Public Hearing: Proposed Bill 2026-02 - Compensation for Animal Matters Hearing Board

PUBLIC NOTICE

Proposed Bill 2026-02

COMPENSATION FOR ANIMAL MATTERS HEARING BOARD

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2026­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, 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 amending the County Code to permit members of the Animal Matters Hearing Board to receive compensation consistent with the recommendation of the 2025 Charles County Compensation Commission.

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. April 14, 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 March 27, 2026 starting at 8 a.m. through April 14, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://charlescountymd.info/proposed-bill-amhb-member-compensation

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 April 14, 2026

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, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646 or online at: Compensation Commission | Charles County, MD. For more information, please contact Terrah A. Dews, Associate County Attorney II, 301-645-0541 or via email at [email protected].

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