CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

World Wide Web sites:
Caroline County: ttp://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/caroline/
Chesapeake College: http://www.chesapeake.edu/
County Government: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/caroline/govermnt/home.html
Library: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/caroline/library/home.html

Form of Government: Code Home Rule

Origin: Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne's counties (Chapter 10, Acts of 1773). Lady Caroline Eden gave her name to the county. She was the wife of Maryland's last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784); the daughter of Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore; and the sister of Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore.


Budget	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Legislative Branch


Municipalities	Organizational Chart	U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Margaret R. Myers (D), President, 1998
John W. Cole (R), 1998
John LeGates (D), 1998

Meetings: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.
(4th Tuesday & Tuesday after Monday holiday, 7:30 p.m.)

P. O. Box 207
Courthouse, Room 109
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0660/1
fax: (410) 479-4060

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Margaret R. Myers (D), President, 1998
(410) 479-0660/1

Appointed by County Commissioners:

County Administrator

P. O. Box 207
Courthouse
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0660
fax: (410) 479-4060

COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Dorsey L. Wooters (D), County Treasurer, 1998
(410) 479-0410

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

201 Talbot Blvd., Suite C
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 758-2347

Supervisor

Old Armory Building
107 South Fourth St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-1160

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Appointed by County Commissioners:

Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:

Director

P. O. Box 100
Multi-Service Center
207 South Third St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-5900

Caroline County members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:

Chair,

Joy Jean, 1998; Samuel S. Scott, Sr., 1998.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:

President,

Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:

Superintendent of Schools,

112 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-1460
fax: (410) 479-0108

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE

Caroline County members appointed by Governor with House of Delegates advice & consent:

Appointed by Board of Trustees:
John R. Kotula, Ph.D., President

P. O. Box 8
1000 College Circle
Route 213 & Route 50
Wye Mills, MD 21679
(410) 758-1537
(410) 822-5400
fax: (410) 827-9466
World Wide Web: http://www.chesapeake.edu/

PUBLIC LIBRARY
George A. Sands, Jr., Director

100 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-1343
fax: (410) 479-1443

ELECTIONS

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:

President,

John T. Schmick; Richard L. Wilson. Substitutes: G. Leroy Rowe; Katherine B. Vair. Terms expire 1999.

Multi-Service Center
207 South Third St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-5735
fax: (410) 479-5736

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

P. O. Box 10
411 Franklin St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0556
fax: (410) 479-0544

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by County Commissioners:

County Attorney

P. O. Box 590
3 North First St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2112

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Christian J. Jensen, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

P. O. Box 59
Courthouse
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0255
fax: (410) 479-4169

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
W. Porter Ellington, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

P. O. Box 159
110 Franklin St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-5756
fax: (410) 479-5715

LIQUOR LICENSING

Appointed by Governor (who names chair) to 3-year terms:

Chair,

T. Robert Gray, 1998; Kathryn C. Hultquist, 2000. Alternate: one vacancy.

P. O. Box 207
Courthouse
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-1418

PLANNING

Appointed by County Commissioners:

Administrator

P. O. Box 207
218 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-4188
fax: (410) 479-4200

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & CODES
Appointed by County Commissioners:
Elizabeth A. Krempasky, Planner & Codes Administrator

P. O. Box 207
218 Market St.
Denton, MD 216292
(410) 479-2230
fax: (410) 479-4187

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by County Commissioners:
Charles E. Emerson, Director

P. O. Box 386
520 Wilmuth St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0520
fax: (410) 479-0409

PUBLIC SAFETY

Director

DETENTION CENTER
Appointed by County Commissioners:
Charles L. Andrew, Superintendent

101 Gay St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2517
fax: (410) 479-3956

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Bryan C. Ebling, Director

P. O. Box 151
218 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2622
fax: (410) 479-4200

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Ruxton R. Bramble, Deputy Fire Marshal
Paul R. Schlotterbeck, Deputy Fire Marshal
(410) 822-7609
fax: (410) 764-4576

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Philip L. Brown (D), Sheriff, 1998

Caroline County Detention Center
101 Gay St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2515
fax: (410) 479-3956

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
J. Owen Wise, Circuit Administrative Judge & County Administrative Judge, 1999

P. O. Box 356
Courthouse
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2303
fax: (410) 479-4169

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

P. O. Box 458
Courthouse, Room 104
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-1811
fax: (410) 479-1142

COURT & TRUST AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Roland C. Kent, Esq. (410) 479-2800

EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Robert E. Jarrell, Esq. (410) 479-1000
Anne C. Ogletree, Esq. (410) 479-2573
Robert A. Thornton, Jr., Esq. (410) 479-2570

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):
L. Edgar Brown, Associate Judge, 2006

District Court/Multi-Service Center
207 South Third St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-5800
fax: (410) 479-5808

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Frank D. Zeigler, Jr. (D), Chief Judge, 1998
Beverly S. Blades (D), Judge, 1998
Robert F. Schreiber (D), Judge, 1998

Register of Wills,

P. O. Box 416
Courthouse
Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0717

MUNICIPALITIES IN CAROLINE COUNTY

Within Caroline County are ten incorporated towns: Denton, Federalsburg, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Henderson, Hillsboro, Marydel, Preston, Ridgely, and Templeville.

