The Mayor and City Council regularly meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 PM in the Council chamber on the first floor of City Hall at 1838 Emerald Hill Lane. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Citizens' comments are solicited at each meeting.
Meeting agendas may be obtained on the Friday preceding each scheduled meeting from the City Clerk at 410-848-9000. The City Clerk also can provide additional information.
Meeting minutes are also available here.
Mayor Kevin R. Utz is a lifelong resident of Westminster, having grown up on Bond Street just outside of the City Limits, where his parents have lived for 55 years. Mayor Utz resides in the Avondale Run community, where he raised his three children, Brad, Jenni and Julie. He is very active in business in Westminster and is a Captain and former Chief of the Westminster Fire Engine as well as an EMS responder. He served on the City Council from 2005-2009, having retired from the Maryland State Police after 28 years of service.
Mayor Utz is an accomplished community leader with excellent consensus building skills, leading disparate groups in accomplishing common goals. The Mayor will dedicate his term to working tirelessly to improve the infrastructure, water resources, and public safety. The Mayor plans on having an open-door policy for dialogue with his constituents. |
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| City Council President Damian L. Halstad served on the Common Council from 1993 to 2005 and returned to a fourth term in 2009. He lives with his wife, Leigh, and their three sons on Willis Street. Mr. Halstad is a partner in the Westminster law firm of Hoffman, Comfort, Offutt & Scott, LLP, where he has practiced for nineteen years. He holds degrees from Loyola College (B.A.), Johns Hopkins University (M.A.), and the University of Maryland School of Law (J.D.). He has served on a number of Boards and Commissions, and was a founding member of the Greater Westminster Development Corporation. His term expires in May, 2013. |
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| Council Member Suzanne P. Albert Albert joined the Common Council in 1995 and holds the position of President Pro Tempore of the Council. Mrs. Albert is a healthcare professional with an extensive background in nursing and related fields, having graduated from Women's Hospital Nursing School (now GBMC), University of Baltimore and holds a masters degree from Western Maryland College. Mrs. Albert is active in the community as Past Board President of Carroll County Rape Crisis Intervention Services, St. John's Roman Catholic Church Parish Council, Greater Westminster Kiwanis Club and Vice Chair of Westminster Women’s Club. Retired after 32 years of State employment, Mrs. Albert remains active in several service organizations in addition to fulfilling her duties as Council Member. Her term expires in May, 2011. |
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| Council Member Tony Chiavacci lives on Willis Street in Westminster with his wife Kelly and their five children. He owns a local business, Kojak Graphic Communications, in downtown Westminster. He is a graduate of Westminster High School and of Frostburg State with a BA in Business Administration. Upon graduation from college he was commissioned into the US Army Military Police Corp. and was honorably discharged after the first Gulf War. He is currently the Chairman of the City's Public Safety Commission, Vice Chair of the City's Public works committee, and serves on the City's Recreation and Parks Board. He is additionally on the board of the Carroll County Public Schools Education Foundation, President of the Westminster Area Recreation Council, and coaches a number of athletic teams including lacrosse, football and basketball. His term expires in 2013. |
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| Council Member L. Gregory Pecoraro served on the Common Council from 1994 to 2003 and was re-elected to the Council in 2007, after his appointment in 2005 to fill the vacancy created by the election of Thomas Ferguson as Mayor. He has specialized in the field of transportation, working both in the public and private sectors. As a member of the Council, he brings with him an extensive background in public service, having served as an Assistant Secretary in the Maryland Department of Transportation; Chief of Staff to the Baltimore County Executive, and as an assistant to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and Maryland State Treasurer Lucille Maurer. Currently employed as an executive with a national non-profit association, Greg lives in the Cliveden Reach neighborhood with his wife and daughter. His term expires in May, 2011. |
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| Council Member Dr. Robert WackCouncil Member Dr. Robert Wack was appointed to a vacant seat on the Council in January 2003, and was elected to a four year term in May 2003. He was reelected to a second term in May 2008. He currently serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee, represents Westminster on the Cable Regulatory Commission, and co-chairs the Growth and Annexation Committee. He also chaired the Mayor's Technology Task force in 2006.
Dr. Wack is the Director of Hospital Pediatrics at Carroll Hospital Center, and like his colleagues on the Council, is extremely active in the community. He lives with his wife and 3 children on West Green St.
His term expires in May, 2011. |
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