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Votes (selected items; roll-call tallies from meeting record):

- Consent agenda (approval of council minutes dated 07/01/2025): Adopted (motion carries; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-33-2025 (municipal building-permit documentation; draft 3 introduced and amended): Introduced and amended; sponsors listed. (Introduced; amendments adopted in session; no final enactment vote recorded at that time.)

- CB-53-2025 (update county building code to conform to 2020 National Electrical Code): Introduced; PHED committee reported favorably (committee vote 3-0); draft 3 introduced.

- CB-16-2025 (public safety employment decisions — cannabis screen): Enacted after reconsideration; final roll call recorded as unanimous among members present (10-0). See full article for details.

- CB-30-2025 (road paving list and annual reporting requirement): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-31-2025 (anti-litter and weed ordinance revisions, fines and liens): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-34-2025 (historic preservation commission composition changes): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-46-2025 (woodland and wildlife habitat conservation changes, fee-in-lieu updates): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 8-0-1 per roll-call at the time of adoption).

- CB-49-2025 (Youth Advisory Inclusion Act — establish youth advisory program): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-54-2025 (supplementary appropriations to FY25 general and internal service funds): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor); sponsors amended on record.

- CB-57-2025 (collective bargaining agreement — Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor). Companion resolution CR-71 reflects salary schedule changes.

- CB-59-2025 (collective bargaining agreement — Correctional Officers Association): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CB-60-2025 (declare certain county-owned parcels surplus): Enacted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor).

- CR-03-2025 (alcoholic beverage licenses for retail grocery store establishments — county resolution supporting state legislation): Committee substitute adopted in committee (substitute vote recorded 8-0-2), final vote adopting the resolution recorded 8-1-1 (two abstentions recorded during final roll call). Sponsors: Fisher, Blige, Orietta, Hawkins, Watson (and others added on record).

- CR-50-2025 (amend salary schedule G — 2% COLA for general schedule employees effective 04/06/2025): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as 8-0; fiscal impact estimated in committee report and recorded in minutes).

- CR-53-2025 (2018 Water and Sewer Plan amendment cycle — one advancement and six redesignations): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as 10 in favor); Committee of the Whole had no recommendation but reported details on the application and the redesignation updates.

- CR-67, CR-68, CR-69, CR-70 (approvals of stop-sign monitoring system locations for District Heights, University Park, Glen Arden, Fairmount Heights respectively): Each resolution passed after committee reports (TIE committee votes 3-0) and were adopted by council; motions carried as recorded in roll call entries (most recorded as unanimous among members present).

- CR-71-2025 (salary schedule L — Fraternal Order of Police salary schedule changes tied to CB-57): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as 9-0 in committee report; final adoption recorded on the floor).

- CR-72-2025 (salary schedule D — Correctional Officer salary schedule changes tied to CB-59): Adopted (motion carried; recorded as 9-0 in committee report; final adoption recorded on the floor).

- CR-80-2025 (temporarily suspend current police response time calculations in the adequate public safety test; amended draft substituted): Substitute and final action adopted (committee of the whole voted favorably; final motion carried as recorded).

- CR-58-2025 (stop-sign monitoring locations, City of Mount Rainier): Discharged from committee and adopted on the floor after brief explanation; motion carried (recorded as 8-0 in roll call noted in transcript).

- Additions package approval (additions to the agenda transmitted during meeting): Approved (motion carried; recorded as 8-0 at time of roll call).

Notes and context:
- Where committee reports were given, the transcript records committee votes (commonly 3-0 in TIE and PHED committee reports); committee favorable recommendations were followed by floor action and roll-call votes on July 8.
- Many bills had no public speakers listed in the hearing record; the meeting record contains roll-call tallies and committee reports which provide the primary documentary evidence of action.
- Several votes included requests by council members to be added as sponsors; those additions were recorded on the floor.

If readers need a copy of a specific bill or the full roll-call transcript for an item listed above, the meeting minutes and the clerk’s office record the detailed vote-by-vote roll calls and the committee reports referenced in this summary.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Prince George - County Council - Last Council Session prior to August Recess - Jul 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council advanced a package of bills and resolutions on July 8, 2025, including building-code updates, multiple municipal stop-sign monitoring approvals, collective bargaining agreements, budget supplements and several land-use and administrative measures. Below are outcomes and vote tallies recorded in the meeting.","taxTitle","Prince George's County, Maryland","taxId",3378,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520330,"Council enacts law barring automatic disqualification for public safety applicants with positive cannabis screens",5400,380000,5780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332955-a555afe6c8be5c50b433c88164fac63c&start=380&end=5780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332955-a555afe6c8be5c50b433c88164fac63c/thumbnail_380000.jpg","/articles/6520330/Prince-Georges-County/Maryland/Council-enacts-law-barring-automatic-disqualification-for-public-safety-applicants-with-positive-cannabis-screens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520330-974064b0ad6f8d50b2b9e6745e3cbc6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185377&Signature=CVxs~gchoYJhEQr6PKXqFWxFPb7x8c4DG7bnPQJmdVjNK2K-3UxOKBUQ5-A7ONWMYMspXQ8JWoNGYvDEAZx1y7R3leiyCcFEZ7h88rnESYw0A2gsE5tAbrE82VAc5kNhIC~Fh3AGXPvuApFN7HDinpjK34NRcu9opc4d-WhL0YpSEdQ5NPPeGfRQMTe251Dr~b~LGqOkQHTKWrNtgG-nyi7YOi9i86bPBrbVNezimp2cntYnAdvT1rpu3lmTdVC7XSil~68h8yRnCzwmBgPY4-409FLBLhikNaDfMMycBAW8Kl4e9AFDF9HvlsDWIqIT2w-IlMiF~dYz~s7wgYxqyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prince George’s County Council enacted CB-16 on July 8, 2025, prohibiting the county’s police, fire and EMS departments from disqualifying applicants for uniform positions solely because of a positive screen for cannabis or marijuana.

