Methodology
How OpenMaryland sources, transcribes, enriches, and indexes public meeting records.
What we hold for Prince George's County
These are coverage figures — how much of the public record we have published. They are not an accuracy measure, and we do not currently publish one.
- Meetings
- 305
- Bodies covered
- 112
- Earliest record
- January 5, 2026
- Latest meeting
- November 2, 2026
Minutes are published on the body's own schedule, often weeks after the meeting.
811 published motions. A decision can only be extracted where minutes exist.
Known source problems
- October 26, 2026 · Emergency Room Wait Time — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 26, 2026 · Domestic Violence Task Force — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 22, 2026 · Foster Care — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 22, 2026 · Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 21, 2026 · Literacy Commission — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 21, 2026 · Board of Appeals — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 21, 2026 · Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 14, 2026 · Child Care Improvement — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 7, 2026 · Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
- October 7, 2026 · Black Maternal Health Equity — No content available for enrichment (empty transcript + no agenda/minutes)
Bodies covered (112)
Accessory Dwelling Units · Black Maternal Health · Black Maternal Health Advisory Fund · Black Maternal Health Equity · Board of Appeals · Board of Health · Cannabis Reinvestment & Restoration Board · Cannabis Reinvestment - CM Hunter · Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board · Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board (Virtual Meeting) - Forestville Community Center 3rd Listening Tour · Child Care Improvement · Child Care Improvement Workgroup · Committee of the Whole · Committee of the Whole - Budget Work-Session (CIP Review): Redevelopment Authority; Revenue Authority; OIT; PGCC; PGCMLS; DOE; DPW&T and Fire/EMS · Committee of the Whole - Budget Work-Session: (CIP Review) Central Services and Health Department · Committee of the Whole - Budget Work-Session: Board of Education (CIP) · Committee of the Whole - Budget Work-Session: M-NCPPC (OPERATING/CIP) · Community Housing Trust · Community Housing Trust Task Force (Virtual Meeting) · County Council · County Council - 1:30 PM Public Hearing - WSSC Budget · County Council - African Immigrant Heritage Month Program · County Council - BI-COUNTY MEETING · County Council - BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM · County Council - Budget Adoption · County Council - Joint Public Hearing · County Council - Joint Public Hearing - Go Prince George’s: The Preliminary Countywide Master Plan of Transportation (CR-079-2021) · County Council - Joint Public Hearing - The Preliminary Central Avenue · County Council - Joint Public Hearing - Weinstein House/Harry’s Market Proposed Historic Site Designation · County Council - Listening Session - Sphere National Harbor Project · County Council - Public Hearing - Annual Action Plan (CDBG) · County Council - Public Hearing - County Budget & CIP & BD of ED Budget & Constant Yield Rate · County Council - Public Hearing - M-NCPPC Budget · County Council - Public Hearing – County Budget, CIP & Board of Education Budget · County Council - SPECIAL MEETING · County Council - SPECIAL MEETING - (Virtual Meeting) · County Council - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’S CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TOUR (In-Person) · County Council - Swearing In Ceremony, Council Member At-large · County Council Joint Public Hearing · County Council Priorities Listening Tour - Day 1 (Kenhill Center) · County Council Priorities Listening Tour - Day 2 (Rollingcrest Community Center) · County Council Priorities Listening Tour - Day 3 (Suitland Community Center) · County Council Retreat · County Council Retreat 2026 Part One Segment One - The Hotel at the University of Maryland · County Council Retreat 2026 Part One Segment Two - The Hotel at the University of Maryland · County Council Retreat 2026 Part Two Segment One - The Hotel at the University of Maryland · County Council Retreat 2026 Part Two Segment Two - The Hotel at the University of Maryland · County Executive - Proposed FY 2027 Press Conference · Day One Town Hall Meeting/Listening Tour Session - Council Districts 1, 2 and 3 High Point High School · Day Three Town Hall Meeting/Listening Tour Session - Council Districts 7, 8 and 9 Hillcrest Heights Community Center · Day Two Town Hall Meeting/Listening Tour Session - Council Districts 4, 5 and 6 Glenarden Community Center · District Council · District Council - Virtual Meeting · Domestic Violence · Domestic Violence Task Force · Education and Workforce Development Committee · Education and Workforce Development Committee - Budget Work-session: Board of Education (Operating) and Employ Pr. George’s · Education and Workforce Development Committee - Budget Work-session: Library; PGCC · Education and Workforce Development Committee - Virtual Meeting https://mypgc.zoom.us/meeting/register/axFFKsSKSJmVFpzXhGYriA · Emergency Room Wait Time · Explore Equitable Access to Primary Health Care for all Prince George‘s County Residents · Explore Equitable Access to Primary Healthcare for All Prince George‘s County Residents · Foster Care · General Assembly Committee · General Assembly Committee https://mypgc.zoom.us/meeting/register/jP6WMycmTNCnQKa9CDfCeg · Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee · Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee - Budget Work-Session: Procurement; Central Services; OHRM and OMB/Non-Dept. · Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee - Budget Work-session: Board of Elections; Personnel Board and Board of License Comm. · Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee - Budget Work-session: Revenue Authority; Office of Community Relations; Office of Human Rights; Office of Ethics and Accountability · Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee on - Budget Work-session: OIT; Central Services; Finance; and Law · Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee · Holistic and Sustainable Solution for Senior Citizens · Literacy Commission · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committe · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work-Session: THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION (M-NCPPC) FY 2027 BUDGETS - Commissioner's Office, Central Administrative Services (CAS), Planning Department · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work-session · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work-session - MNCPPC - Commissioner's Office, Central Administrative Services (CAS), Planning Department · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work-session: Financial Services Corp; Economic Development Corp: Redevelopment Authority · Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Budget Work-session: MNCPPC - Commissioner’s Office, Central Administrative Services (CAS), Planning Department MNCPPC – Parks & Recreation Dept. · Public Safety and Health and Human Services · Public Safety, Health and Human Services · Public Safety, Health and Human Services - Budget Work · Public Safety, Health and Human Services - Budget Work-Session: ACC; Social Services and Fire/Vol. Fire · Public Safety, Health and Human Services - Budget Work-session: Circuit Court; Police and PAB · Public Safety, Health and Human Services - Budget Work-session: Homeland Security; Sheriff and Health · Public Safety, Health and Human Services - Budget Work-session: State's Attorney · Sitting as the Committee of the Whole · Streamlining Development Review · Task Forces - Workgroups · Task Forces - Workgroups - Charter Review Commission · Task Forces-Workgroups - CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION · Task Forces-Workgroups - Cannabis Reinvestment & Restoration Board · Task Forces-Workgroups - Charter Review Commission Meeting · Task Forces-Workgroups - Charter Review Commission Public Hearing · Task Forces-Workgroups - Domestic Violence Workgroup · Task Forces-Workgroups - Emergency Room Wait Time Work Group · Task Forces-Workgroups - Foster Care Workgroup · Task Forces-Workgroups - Streamlining Development Review Workgroup · Town Hall Meeting/Listening Tour Session - Rollingcrest-Chillum Community Center · Town Hall Meeting/Listening Tour Session - Temple Hills Community Center · Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee · Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee - Budget Work-session: DPIE · Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee - Budget Work-session: DoE and DPW&T · Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee - Budget Work-session: Soil Conservation; WSSC Operating/CIP · WSSC Water CIP Public Hearing (WSSC Water Meeting) FY28-33 · Zoning Hearing Examiner · Zoning Hearing Examiner - (Hybrid) SE-2024-013 - Cedric Whitaker PA Corp d/b/a Signature Funeral Alternatives · Zoning Hearing Examiner - (Hybrid) SE-2025-005 - Dasari Estate II, LLC (Kiddie Academy) · Zoning Hearing Examiner - (Virtual) ZMA-2025-003 - Day Land Investment, LLC (Melwood Estates) · Zoning Hearing Examiner - ZMA-2025-007- Marlboro Station
Where the records come from
We pull official meeting videos from city platforms — Granicus, CivicPlus, PrimeGov, Swagit, and YouTube — once per city per day. Agendas come from the city's public agenda system. Nothing is republished without an official source.
How transcription works
Every meeting is transcribed with word-level timestamps, then enriched with AI to extract decisions, agenda items, public comments, and civic issues. Transcripts may contain errors; video and original audio remain the authoritative source.
How search works
Search is hybrid — keyword matching plus vector similarity — inside Meilisearch. Results are real records (meetings, agenda items, dev applications). The summaries on each result card were produced during enrichment and are reviewed periodically. Written answers come only from the assistant, described next.
How the assistant answers questions
The “Ask about” assistant answers plain-English questions from the same records search uses: agendas, minutes, transcripts, recorded decisions and development applications. It does not answer from general knowledge about your city. It is free with a sign-in.
Every statement in an answer links to the meeting it came from, so you can open the agenda, minutes or the moment in the video and check it yourself. When the records do not cover a question, it says so instead of guessing.
It keeps a recommendation separate from a decision. A planning commission that votes to recommend denial has not denied anything; the council decides next, and the answer says which body acted and which body acts next.
Known limits. Until a body approves its minutes, a vote may be known only from the recording; answers label those votes as recording-based. Not every meeting has a transcript or minutes yet, and coverage differs by city (see the coverage figures at the top of this page). Like the summaries, answers can contain errors.
Before a change to the assistant ships, we rerun a fixed set of real residents' questions with checked answers and compare the results. Passing that set does not guarantee every answer is right, which is why every answer shows its sources.
AI limitations
AI summaries can contain errors. Always verify legal actions, vote counts, and named-person attributions against the official video, transcript, and minutes. Where records are incomplete, we mark the gap rather than guess.
Corrections
Spotted a problem? Email corrections@opencityrecord.org with a link to the page and a description of the issue. We review every correction and update the affected record.