Public Hearing: Proposed Bill 2026-03 Establishment of the Office of the Inspector General

PUBLIC NOTICE

Proposed Bill 2026-03

Establishment of the Office of the Inspector General

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 19th­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland, to consider the proposed Bill 2026-03, establishment of the Office of the Inspector General, to establish the Office of Inspector General in the Charles County Government.

Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing.

In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing.

Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19^th, 2026 to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to testify between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.

Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted May 1, 2026starting at 8 a.m. through May 19^th, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/proposed-bill-2026-03-establishing-an-inspector-general-office

Phone message: call 301-645-0652

Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646.

Comments sent by mail must be received no later than May 16^th, 2026of public hearing

Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.

The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the County Attorney's Office. For more information, please contact the County Attorney's Office, 301-645-0555.

BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President

In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date at 6:00pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.

Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer