PUBLIC NOTICE

Proposed Bill 2025-07 Term Limits for County Commissioners

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 18, 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 the proposed Bill 2025-07 Term Limits for County Commissioners for the purpose of adopting a local law to limit the number of terms permitted to be served by any member of the Board of County Commissioners for Charles County, Maryland.

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 November 18, 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 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 October 24, 2025 starting at 8 a.m. through November 18, 2025, 5 p.m.  for:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/bill-2025-07

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 November 18, 2025 of public hearing Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258. 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 Charles County Government Building.

Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer