The St. Mary's County Retirement Benefit Trust Committee, meeting this October in the Chesapeake Building, passed a set of routine and substantive motions by voice vote. All motions recorded in the transcript carried without recorded opposition.

Votes recorded (summary):
- Approval of today's agenda — Moved by David Weiskopf, Chairperson; seconded by Joy Sapp, deputy director of finance/plan administrator. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Approval of meeting minutes from Aug. 29, 2025 — Moved by David Weiskopf; seconded by Benetta Van Cleave, Chief Financial Officer. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Market report and investment recommendations, including manager swap — Moved by Scott Ostrow, County Commissioner; seconded by Catherine Pratzen, director of human resources and board member. Motion language on the record: "I move to accept the market's report and approve the recommendation as presented with the addition of moving, the 1,200,000.0 from John Hancock's small cap dynamic to the American Beacon." Outcome: approved (voice vote). The motion authorized a full liquidation of the John Hancock position, placement of $1.2 million into American Beacon, and the recommended fixed‑income rebalancing described in consultant materials.
- Acceptance of the plan administrator's report — Moved by Dana DeGregorio (administrative recorder reading motion); seconded by Catherine Pratzen. The plan administrator reported two capital calls totaling $111,388 and administrative payments of $33,103.07; she also reported the first quarter healthcare reimbursement to the county of about $1.2 million against a $6.2 million budget. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approval of the 2026 Other Post‑Employment Benefits (OPEB) meeting schedule — Moved and seconded from the floor; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Motion to adjourn — Moved by David Weiskopf; seconded by Scott Ostrow; outcome: approved.

All motions were recorded as carried with "Ayes have it" in the transcript. The committee did not record any roll‑call vote tallies in the transcript; motions were adopted by voice vote and will be implemented by staff.