CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Form of Government: County Commissioners

Origin: Carroll County was formed in 1837 from Baltimore and Frederick Counties (Chapter 256, Acts of 1835; confirmed by Chapter 19, Acts of 1836, which was passed January 19, 1837). The County was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), Revolutionary War statesman and a Maryland signer of Declaration of Independence.


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Municipalities	Organizational Chart	U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Richard T. Yates (R), President, 1998
W. Benjamin Brown (R), Vice-President, 1998
Donald I. Dell (R), Secretary, 1998

Meetings: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

County Office Building, Room 300
225 North Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2044
(410) 876-2085
e-mail: maggymac@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us
fax: (410) 848-0003

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Richard T. Yates (R), President, 1998
(410) 857-2044

OFFICE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
(410) 857-2973
e-mail:

maggymac@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

10 Distillery Drive, Suite 101
Westminister, MD 21157
(410) 848-9707
e-mail: jolenes@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us
fax: (410) 876-5255

Chief

Manager

125 Airport Drive, Suite 10
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 876-2244
(410) 848-9440

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:

Director

10 Distillery Drive
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-8880

Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Roger A. Alston, Chair, 1998

Patricia L. Buckland, 1998; Celia C. Dokas, 1998; Elaine Ermer, 1998; Alison Malachowski, 1998; Joseph C. Hess, Jr., 2000; Mary Ann Straughn, R.N., 2000.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

President,

Vice-President,

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

Superintendent of Schools,

Courthouse Annex
55 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-3000

CARROLL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:

Chair,

R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr., 1997; Janet R. Colburn, 1998; Barbara Charnock, 1999; Donald E. Lippy, 1999; Neal W. Powell, 2001; Betty Smith Dotson, 2002.

Appointed by Board of Trustees:

President

1601 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 876-9635

PUBLIC LIBRARY
Linda Mielke, Director

115 Airport Drive
Westminister, MD 21157
(410) 876-6008
World Wide Web: http://204.255.213.26/carroll/carroll.htm

ELECTIONS

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

President,

Janet B. Jump; Karen K. Loats. Substitutes: B. Wesley Manger; Elmer Lee Martin. Terms expire 1999.

Winchester Building, Suite 207
125 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2080

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

P. O. Box 845
291 Stoner Ave.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 876-2152

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Attorney

County Office Building
225 North Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2030

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Jerry F. Barnes, Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 1998

P. O. Box 530
Winchester Building, Suite 303
125 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2671

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Barbara M. Kreinar, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

Courthouse Annex, Room 106
55 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 876-2788

LIQUOR LICENSING

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners (which names chair) to 3-year terms:

Chair,

Jerry E. Gooding, 1998; Robert Tabler, Jr., 2000. Substitute: one vacancy.

County Office Building
225 North Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2094

PLANNING

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Director

Winchester Building, Suite 101
125 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2070

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Philip J. Rovang, Director

County Office Building
225 North Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2132
e-mail: planning@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us
fax: (410) 848-0003

BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
(410) 857-2150

BUREAU OF PERMITS & INSPECTIONS
(410) 857-2069

BUREAU OF PLANNING
(410) 857-2145

OFFICE OF ZONING
(410) 857-2980

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Director

Winchester Building, Suite 105
125 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2035

PUBLIC SAFETY

Director

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Howard S. Redman, Jr., Director (410) 848-1694

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Warren D. Gott, Deputy Chief Fire Marshal

1004 Littlestown Pike, Suite G
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-1933

POLICE
1st Sgt. Charles H. Mays, Coordinator

Maryland State Police
Resident Trooper Program
1100 Baltimore Blvd.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-3111

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John H. Brown (R), Sheriff, 1998
(410) 857-2626

Warden

100 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2626

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (3 Judges):
Raymond E. Beck, Sr., County Administrative Judge, 2005
Francis M. Arnold, Associate Judge, 2007
Luke K. Burns, Jr., Associate Judge, 2011

(410) 857-2616

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

Courthouse Annex
55 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 857-2985

Appointed by Circuit Court:

EXAMINER IN CHANCERY
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Stacy P. Shaffer, Esq. (410) 848-4208

JUVENILE & STANDING MASTER
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Peter M. Tabatsko, Esq. (410) 857-2652

STANDING EQUITY MASTERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
T. Bryan McIntire, Esq. (410) 848-8888
Thomas F. Stansfield, Esq. (410) 848-1444

SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MASTER
Appointed by Circuit Court:
William T. Fitzgerald, Esq. (410) 857-2672

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
William L. Marquat, Esq. (410) 876-2996

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
JoAnn M. Ellinghaus-Jones, Associate Judge, 2001
Marc G. Rasinsky, Associate Judge, 2006

Courthouse Annex
55 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-2146
(410) 876-1033

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Dorothy V. Utz (R), Chief Judge, 1998
Walter T. Haines, Jr. (R), Judge, 1998
Albert W. Selby (R), Judge, 1998

Register of Wills,

Courthouse Annex, Room 104
55 North Court St.
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-2586

MUNICIPALITIES IN CARROLL COUNTY

Carroll County has two incorporated cities - Taneytown and Westminster - and six incorporated towns: Hampstead, Manchester, Mount Airy, New Windsor, Sykesville, and Union Bridge.

