Jerry Donald - District 1

Council Member - District 1

Jerry Donald is a Frederick County native and has worked in Frederick County for over 30 years as a teacher. He is married, has three daughters, and lives in Braddock Heights near his parents.

He is a graduate of Middletown High School and Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College). Besides teaching, he has been in sales, coached and officiated high school sports, served as President of the Braddock Heights Community Association and served in various positions at Trinity United Methodist Church.

Council District 1 comprises Buckeystown, Burkittsville, Brunswick, Braddock Heights, Jefferson, Middletown, Point of Rocks, Rosemont, Sugarloaf Mountain, Tuscarora, and parts of Urbana.

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Legislation #	Legislation Title	Primary Sponsor	Co-Sponsor	Status
23-19	Amend the Use Table to Allow for Childcare in the ORI	Duckett	Donald	Adopted Date: 10/17/23 Vote: 7-0
23-10	Establish a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission	Admin	Donald	Adopted Date: 6/6/2023 Vote: 6-1
23-06	Establish a Board of Health	Donald		Adopted Date: 4/18/23 Vote: 4-3
22-04	Amendments to Ch. 1-6 of FCG (Building Code) - Create a New Exception for and to Define a Farm Stand	Admin	Blue Donald	Adopted Date: 03/01/22 Vote: 7-0
22-03	Amendments to Ch. 1-19 of FCG (Zoning Ord) - Update Certain Definitions Related to Ag Uses	Admin	Blue Donald	Adopted Date: 03/01/2 Vote: 7-0
21-12	Amend and Update Development Impact Fee and Public School Development Impact Fee	Donald		Adopted Date: 12/21/21 Vote: 7-0
21-03	Revisions to School Construction Fee	McKay	Donald Hagen	Adopted Date: 05/18/2021 Vote: 6-1
20-15	Farmers Market in the Zoning Ordinance	McKay	Donald Hagen	Adopted Date: 09/29/2020 Vote: 7-0
20-14	Modifying Waterbody Buffers	Donald	Hagen	Adopted Date: 09/15/2020 Vote: 5-2
20-12	Amend and Update Chapter 1-22 Article I, Development Impact Fee Procedures and Requirements, and Article II, Public School Impact Fee, of the Frederick County Code	Admin	Donald	Adopted Date: 09/15/2020 Vote: 4-3
20-03	Providing Additional Support for Agriculture Preservation by Increasing the Recordation Tax and Reallocating Recordation Tax Revenues	Donald	Blue Hagen McKay	Adopted Date: 03/17/2020 Vote: 6-1
20-02	Revised Electric Lighting District Tax Rate	Donald	N/A	Adopted Date: 03/03/2020 Vote: 7-0
19-06	Impact Fees	Donald	McKay	Adopted Date: 04/1/2019 Vote: 6-0-1
18-18	Amend Elderly Individual and Retired Military Tax Credit	Donald	N/A	Adopted Date: 09/04/2018 Vote: 4-3
18-07	Senior Citizens Local Supplement to Homeowners Property Tax Credit	Donald	Delauter	Adopted Date: 05/15/2018 Vote: 7-0
17-09	Dog Tethering Law	Donald	N/A	Introduced:04/04/2017 Public Hearing:05/09/2017
16-11	Amendment to Section 1-19-3. 110.7, Chapter 1-19, Frederick County Code - Zoning	Donald	N/A	Adopted Date:08/30/2016 Vote: 7-0
16-02	Special Exception Uses in Connection with Historic Structures and Sites	Fitzwater	Donald	Void:04/12/2016 90-day passed introduction
15-12	Modifying Permitted Uses in Waterbody Buffers	Donald	Fitzwater	Adopted Date:12/01/2015 Vote: 5-2