Supporters said the change is intended to widen the applicant pool for public safety jobs and remove a barrier that can affect recruiting, especially for volunteer and career departments that have faced hiring challenges.

The bill was introduced with sponsors listed as Vice Chair Orietta (sponsor), Ivy, DeNoga and others. There were no public speakers at the hearing. Council members moved to reconsider the measure during the meeting to allow additional sponsorship and votes; Councilmember Adam Stafford and others asked to be added as cosponsors during that reconsideration. After reconsideration, the council adopted the ordinance.

A roll-call vote after reconsideration recorded unanimous support among members present; the clerk announced the motion carried and the legislation was enacted. No implementation date or administrative guidance was included in the hearing record; departments will need to update hiring policies and background-screening procedures to reflect the new prohibition against automatic disqualification.","The county council enacted CB-16 to forbid the police, fire and EMS departments from disqualifying applicants for uniform positions solely based on a positive screening for cannabis; the bill moved after a reconsideration and additional sponsors were added.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520336,"Prince George’s County Council confirms Daryl Barnes as chair of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission",2652,922000,3574000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332955-a555afe6c8be5c50b433c88164fac63c&start=922&end=3574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332955-a555afe6c8be5c50b433c88164fac63c/thumbnail_922000.jpg","/articles/6520336/Prince-Georges-County/Maryland/Prince-Georges-County-Council-confirms-Daryl-Barnes-as-chair-of-Maryland-National-Capital-Park-and-Planning-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520336-1566df3a50e518f8ea65d579d2918d45/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185377&Signature=fGq8gZWeDV0NqMKv3SrvpK77OpSG4iqAtC0oy~5k9TbhclyX6OGUIbjRDmd89JqO84b1uqvsyYBQR73VFhEB89tehr~l1omEdDDz7wIag88RFud4BRi39cIdgSbgI6EQvC~T7pLFWOxvx5zAQN8FqN~cGZBCrezMAX~VToQViJFt~KIy-E40WOTDqlAJcGTU7b49lwO9OqzCzcUGipIXBppmtkwEnhH8ibwlJp4Gte53ZVCwEYgJi32CkrDapmtbZ7Po1nKpf-ceYwcks6bHEnjKyfDgYJ41RGG1ykIXLKnGskIsdC~3FxPkpCyXAV4v7YQVLQbfe7zn74Ysm17K6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prince George’s County Council voted to confirm Daryl Barnes as chair of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission on July 8, 2025, following a public hearing and a favorable Committee of the Whole recommendation.

The appointment matters because the commission oversees regional parkland, planning and major land-use projects that affect Prince George’s County’s economic development and recreation programs. Supporters said Barnes’s experience in business and government will help link park planning to local procurement and youth programming.

County Executive Ayesha Braveboy, who formally nominated Barnes, told the council Barnes is “a unifier” who understands both the executive and legislative branches and “that it is good business to do business with the people of Prince George’s County.” She recommended the council approve the nomination.

Sylvia Johnson, chair of the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee, described Barnes as “a leader, a visionary, a unifier and most importantly, a man of service.” Bernard Wright, identified as the county’s director of information technology (OIT director), said he watched Barnes work “not for headlines, but for impact.” Multiple other local leaders and former elected officials spoke in favor of the nomination during the public hearing.

Barnes addressed the council and said he was humbled by the nomination. “I humbly ask for your vote and your support to be the next chairman of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission,” he said, adding that he wants park and planning “to be a destination for the world.” He referenced projects and opportunities in the county including Six Flags and the Blue Line corridor as areas for coordinated planning.

Reina Hightower read the Committee of the Whole report: the committee convened July 1, 2025, to consider Barnes’s nomination and “voted 11 in favor of the appointment” after a discussion of his qualifications and vision. The council then opened the floor to the administration’s presentation and a list of administration-designated endorsers.

Council members offered remarks before the final vote that emphasized job creation, youth programming and geographic equity in county services. Council members noted the chair’s role in shaping budgets and programs that affect parks, recreation and youth outreach across the county.

The council moved a favorable recommendation on the appointment and called the roll. Recorded votes during the final council roll call show affirmative votes from members present; the motion was announced as carried by the council.

The council announced a public reception for the new chair at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission building immediately after the meeting.

Daryl Barnes will serve as chair through a term expiring June 14, 2029; he is a resident of Largo, Maryland.

Sources: public hearing and roll call recorded at the County Council meeting, July 8, 2025.","After a public hearing with widespread endorsements, the county council voted to approve Daryl Barnes as chair of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; the appointment follows a unanimous committee recommendation and drew remarks about local economic opportunity and youth programming.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Prince George’s County Council actions, July 8, 2025

Council enacts law barring automatic disqualification for public safety applicants with positive cannabis screens

Prince George’s County Council confirms Daryl Barnes as chair of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission