Special Meeting

TANEYTOWN - The City Council is to conduct a special meeting tomorrow night to discuss the ongoing renovations of an East Baltimore Street restaurant.The meeting, to begin at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, is to decide if restaurant owner Harry Sirinakis should install sprinklers or an automatic alarm in the old Golden Glove Twin Kiss restaurant.The council voted 3-2 last week to compel Sirinakis to install a sprinkler system when he remodels his restaurant, which is set to reopen as a second Harry's Lunch.

The Baltimore County school board is expected to vote to approve S. Dallas Dance, a Houston school administrator, as its next superintendent at a special meeting Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. in the school board offices on Charles Street. Dance will be at the meeting, which will be open to the public. The school board announced Tuesday that it had selected Dance, who has been a middle schools officer in Houston since 2010, as superintendent after a closed search. He will replace Joe A. Hairston, who will be leaving July 1 after 12 years.

The Sun incorrectly reported on Oct. 23 that the City Council waited until fall to mark the bicentennial of its first-ever meeting on Feb. 27, 1797. The City Council held a special meeting on Feb. 27 of this year to mark the bicentennial.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 10/30/97

Anne Arundel County's police chief could face arrest if he is unable to resolve a showdown with the County Council over his refusal to testify as part of an inquiry into corruption charges against County Executive John R. Leopold, a county lawyer said Thursday. Police Chief Col. James E. Teare Sr.'s attorney had informed the council earlier in the day that he would not comply with a subpoena because it could result in the disclosure of information relevant to Leopold's criminal indictment.

An effort to oust Columbia Councilwoman Cecilia Januszkiewicz failed last night when a majority of the Long Reach Village Board declined to call a special meeting for a recall. A group of residents, angry over Januszkiewicz's support of former Columbia Association President Deborah O. McCarty, has been trying to remove her from office for months. In April elections, Long Reach voters approved a charter amendment that allows for recalling its representative to the Columbia Council. Soon thereafter, the village board received a petition with 53 signatures, asking them to call a special meeting to recall Januszkiewicz, who has a year left on her two-year term.

The Crofton Civic Association postponed action last night on the community group's budget until all residents could be notified of the vote. A 75-34 vote by residents to postpone action on the budget came minutes after Civic Association President Gayle Sears told those at the meeting that a vote would violate community by-laws that require "clear notification" to residents before the vote. Sears said she will call a special meeting before the end of the month and send letters to each homeowner notifying them of the future votes.

A dispute over a 12-foot-wide strip of land between two Union Bridge homes is continuing as town officials make plans to maintain the grassy strip as a public right of way.Robert Bell, a cabdriver who rents one of the homes that straddle the land, received a letter Friday from Mayor Perry L. Jones Jr. that described the process through which the town learned of the dispute and discovered that the land was town property.Mr. Bell said he was not told of any of the council meetings at which the dispute had been discussed.

The Baltimore County school board is expected to vote to approve S. Dallas Dance, a Houston school administrator, as its next superintendent at a special meeting Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. in the school board offices on Charles Street. Dance will be at the meeting, which will be open to the public. The school board announced Tuesday that it had selected Dance, who has been a middle schools officer in Houston since 2010, as superintendent after a closed search. He will replace Joe A. Hairston, who will be leaving July 1 after 12 years.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania House approved legislation yesterday that may help AlliedSignal Inc. in its $9.8 billion hostile bid for AMP Inc., the world's largest maker of electronic connectors.A last-minute amendment would allow AlliedSignal to call a special meeting of AMP's shareholders to consider its offer. That conflicts with an AMP proposal -- also passed by the House -- that limits AlliedSignal's ability to take a shareholder vote for a year and could derail the entire legislation.

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra's board of trustees has reaffirmed its decision not to extend musical director Leslie B. Dunner's contract beyond this season. Board members would not comment after a special meeting Jan. 15 to discuss Dunner's dismissal, but ASO President Fred H. "Bud" Billups released a statement stating that the board backed last fall's controversial decision by a unanimous vote. He also stated that the board would support Dunner, 47, if he pursues another job. Billups shed little additional light on what prompted Dunner's ouster, stating only that the reasons are "personnel issues solely relating to administrative matters."

The Anne Arundel County Council on Tuesday subpoenaed Police Chief Col. James E. Teare Sr. to answer questions next week about the political corruption case of County Executive John R. Leopold. Council Chairman Derek Fink said the council agreed unanimously to issue a subpoena, a rarely used power granted to the council in the County Charter. Teare has been ordered to appear Monday night at a special meeting of the council. Members said they have no plans to call Leopold, but other officers could be subpoenaed later.

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra's board of trustees has reaffirmed its decision not to extend musical director Leslie B. Dunner's contract beyond this season. Board members would not comment after a special meeting Jan. 15 to discuss Dunner's dismissal, but ASO President Fred H. "Bud" Billups released a statement stating that the board backed last fall's controversial decision by a unanimous vote. He also stated that the board would support Dunner, 47, if he pursues another job. Billups shed little additional light on what prompted Dunner's ouster, stating only that the reasons are "personnel issues solely relating to administrative matters."

An effort to oust Columbia Councilwoman Cecilia Januszkiewicz failed last night when a majority of the Long Reach Village Board declined to call a special meeting for a recall. A group of residents, angry over Januszkiewicz's support of former Columbia Association President Deborah O. McCarty, has been trying to remove her from office for months. In April elections, Long Reach voters approved a charter amendment that allows for recalling its representative to the Columbia Council. Soon thereafter, the village board received a petition with 53 signatures, asking them to call a special meeting to recall Januszkiewicz, who has a year left on her two-year term.

The Crofton Civic Association postponed action last night on the community group's budget until all residents could be notified of the vote. A 75-34 vote by residents to postpone action on the budget came minutes after Civic Association President Gayle Sears told those at the meeting that a vote would violate community by-laws that require "clear notification" to residents before the vote. Sears said she will call a special meeting before the end of the month and send letters to each homeowner notifying them of the future votes.

The Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs canceled a planned closed meeting last night after not enough of its members showed up to discuss a state tribe's petition for official recognition.Chairman Leland A. McGee said "there's a remote possibility" that he might call another special meeting before the panel's next regularly scheduled meeting on May 3.The panel had scheduled last night's special meeting to decide how to answer questions that former state Housing Secretary Patricia J. Payne had raised about its recommendation that the state recognize the tribe.

This is the time of year when many parents are preparing for a conference to review their child's special-education program. Often they may feel some apprehension about discussing their child's Individualized Education Program (IEP), but parents' insight into and knowledge of their child is an essential part of this process.Here are some suggestions about gathering and reviewing information so that you can actively participate. Some tips are from the Winter 1999 newsletter ParenTalk, published by Parent's Place of Maryland (410-712-0900)

Crofton officials are expected to call a special meeting within the next week to decide whether to appeal a state decision allowing a concrete and asphalt recycling plant on Route 3.The special meeting is necessary because the next scheduled meeting of the Crofton board is not until the first part of September, too late to challenge the state's decision.The state Department of the Environment gave E. L. Gardner Inc. preliminary approval in June to build the plant, which would recycle 20,000 tons of concrete and asphalt a year.

WASHINGTON -- Widespread opposition to a $1 million settlement offered to American University's former president to sever his ties to the school has prompted the trustees to schedule a special meeting next month to discuss the offer.The offer to Richard Berendzen was made earlier this month.Mr. Berendzen, a physicist and tenured faculty member, resigned in April after 10 years as president, admitting he had made obscene calls to a woman who runs a child-care service. The woman said he discussed fantasies of sexual relations with children.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania House approved legislation yesterday that may help AlliedSignal Inc. in its $9.8 billion hostile bid for AMP Inc., the world's largest maker of electronic connectors.A last-minute amendment would allow AlliedSignal to call a special meeting of AMP's shareholders to consider its offer. That conflicts with an AMP proposal -- also passed by the House -- that limits AlliedSignal's ability to take a shareholder vote for a year and could derail the entire legislation.

The Sun incorrectly reported on Oct. 23 that the City Council waited until fall to mark the bicentennial of its first-ever meeting on Feb. 27, 1797. The City Council held a special meeting on Feb. 27 of this year to mark the bicentennial.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 10/30/97