Those of you who are following the County’s Gaithersburg West Master Planning process will want pull up the full meeting package, which contains some interesting correspondence on this topic.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Work Session: Personnel Amendments, 4/13/2009

Posted 4/1/2009

City of Gaithersburg
WORK SESSION

Mayor and City Council
Monday, April 13, 2009
7:30 P.M.
Full Meeting Package (pdf format)

I. Call to Order

II. Request for Motions

  1. Special Meeting
    Background Material (pdf format)

  2. Executive Session
    Background Material (pdf format)

III. Work Session Topics

  1. Resolution of the Mayor and City Council to Amend Section 59 of the City Charter Entitled “Personnel Regulations; Merit System; Classified and Unclassified Service May be Established,” and Section 60 of the City Charter Entitled “Composition of Classified and Unclassified Service”
    Background Material (pdf format)
  2. An Ordinance to Repeal and Reenact with Amendments Chapter 17 of the City Code Entitled “Personnel”
    Background Material (pdf format)

SPECIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to conduct a special meeting at City Hall on Monday, April 13, 2009, immediately following the scheduled work session, solely to vote to introduce and notify the public that a public hearing will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009, to discuss the proposed amendments to Section 59 of the City Charter Entitled “Personnel Regulations; Merit System; Classified and Unclassified Service May be Established,” and Section 60 of the City Charter Entitled “Composition Of Classified And Unclassified Service” and to discuss an Ordinance to Repeal and Reenact with Amendments to Chapter 17 of the City Code Entitled “Personnel.” The special meeting will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the work session on Monday, April 13, 2009.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
Notice to the general public is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council
of Gaithersburg plan to conduct a closed Executive Session at City Hall, Monday, April 13, 2009, immediately following the scheduled special meeting of the Mayor and City Council, pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(8), State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to discuss pending or potential litigation. The purpose of the session is to consult with counsel, staff, and other individuals about pending or potential litigation. The closed executive session will be conducted pursuant to a motion properly adopted during the session