Fairmount Heights public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Work Session Minutes
The council voted by consensus to allocate $2,000 for immediate equipment for the new police chief. It also approved funding for clerk training scheduled for September 15, 2022, and the purchase of a laptop for the clerk. No formal vote counts were recorded; all members present agreed to each item.
- Approved $2,000 for equipment for the new police chief (consensus)
- Approved funding for clerk training on September 15, 2022 (consensus)
- Approved purchase of a laptop for the clerk (consensus)
Town Meeting Minutes
The Council approved several sets of previous meeting minutes but tabled the August 8 workshop minutes and the ethics policy review. The body discussed a proposal for air quality monitoring and a potential leave of absence for Councilmember Oscar.
- Approved minutes for June 13 WS, June 21 TM, July 11 WS, July 18 CM, and July 19 TM
- Tabled August 8 WS minutes
- Tabled ethics policy review until September meeting
- Tabled decision on CM Oscar's six-month leave of absence
- Signed Neighborhood Design Center MOU for $10,000 PEPCO grant
Work Session Minutes
The Council discussed a pro subscription for Canva and a grant letter for the Fairmount Heights Community Development Corporation regarding park improvements. No formal votes were recorded for new business items; the installation of sinks was deferred for a vote at a Town Meeting. Speed humps and the retreat were tabled.
- Tabled speed humps discussion
- Tabled retreat discussion
- Deferred vote on lower level sink installation to Town Meeting
- Unanimously approved motion to adjourn