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The Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County, Maryland Board of Commissioners will conduct a closed meeting to discuss personnel matters on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at The Law Office of Joann Wood, located at 23087 Three Notch Road, California, MD pursuant to the Open Meetings Act Guidelines as outlined below:

“Two of the exceptions in §10-508 are designed to protect the privacy of individuals. One generally permits a meeting to be closed to “protect the privacy or reputation of individuals with respect to a matter that is not related to public business.” §10-508(a)(2). The other permits a meeting to be closed when the discussion deals with a “personnel matter” affecting one or more specific individuals. §10-508(a)(1). This exception includes discussion of possible personnel actions, compensation issues, and “performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom [the publicbody] has jurisdiction.” §10-508(a)(1)(i). Like the other exceptions, this one is to be construed narrowly. It is inapplicable to discussions of issues affecting classes of public employees, as distinct from specific individuals”.