HAMPSTEAD

Incorporated 1888 (Chapter 295, Acts of 1888)
population: 2,608

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

Mayor (4-year term),

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

1034 South Carroll St.
Hampstead, MD 21074
(410) 374-2761
(410) 239-7408
fax: (410) 239-6143

MANCHESTER

Incorporated 1833 (Chapter 193, Acts of 1833)
population: 2,810

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

Mayor (4-year term),

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday (optional), 7:30 pm

P. O. Box 830
3208 York St.
Manchester, MD 21102
(410) 239-3200
fax: (410) 239-6430

ADMINISTRATION
David Warner, Town Manager (410) 239-3200

Director

PARKS & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Stephen Miller, Director (410) 239-1482

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Timothy Timmons, Chief (410) 239-6900

MOUNT AIRY

Carroll & Frederick Counties
Incorporated 1894 (Chapter 91, Acts of 1894)
population: 3,730

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

Mayor,

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr., President, 1998
Robert Mead, 1998
Norman C. Hammond, 2000
David W. Pyatt, 2000
William E. Wagner, Jr., 2000

Meetings: 1st Monday, 8:00 pm

P. O. Box 48
110 South Main St.
Mount Airy, MD 21771
(301) 831-5768
(301) 829-1424
(410) 795-6012
fax: (301) 829-1259

NEW WINDSOR

(formerly Sulphur Springs)
Incorporated 1843 (Chapter 47, Acts of 1843)
population: 757

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

Mayor,

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

P. O. Box 609
211 High St.
New Windsor, MD 21776
(410) 635-6575
(410) 875-5344
fax: (410) 875-5346

SYKESVILLE

Incorporated 1904 (Chapter 256, Acts of 1904)
population: 2,303

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 4-year term (May):
Jonathan S. Herman, Mayor, 2001

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Eugene E. Johnson, Sr., President, 2001
Michael H. Burgoyne, 1999
William R. Hall, Jr., 1999
E. Michael Kasnia, 1999
Daryl K. Doxzen, 2001
Debby S. Ellis, 2001

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00 pm

7547 Main St.
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 795-8959
(410) 795-6390
fax: (410) 795-3818
World Wide Web: http://www.carr.lib.md.us/sykes/

ADMINISTRATION
Matthew Candland, Town Manager
e-mail: mattc@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us

TANEYTOWN

Incorporated 1836 (Chapter 309, Acts of 1836)
population: 3,695

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

Mayor (4-year term),

Mayor Pro Tem,

Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:30 pm

17 East Baltimore St.
Taneytown, MD 21787
(410) 756-2677
(410) 751-1100
e-mail: cotaney@cct.infi.net
fax: (410) 751-1608

ADMINISTRATION
Charles P. Boyles II, City Manager
(410) 751-1100
(410) 756-2577

City Clerk & Treasurer

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Melvin E. Diggs, Chief (410) 751-1150

UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Bruce P. Eyler, Jr., Superintendent (410) 756-6220

UNION BRIDGE

Incorporated 1872 (Chapter 174, Acts of 1872)
population: 910

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

Mayor (4-year term),

Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:00 pm

P. O. Box 350
104 West Locust St.
Union Bridge, MD 21791
(410) 775-2711
fax: (410) 775-1095

WESTMINSTER

Incorporated 1818 (Chapter 128, Acts of 1818)
population: 13,068

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Mayor,

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

President,

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 710
1838 Emerald Hill Lane
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-9000
(410) 876-1313
fax: (410) 876-0299
TDD: (410) 857-8290
World Wide Web: http://www.carr.lib.md.us/westcity/westcity.htm

ADMINISTRATION
John D. Dudderar, City Clerk & Zoning Administrator (410) 848-4938

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Stephen V. Dutterer, Director of Finance & Treasurer (410) 848-3255

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS
Thomas B. Beyard, Director
(410) 848-4316
e-mail: thomasb@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
Sam R. Leppo, Chief
(410) 848-4646
fax: (410) 848-4230

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CARROLL COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service
1004 Littlestown Pike, Suite B-1
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-6696

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

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November 14, 1997
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CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

Budget

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Municipalities

Organizational Chart

U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EDUCATION

ELECTIONS

HEALTH

LAW OFFICES

LIQUOR LICENSING

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

ORPHANS' COURT

MUNICIPALITIES IN CARROLL COUNTY

HAMPSTEAD

MANCHESTER

MOUNT AIRY

NEW WINDSOR

SYKESVILLE

TANEYTOWN

UNION BRIDGE

WESTMINSTER

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CARROLL COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997