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                                                 ~~Holiday Trash and Recycling Pick Up:~~

Pick-up scheduled for Thursday, November 28, 2019 will be rescheduled for Saturday, November 30, 2019.

Please have your trash and recycling out Friday Night as the pick-up times will vary. If you are a Landlord please inform your tenants

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TOWN OF SUDLERSVILLE
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT RULES OF PROCEDURE
FOR THE TOWN OF SUDLERSVILLE COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2019 – ¬¬03

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF SUDLERSVILLE, that the following Rules of Procedure for the Town Commission meetings are hereby established:

I. The order of procedures herein contained shall govern deliberations and the conduct of meetings of the Town Commission.

II. Regular meetings of the Town Commission shall be conducted on the first Wednesday of each month. Meetings shall take place at the Sudlersville Town Hall, unless the Town Commission President designates a different location.

III. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President of the Commission or by three (3) or more members, subject to availability of a quorum and with notice to each member at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance (the requirement of 48 hours will be waived in case of an emergency).

IV. At all meetings of the Commission, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Votes made at all meetings shall be recorded by the Clerk. No action of the Town Commission, except for filling vacancies of absent members shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of three (3) or more members of the Commission.

V. All meetings of the Commission shall be presided over by the Commission President, or in his/her absence, by the Commission Vice President; in the absence of both, a President Pro Temp may be appointed by the members in attendance at the meeting.

VI. The Town Clerk shall serve as the Clerk of the Town Commission, or in his/her absence, the Town Administrator. In the absence of both, the Commission shall appoint a Clerk Pro Temp for the official recording of the Commission business at all meetings of the Commission.

VII. The order of business at all meetings of the commission and for those special meetings open to the public, shall be as follows:

(1) Call to order by presiding officer;
(2) Recite pledge of allegiance;
(3) Review and approval of previous meeting minutes;
(4) Presentation of reports by the following:
i. Fire Company report;
ii. Law enforcement report;
iii. Library report;
iv. Water & Sewer report;
v. Engineer report;
vi. Planning Commission report;
vii. Town Administrator report.
(5) Action Items – to include but not limited to public hearings, introduction and adoption of ordinances and resolutions, project presentations, etc.
(6) Public Comment;
(7) Adjournment.

The above order of business may be modified by the President of the Commission in the President’s discretion based on the nature and extent of business and agenda items for any particular meeting.

VIII. No person, not a member of the Commission, shall be allowed to address the Commission while in session, unless such person is a Town official, staff member, or consultant, or unless such person is presenting to the Commission in accordance with an agenda item for such presentation. Public comment on any matter shall be limited to the comment period reserved for interested citizens and to the public discussion period of a Public Hearing. Speakers shall identify themselves by name and property address or affiliation and be allowed 3 minutes to address the Commission. Any person creating an interruption to the Commission meeting while in session will be warned to adhere to the procedures as set forth in this Resolution. A second warning may result in being asked to leave the meeting with the possibility of receipt of a certified letter barring the person from future meetings.

IX. Motions made at any session shall be entered into the official minutes of the meetings kept by the Clerk of the Commission.

X. Motions to reconsider any matter previously resolved by vote shall be entertained only from a Commission member who voted with the majority at the time of the initial decision at the next regular Commission meeting after appropriate notice of the motion to reconsider.

XI. The Clerk shall keep a correct record of all Commission meetings and any vote taken shall record verbatim any dissenting opinion rendered.

XII. All questions of order shall be decided by the presiding officer. Any Commission member may appeal such a procedural ruling to the full Commission for a final ruling. All questions of procedure not provided for in these Rules shall be decided by the Commission at a future meeting with an amendment to this resolution.

XIII. It shall be the duty of each Commission member to vote on all matters put to the Commission; except when a Commission member has a personal or financial interest in the matter, whether direct or indirect, he/she shall recuse from such vote.

XIV. All meetings of the commission, except those exempted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, shall be conducted publicly, and no ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive shall be adopted at any session except a regular or special meeting that has been property advertised.

XV. A motion to adjourn, or to recess for a stated period of time, shall always be in order and shall be entered by the presiding officer.

XVI. The rules and procedures set forth in this Resolution may be temporarily altered, temporarily amended, or temporarily suspended by the affirmative vote of three (3) or more members of the Commission.

XVII. The Town Administrator or Town Clerk shall forward the Commission meeting agenda, minutes, and all additional documentation prior to the regular Commission meeting for review.

XVIII. An item to be placed on the agenda of a regular meeting of the Town Commission must be received the Town Administrator or Town Clerk in writing by 3:00 PM the Thursday prior to the regular Commission meeting.

XIX. All proposed ordinances shall be in the form required, shall be approved as to form and content by the Town Attorney prior to introduction, and shall be advertised in accordance with the Charter prior to the public hearing.

XX. All regular and special Town Commission meetings shall adjourn no later than 9:00 PM, unless the Commission temporarily suspends this requirement for a particular meeting in accordance with Section 16 of this Resolution

XXI. These rules and procedures shall remain in effect until modified, amended, or repealed by further Resolution of the Commissioners of Sudlersville.

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~~Trash Collection Terms:~~

"Chesapeake Waste shall only be responsible for collecting trash that is contained

in 35 gallon or less trash containers or trash bags.  The containers or bags must be

under the weight of 75 lbs. per container or bag, with the exception of magazines which

shall be collected if tied in a bundle not weighing more than 30 pounds.  No 50 gallon

drums will be collected.  All trash containers shall be placed at curbside.  No loose trash

will be collected."