ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

Form of Government: County Commissioners

Origin: What was to become St. Mary's County was land where the Conoy Indians lived. Here, the English settlement of Lord Baltimore's Maryland began with the arrival of the passengers who had set sail on the Ark and the Dove from the Isle of Wight on November 22, 1633. They landed at St. Clement's Island in the Potomac River on the southwestern side of present-day St. Mary's County on March 25, 1634. Now, the date of their landing is commemorated annually as Maryland Day.

St. Mary's, the first Maryland county, was established in 1637, probably by an order of the Governor. The County was named in honor of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4461
e-mail: smccrs@mail.ameritel.net
fax: (301) 475-4489
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/Commissioners.htm

ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
John J. Kachmar, Jr., County Administrator

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4461
e-mail: smcadm@mail.ameritel.net
fax: (301) 475-4489

COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Jannette P. Norris (D), County Treasurer, 1998
(301) 475-4473

COMMUNITY SERVICES

OFFICE ON AGING
Eugene C. Carter, Director

P. O. Box 136
Chancellors Run Activity Center
21905 Chancellors Run Road
Great Mills, MD 20634
(301) 737-5674
e-mail: smcage@mail.ameritel.net

SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
P. O. Box 653
Garvey Senior Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-5100

JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Alice L. Young, Manager

Joseph D. Carter Building, Room 1037
180 Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-8300
(301) 475-5595

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Helen G. Daugherty, Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:
Ella May Russell, Director

P. O. Box 317
Joseph D. Carter Building
180 Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4700

COUNCIL ON CHILDREN & YOUTH
Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners:
Mary H. Novotny, Chair (301) 475-4318

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Sherry G. Lloyd, Chair, 1999

Frank A. Clinton, 1997; Mary F. Fletcher, 1997; Mary Mattingly, 1997; Nellie Ruth Winston, 1997; Faith M. Hughes, 1999; one vacancy.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Mary Washington, Chair, 2001
Michael Hewitt, Vice-Chair, 2001
Robert P. Bailey, Jr., 1999
Lila Hoffmeister, 1999
Julie B. Randall, 2001

Nonvoting student member elected by qualified students of county public school system to 1-year term: Suzanne Cartwright, 1998

(301) 475-4253

Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Patricia M. Richardson, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2001

P. O. Box 641
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4250

COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT ST. MARY'S COUNTY

ADVISORY BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
Thomas A. Mattingly, President, 1998
Frederick J. Wallace, Vice-President, 2001

Elizabeth C. Dufresne, 1998; Edward Fitzgerald, 1999; Charlotte Young, 1999; William E. Curtis, 2000; Gay Scott Boecker, 2002; Bobbi Everett, 2002.

Ex officio: Patricia M. Richardson, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools; John M. Sine, Ph.D., President, Charles County Community College; J. Elaine Ryan, Ed.D., Executive Vice-President, Charles County Community College; Jane H. Sypher, Assistant Dean, Community College at St. Mary's County.

Jane H. Sypher, Assistant Dean

P. O. Box 98
Great Mills Road
Great Mills, MD 20634
(301) 475-8799

SOUTHERN MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Appointed by Governor (who names chair) to 4-year terms:
Robert I. Randall, Chair, 1998

Joseph G. Hoeg, Ph.D., 1998; James R. Lemons, 1998; Thomas E. Vollman, Ph.D., 1998; Patricia N. Drummond, Esq., 1999; James A. Kenney, Esq., 1999; Brian W. Clarke, 2000; Elfreda M. Mathis, 2001; John T. Parran, Jr., 2001; Eugene Pitrof, Esq., 2001; Christine R. Wray, 2001; two vacancies.

Ex officio (nonvoting): vacancy, member, St. Mary's County Building Authority; Gary V. Hodge, representative of Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; Rear Admiral Larry Newsome, Commander, Aircraft Division, Naval Air Warfare Center.

Appointed by Board of Governors:
Eugene M. Karol, Ph.D., Executive Director

44219 Airport Drive
California, MD 20619
(301) 737-2500

MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Mary R. Wood, Director

Route 1, Box 9E
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-2846
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Libraries/

ELECTIONS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
Charles Z. Latham, Sr., President, 1999

Frances W. Owens; Michael S. Sirk. Substitutes: Beatrice M. Gardiner; Robert H. Goldsmith, Ph.D. Terms expire 1999.

P. O. Box 197
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650-0197
(301) 475-4651

HEALTH

HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Ebenezer Israel, M.D., Health Officer

P. O. Box 316
Peabody St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4330

LAW OFFICES

COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Douglas S. Durkin, Esq., County Attorney

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4111

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Walter B. Dorsey, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

P. O. Box 1755
Court Square Building
Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4590
e-mail: smclaw@mail.ameritel.net

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Daun R. Weiers, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

Joseph D. Carter Building
180 Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-3024

LIQUOR LICENSING

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BOARD
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
William R. Cullins III, Chair, 1998

Dalton Wood, 1998; Norma N. Buckler, 2000; Charles J. Mattingly III, 2000; Theodore Newkirk, 2000.

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4543

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Martin Fairclough, Director

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4405
e-mail: stmcdecd@mail.ameritel.net
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/stmcdecd.html

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Jon R. Grimm, Director

P. O. Box 3000
328 Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4670
e-mail: smcpz@ameritel.net

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Daniel F. Ichniowski, Director

P. O. Box 508
Route 4
California, MD 20619
(301) 863-8400
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/publicworks.html

PUBLIC SAFETY

ANIMAL CONTROL
Philip R. Cooper, Director

P. O. Box 709
35 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-8018

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Paul E. Wible, Director

P. O. Box 709
35 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-8016

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
William A. Mitchell, Deputy Chief Fire Marshal

200 Duke St.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(301) 855-9666

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Richard J. Voorhaar (R), Sheriff, 1998

P. O. Box 1559
118 Tudor Hall Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4520
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.com/sheriff-smc/index.htm

CORRECTIONS DIVISION
Douglas C. Devenyns, Director

P. O. Box 960
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4001

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