second of the City of New Carrollton Charter which outlines the negations procedures, which were adopted by the City of New Carrollton Council in 2020. Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Motion: Ms. Dodro moved that the City Council of New Carrollton approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Ms. Robbins seconded the motion. The Council discussed the issue and stated their support. Ms. Mills called for the vote. The motion was approved (5-0-0) 7. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Ms. Dodro moved to adjourn the Council Legislative Meeting of Wednesday, December 15, 2021, seconded by Ms. Urbina. The motion was approved (5-0-0). The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Douglass A. Barber, MMC City Clerk Adopted by the Council on January 19, 2022. Note: The official recording of the City of New Carrollton’s Council Legislative Meeting of Wednesday, December 15, 2021, has been posted to the City of New Carrollton’s website.