PUBLIC NOTICE
BILL No. 2022-03
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP)
DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 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 and amendment to the Charles County Code Chapter 54-9 to address the eligibility for benefits under the LOSAP program.
The proposed legislation will amend Chapter 54-9(G) of the Charles County Code to clarify the benefit eligibility for surviving spouses. The purpose of the amendment is to include the minimum age requirement of the volunteer, as specified in other provisions of the LOSAP benefit chapter.
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 Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 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 September 2, 2022, starting at 8 a.m. through September 21, 2022, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/legislative-session-losap.
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 September 21, 2022.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Kim Bender, Fiscal & Administration Coordinator at voice phone number (301) 645-0643 or Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Fiscal & Administration Department, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/CommissionerMeetings. For more information, please contact Kim Bender at the Fiscal & Administration Department.
BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President