County Council
County Council
Welcome to the Frederick County Council's virtual meeting room. You can watch and listen to our meetings, speak live, or leave a voice mail message to be played during our public comment period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Previous County Council meetings can be viewed at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/FCGtv. Council meetings are listed by date in the Video Archives.
Workshop - January 14, 2025 @ 5:30p.m.
- Dial: 1855-925-2801 (The phone line will be open a few moments prior to meeting start time)
- Enter Code: 8365
- Press: * for meeting options
- Press 1 to listen to the meeting
- Press 2 to record a comment (only those voicemails made after the start time of the meeting will be played during the meeting)
- Press 3 to be placed in a muted queue to speak during the council meeting (only those placed in the queue after the start time of the meeting will be taken during public comment)
- You must state your name and address at the beginning of your phone call or voicemail for it to be presented during the meeting. Please do not say your phone number as this will be made public.
- Please send requests for interpreting services to aboroughs@frederickcountymd.gov at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.
AGENDA:
- Call to Order
- Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
- Quorum Call
- 2025 Maryland Department of Transportation Priority Letter – Mark Mishler, Supervisor, Transportation Engineering, Division of Planning & Permitting
(Council Decision)
PowerPoint Presentation Presentation added 1/9/2025 at 5:30 p.m.
- Proposed Bill – Disabled Veterans Property Tax Credit - Victoria Venable, Director, Government Relations, County Executive’s Office, and Diane Fox, Director, Department of Treasury, Division of Finance
(Council Information)
- Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) Update – John Peterson, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the County Executive
(Council Information)
- Council Resolution Opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) – Council Member Steve McKay Link added 1/8/2025 at 1:25 p.m.
(Council Information)
BREAK AND RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M.
- Second Reading Calendar:
- Public Hearing Continuation on the 2024 Middletown Comprehensive Plan Reconciliation – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Hearing Continuation on the 2024 Myersville Comprehensive Plan Reconciliation – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Hearing Continuation on the 2024 Water Resources Element – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Comments - Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
Public comments will be accepted via email on the Council’s public portal, FrederickCountyMD.gov/CouncilMeetings, or by calling toll-free 855- 925-2801, entering meeting code 8365, pressing *2 to leave a voicemail message or pressing *3 to enter a muted queue for live public comment during the meeting. Written comments will be included in the Council record and minutes.
- Upcoming Meetings
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – Legislative Day
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - Workshop
- Adjourn
Legislative Day -January 7, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
- Dial: 1855-925-2801 (The phone line will be open a few moments prior to meeting start time)
- Enter Code: 8365
- Press: * for meeting options
- Press 1 to listen to the meeting
- Press 2 to record a comment (only those voicemails made after the start time of the meeting will be played during the meeting)
- Press 3 to be placed in a muted queue to speak during the council meeting (only those placed in the queue after the start time of the meeting will be taken during public comment)
- You must state your name and address at the beginning of your phone call or voicemail for it to be presented during the meeting. Please do not say your phone number as this will be made public.
- Please send requests for interpreting services to aboroughs@frederickcountymd.gov at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.
AGENDA:
- Call to Order
- Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
- Quorum Call
- Action on the Agenda
- Public Comments (5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.) - Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
Public comments will be accepted on the Council’s public portal at FrederickCountyMD.gov/CouncilMeetings, or by calling toll-free 855- 925-2801, entering meeting code 8365, and leaving a voicemail message or to enter into a queue for live public comment during the meeting. Written comments will be included in the Council record and minutes.
Approval of Minutes: 12/17/2024.
- Budget Adjustment(s) – Kelly Weaver, Director, Budget Office
The Council will not discuss individual Budget Adjustment items and will vote on all the Budget Adjustments in the form of one motion. Council Members wishing to discuss one or more of the Budget Adjustments shall make a request to the President at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, stating the issue(s) to be addressed and requesting administration staff be present for discussion of that budget adjustment. Provided a majority of the Council support the request, the item will be subject to discussion by the Council.
(Council Decision)
- J-25-180 - Fleet Services
- J-25-181 - Workforce Services
- J-25-184 – Finance
- J-25-185 - Fire & Rescue
- J-25-186 - Water & Sewer Utilities
- J-25-188 - Division of Public Works
- J-25-193 - Emergency Management
- J-25-195 - Housing
- J-25-196 - Child Advocacy Center
- J-25-197 - Accounting
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) - 2025 Board and Committee Appointments – Arielle Bender, Office of the County Executive
(Council Decision)
- Public Hearing - Proposed Resolution - Revise the Soil Conservation District Fee Schedule – Council President Brad Young
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Hearing - Proposed Expansion on County Register of Historic Places - Peace and Plenty Rural Historic District Expansion (CR #20-04) – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting (Council Decision)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- First Reading Calendar:
a)Amendments to Ch. 1-23-8 and Ch. 1-23-9 of the Frederick County Code – Historic Preservation Ordinance – Council President Brad Young on behalf of the County Executive
(Council Information)
b)Critical Digital Infrastructure (CDI) Siting/Design Criteria Bill – Council Member Renee Knapp on behalf of the County Executive
(Council Information)
BREAK AND RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M.
- Public Hearing - 2024 Middletown Comprehensive Plan Reconciliation – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Hearing - 2024 Myersville Comprehensive Plan Reconciliation – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Public Hearing - 2024 Water Resources Element – Kim Gaines, Division of Planning and Permitting
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
Public comments will be accepted via email on the Council’s public portal, FrederickCountyMD.gov/CouncilMeetings, or by calling toll-free 855- 925-2801, entering meeting code 8365, pressing *2 to leave a voicemail message or pressing *3 to enter a muted queue for live public comment during the meeting. Written comments will be included in the Council record and minutes.
- Council Member Comments
- Upcoming Meetings
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – Workshop
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – Legislative Day
- Adjourn