MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 6, 2002

MAYOR JENNIFER P. DOUGHERTY’S

SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND AND SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER

Frederick, Md. --- Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty has no public appearance scheduled for the weekend. Please note her tentative schedule for the second week in December.

Saturday, December 7, 2002

• No public appearances scheduled to date.

Sunday, December 8, 2002

• No public appearances scheduled to date.

Monday, December 9, 2002

• Mayor Dougherty will join other government officials for the Frederick County Council Of Governments meeting at 12 p.m., the American Legion, on Taney Avenue. Topics include; Overview of the Incident Command System for Public Officials, Update from the Civil War Heritage Area Committee, Request from the Tourism Council for a COG rep on the Board, and 2003 Office Elections.

Tuesday, December 10, 2002

• The Mayor will attend the Human Rights Day Opening Ceremony, at 7 a.m., at the Evangelical Reform Church.

• Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty’s will hold her weekly press conference at 10 a.m., City Hall Board Room.

• The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will meet for a Public Meeting that was rescheduled from December 5, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room, at City Hall.

Items on the agenda include; to receive public comments on and approval of Proposed Mid-year Amendments to 2002 Annual Action Plan; A two-year Agreement between The City and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for Level 1 Administration of Special Loan Programs; Intra-Departmental Budget Transfer in the amount of $113,000 within the Community Development Department to allocate to appropriate expenditure account for Gaither’s Alley Project; A Resolution to amend the Neighborhood Advisory Council Maps, adopted by Resolution No. 02-36 dated September 5, 2002; A Resolution to Amend the By-Laws of the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc. for the purposes of restructuring and creating new committees and supporting the Board of Directors’ decision to ratify all actions taken by existing committees (tabled from the November 21, 2002 public meeting); Intra-Departmental Budget Transfer in the amount of $700 for Street Lights/Traffic Signs Department to cover unexpected cost increases of bucket van; Award of Bid #03-11 for One Ton Van with Aerial Lift, and Issuance of Purchase Order, to low bidder Jeff Barns Chevrolet in the base bid amount of $44,771.00, contingent upon a transfer from CIP funds to cover cost of new body length; Award of Bid #03-13 for two (2) Case M series backhoe/loaders and accessories, and Issuance of Purchase Order, to second lowest bidder Vernon E. Stup for total base bid of $78,899 each plus Option #4A in amount of $12,375 and Option #5 in amount of $880 for total purchase of $171,053.00; Contract with Boggs Environmental and Issuance of Purchase Order in the amount of $70,150.00 for MDE mandated River Monitoring Program, and commitment to use water/sewer contingency funds as necessary; Award of Bid #03-14 and Issuance of Purchase Order in the amount of $35,203.60 to F&F and A Jacobs & Sons, Inc. for Annual Uniform Contract for Police Department; Intra-Departmental Budget Transfer in the amount of $19,230 for purchase of Motorola mobile data computers for Police Department; Purchase Requisition for Non-Budget Materials to Motorola for purchase of three Motorola Mobile Data Computers at $6,410 each for Police Department; A Special Ordinance to Amend the Budget of The City of Frederick, Maryland for the fiscal year July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003, to include additional revenues and expenditures related to the Weinberg Center Special Revenue Fund; and Appointments.

A full agenda can be found on the City website, www.cityoffrederick.com.

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

· Mayor Dougherty and the Board of Aldermen will have their regularly scheduled 2 p.m. Workshop. Agenda items include; Review of updates to the City of Frederick Policy and Procedures Handbook, Discussion of a Budget Amendment for the Department of Economic Development, Discussion of The Carroll Creek Task Force, Discussion of funding for the Friends of Baker Park 75^th Anniversary Project, and an Update on Sites B & C.

· The Mayor will attend the Academy of the Visitation’s Annual Service of Lights, at 7 p.m, in the Visitation Convent Chapel.

Thursday, December 12, 2002

• The Mayor will attend a Holiday Open House at Loiderman Soltesz Associates between 4 – 8 p.m. (7 North Market Street).

Friday, December 13, 2002

• The Mayor will join Michael Folio, Youth Offender Program Director, and Scott Rolle, State’s Attorney, at Youth Offender Program’s Sixth Annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony. The ceremony is a celebration of the accomplishments of this innovative program. The ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m., in the Jury Assembly Room, at the Frederick County Courthouse.

For additional information please contact Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer for the City of Frederick, during regular business hours, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., at 301-360-3842, or on weekends at 301-676-3838.

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