The chair of the St. Mary's County Transportation Advisory Committee said this meeting is currently set to be their last and that the county must appoint new leadership before July 1 unless the chair's tenure is extended. The chair said the committee has roughly "70 ish days" to fill the three officer roles and emphasized the benefit of promoting from within or recruiting external leaders.

Why it matters: the chair cautioned that vacancies in officer roles could hinder the committee's ability to coordinate with county staff and ex‑officio partners on ongoing projects and planning processes, including the Transit Development Plan (TDP) and outreach activities such as the NAACP's driver's‑education effort. The chair urged incoming leadership to adhere to the committee bylaws, work closely with ex‑officios and the county liaison Allison Swint, and participate in the TDP contractor process.

The chair thanked volunteers, ex‑officio members and staff for supporting ridership surveys, contributions to the countywide transportation plan and outreach work. The chair said the committee should work more closely on the TDP, noting the advisory role the committee can play even though it does not prepare the plan itself.

Other items: committee members briefly updated the group on transportation priority letters to MDOT, noting the state is piloting an online submission system and may require a feasibility study before a project is accepted on the state list; committee members were warned to expect a more detailed online form and limited state funding to implement projects on the wish list.

Next meeting: the committee scheduled its next meeting for July 17 at 1 p.m. in the Commissioners Gallery Room at the Chesapeake Building, Leonardtown Government Center.