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 - May 28, 2024 @ 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
(Council Information) ß Documentation Added 5/24 @ 8:45 a.m.
BREAK AND RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M.
- Second Reading Calendar:
- Bill 24-07 - Amend the Frederick County Code, Chapter 1-19 (Zoning Ordinance) to Update the Definitions of Bodywork and Add New Approval Criteria - Council Members Renee Knapp and M.C. Keegan-Ayer on behalf of County Executive Jessica Fitzwater
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- Bill 24-08 - Establishing a Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Council President Brad Young on behalf of County Executive Jessica Fitzwater
(Council Information)
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, 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.
- Upcoming Meetings
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – Legislative Day
- Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - Workshop
- Adjourn
Legislative Day - May 21, 2024 @ 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
- 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: 4/30 & 5/07, 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-24-291 – Division of Energy & Environment
• J-24-293 – Division of Finance and Board of Education School Construction Fund Budget Amendment #24-13
• J-24-294 – Division of Finance and Board of Education School Construction Fund Budget Amendment #24-12
• J-24-297 – Division of Housing
• J-24-298 – Division of Energy & Environment
- Confirmation of the County Executive's Appointments to Frederick County Boards and Commissions – Joyce Grossnickle, County Executive’s Office
(Council Decision)
- Final FY 2025 Budget Adoption – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
Motion to Allocate Fiscal Year 2025 Surplus in the Proposed Budget to Frederick County Board of Education – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- Final FY 2025 Tax Rate Adoption Resolution – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Resolution for State Fiscal Year 2025 Application – Capital Improvements at Bell Court Senior Apartments - Vin Rogers, Division Director, and Susan Brown, Director of Operations, Division of Housing
(Council Information)
Members of the public will be given three (3) minutes to provide comments.
- First Reading Calendar:
- Backyard Chicken Regulations – Council Member Mason Carter
(Council Information)
- Solar Design Criteria in the Ag Zone – Council Member M.C. Keegan-Ayer
(Council Information)
- Third Reading Calendar:
- Bill 24-04 - Update of the County Building Code – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- Bill 24-05 - Update of the County Electrical Code – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- Bill 24-06 - Update of the County Plumbing Code – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- Review of Potential Charter Amendments and Vote to Send Potential Ballot Questions to Public Hearing – Council President Brad Young
(Council Decision)
- 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, 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.
- Council Member Comments
- Upcoming Meetings
- Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Workshop
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – Legislative Day
- Adjourn