PUBLIC NOTICE
BILL No. 2025-03
AMENDMENT FOR CORRECTIONS TO CHAPTER 54
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 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 a proposed amendment to the Charles County Code Chapter 54 to make two (2) corrections to the text.
The proposed legislation will amend Chapter 54-1.1 of the Charles County Code to correct a scrivener’s error in citing the tax rate in the County Code. The proposed legislation will also amend Chapter 54-10 to correct the omission of the Executive Committee of the Charles County Association of Emergency Medical Services as a record keeper, reviewer and reporter of members’ credits for participation in the Length of Service Award Program.
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 301-885-2779 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 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 you are called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.
Written comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted April 19, 2025 starting at 8 a.m. through May 13, 2025, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/chapter54
Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646. Comments sent by mail must be received no later than May 13, 2025.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Melody Weschler, Board Secretary at cbfr@outlook.com.
The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the County Attorney’s Office, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/CommissionerMeetings. For more information, please contact Melody Weschler @ccbfr@outlook.com.
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.
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