DENTON

Incorporated 1802 (Chapter 5, Acts of 1802)
population: 2,977

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 5-year terms (November):
Lester Branson, Mayor (elected by Commission to 1-year term), 1997
Dennis D. Porter, 1999
Willie Mae Coursey, 2000
Douglas Scott Hollingsworth, 2001
George S. McManus, 2001

Meetings:1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

13 North Third St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-2050
e-mail: denton@baylogic.com
fax: (410) 479-3534
World Wide Web: http://www.baylogic.com/denton/

FEDERALSBURG

Incorporated 1823 (Chapter 174, Acts of 1823)
population: 2,365

Elected by Voters to 2-year term (April):

Mayor,

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (April):
Michael Fluharty, President Pro Tem, 1999
Denzil Cheek, 1999
Betty Ballas, 2001
Gary Bee, Jr., 2001

Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 471
118 North Main St.
Federalsburg, MD 21632
(410) 754-8173
fax: (410) 754-9269

CODE ENFORCEMENT & BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
Ronald Fluharty, Director (410) 754-5871

GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Conway Gregory, Director (410) 754-8173

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Donald Nagel, Chief (410) 754-8966

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Michael Tipton, Director (410) 754-9660

GOLDSBORO

(formerly Oldtown)
Incorporated 1906 (Chapter 87, Acts of 1906)
population: 185

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):

President,

Vice-President,

Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 132
Goldsboro, MD 21636
(410) 482-8805/7

GREENSBORO

Incorporated 1826 (Chapter 97, Acts of 1826)
population: 1,441

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (April):

Mayor,

Vice-Mayor,

Meetings: 1st and 4th Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 340
104 East Sunset Ave.
Greensboro, MD 216392
(410) 482-6222
fax: (410) 482-7429

HENDERSON

Incorporated 1949 (Chapter 498, Acts of 1949)
population: 66

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (April):

Mayor,

Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Box 10
Henderson, MD 21640
(410) 482-2193
(410) 482-8979

HILLSBORO

Incorporated 1853 (Chapter 161, Acts of 1853)
population: 164

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):

Commission President,

Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 128
Hillsboro, MD 21641
(410) 364-5716

MARYDEL

Incorporated 1929 (Chapter 38, Acts of 1929)
population: 143

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (April):

Mayor,

Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 81
Marydel, MD 21649
(410) 482-2394
(410) 482-8807

PRESTON

(formerly Snow Hill)
Incorporated 1892 (Chapter 689, Acts of 1892)
population: 437

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April)

Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 91
172 Main St.
Preston, MD 21655
(410) 673-7929
fax: (410) 673-2963

RIDGELY

Incorporated 1896 (Chapter 178, Acts of 1896)
population: 1,034

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):

President (3-year term),

Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 710
1 West Railroad St.
Ridgely, MD 21660
(410) 634-2177
fax: (410) 634-1343

ADMINISTRATION
Michael Downes, Town Manager (410) 634-2177

Chief

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Jerry Willoughby, Superintendent (410) 634-1975

TEMPLEVILLE

(formerly Bullock Town)
Queen Anne's & Caroline Counties
Incorporated 1865 (Chapter 86, Acts of 1865)
population: 66

Elected by Voters to 1-year terms (June):

Mayor (1-year term),

Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 25
Templeville, MD 21670
(410) 482-8680

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CAROLINE COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Rural Development
640 Legion Road, Suite 1
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 228-3250

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Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997

November 14, 1997
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CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

Budget

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Municipalities

Organizational Chart

U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EDUCATION

ELECTIONS

HEALTH

LAW OFFICES

LIQUOR LICENSING

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

ORPHANS' COURT

MUNICIPALITIES IN CAROLINE COUNTY

DENTON

FEDERALSBURG

GOLDSBORO

GREENSBORO

HENDERSON

HILLSBORO

MARYDEL

PRESTON

RIDGELY

TEMPLEVILLE

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CAROLINE COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997