City Council
Regular MeetingSeat Pleasant, MD · January 21, 2026
Minutes
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CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SEAT PLEASANT
CLOSED SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026
6:00P.M.
1. OPENING
Call to Order:
Council President Higgs called the meeting to order at 6:14p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Council President Monica Higgs, Councilmember Garry A. Jones, Councilmember
Ashley Kearney Council Vice President Shireka McCarthy, Mayor Kelly Porter,
Councilmember Gerald Raynor, Sr., and Councilmember Kizzie Scott
Staff: Dashaun N. Ball, City Clerk, Jason Deloach, City Attorney, Demetrious Harris, Interim
City Manager
Request Motion to go into Closed Session under Statutory Authority (7) To consult with
counsel to obtain legal advice.
Time of closed session: 6:07pm-7:18pm
Place: Virtually Via Zoom
Purpose(s): To obtain legal advice.
Persons attending closed session: Mayor, City Council, City Attorney, City Clerk, and Interim
City Manager.
Authority under § 3-305 for the closed session: (7)
Topics discussed: To obtain a report and legal advice from the city attorney on whether to
conduct an internal personnel investigation.
Actions taken: Motioned by Councilmember Kearney and seconded by Councilmember Raynor
to allow the City Attorney to conduct an internal investigation.
Each Vote Recorded: Higgs, Jones, Kearney, McCarthy, Raynor and Scott.
Submitted by,
Dashaun N. Ball, CPM, MMC
City Clerk
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