Public Hearing: Proposed Resolution 2026-04 Charles County Employees Collective Bargaining

PUBLIC NOTICE

PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2026-04

CHARLES COUNTY EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 9, 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 Resolution 2026-04, Charles County Employees Collective Bargaining. The bill would allow the formation of collective bargaining units among county government employees.

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. on Tuesday, June 9, 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 22, 2026, starting at 8 a.m. through June 9, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/proposed-bill-2026-04

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 June 9^th, 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 or online at: https://charlescountymd.granicus.com/apps/peakagenda/meetings/1747/agenda. 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