WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

World Wide Web sites:
Economic Development Dept.: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/worcestr/
Library: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/worcester/library/home.html
Wor-Wic Community College: http://www.intercom.net/local/school/worwic/

Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 1976

Origin: Worcester County was created from Somerset County in 1742 (Chapter 19, Acts of 1742). The County was named after the Earl of Worcester.


Budget	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Legislative Branch


Municipalities	Organizational Chart	U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
James G. Barrett (D), District 2, President, 1998
Granville D. Trimper (D), District 4, Vice-President, 1998
Robert L. Cowger, Jr. (D), District 1, 1998
James L. Purnell (D), District 3, 1998
Jeanne Lynch (R), District 5, 1998

Meetings: alternate Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.

Courthouse, Room 112
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1072
(410) 632-1194/ 5
fax: (410) 632-3131

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
James G. Barrett (D), District 2, President, 1998
(410) 632-1194/5

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Chief Administrative Officer

Courthouse, Room 112
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1072
(410) 632-1194/5

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

P. O. Box 159
107 East Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1277

Manager

Rebecca Cathell, Supervisor
702 North Philadelphia Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 289-6177

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:

Director

P. O. Box 39
299 Commerce St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-2705

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

Chair,

Jacqueline Young, 1997; George J. Germershausen, 1999; Barbara G. Passwater, 1999.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:

President,

Marion L. Butler, Jr., 1998; Carolyn C. Dorman, 1998; Ernestine J. Bailey, 1999; Sara D. Thompson, 1999; Richard L. Ropp, 2000; Susan P. Wenzlaff, 2002.

Student members (nonvoting)

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

Superintendent of Schools

6270 Worcester Highway
Newark, MD 21841
(410) 632-2582

WOR-WIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Worcester County members appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:

Chair,

Thelma C. Conner, 1999; William H. Kerbin, 2001; Velda E. Henry, 2003.

Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Arnold H. Manor, Ph.D., President

3200 Campus Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 334-2800
World Wide Web: http://www.intercom.net/local/school/worwic/

PUBLIC LIBRARY
Stewart L. Wells, Director

307 North Washington St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-2600
World Wide Web: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/worcester/library/home.html

ELECTIONS

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

President,

William G. Dillon; Hinson F. Finney. Substitutes: William E. Hay; Margaret J. P. Pruitt. Terms expire 1999.

100 Belt St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1310
(410) 632-1320

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

P. O. Box 249
6040 Public Landing Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1100

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Attorney

3509 Coastal Highway
(410) 289-3553
Ocean City, MD 21842
fax: (410) 289-4157

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

Courthouse, Room 208
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-2166

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
W. Burton Anderson, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

P. O. Box 276
203 River St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1933

LIQUOR LICENSING

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 4-year terms:

Chair,

Lawrence T. Whitlock, Jr., 1999; W. Leonard Brown, 2000. Alternate: G. Marvin Steen, 2001.

Courthouse, Room 116
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1070
(410) 632-1200

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Michael D. Ward, Chair, 2001

James S. Onley, Jr., 1998; James F. Hudson, 1999.

433 West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1250

MISCELLANEOUS

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:

Chair,

Richard A. Riley, 1997; one vacancy.

Isle of Wight County Offices
13070 St. Martin's Neck Road
Bishopville, MD 21813
(410) 352-3057

PLANNING

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Director

105 Pearl St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-3110
e-mail: econ@mail.dmv.com
World Wide Web: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/worcestr

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, PERMITS & INSPECTIONS
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Harold W. Morris, Director

Courthouse, Room 116
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1200

COUNTY ENGINEER
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
John H. Tustin, County Engineer

11517 Manklin Creek Road
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-5251

PUBLIC SAFETY

Chief Animal Control Officer

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Teresa Anne Owens, Director

Courthouse, Room L14
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1000
(410) 632-1311

Appointed by Governor:

Director

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Fire Marshal

JAIL
Ira F. Shockley, Warden

P. O. Box 189
5022 Joyner Road
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1300

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters:
Charles T. Martin (D), Sheriff, 1998

Courthouse, Room L16
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-2142
(410) 632-1111

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters (2 Judges):
Theodore R. Eschenburg, Sr., County Administrative Judge, 1999
Thomas C. Groton III, Associate Judge, 2005

Courthouse
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-0700

Elected by Voters:

Clerk,

Courthouse, Room 104
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-0600

COURT AUDITORS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Thomas K. Coates, Esq. (410) 289-2095
Joanne Johnson (410) 289-3553

Appointed by Circuit Court:

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Edward L. Taylor (410) 632-0240

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent (1 Judge):
Richard R. Bloxom, Associate Judge, 2000

301 Commerce St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-2525

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
William D. Shockley (D), Chief Judge, 1998
James L. Bowden (D), Judge, 1998
W. Kenneth Tyler (D), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

Courthouse, Room 102
One West Market St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074
(410) 632-1529

MUNICIPALITIES IN WORCESTER COUNTY

Within Worcester County are four incorporated cities and towns: Berlin, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, and Snow Hill.

BERLIN

Incorporated 1868 (Chapter 424, Acts of 1868)
population: 2,616

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (October):
Rex Hailey, Mayor, 1998
William Turner, District 1, 2000
Frederick (Dennis) Parker, District 2, 2000
Elroy Brittingham, Sr., District 3, 2000
Paula Lynch, District 3, 1998
Dean J. Burrell, District 4, 1998
Joseph E. Parker, 2000

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

10 Williams St.
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2770
fax: (410) 641-2316
World Wide Web: http://www.atbeach.com/cities/berlin/brlngovt.html

ADMINISTRATION
James King, Administrative Director (410) 641-2770

Building Inspector

ELECTRIC LINES
Lee Savage, Director (410) 641-3401

ELECTRIC UTILITIES
Donald Ward, Director (410) 641-2770

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Skip Lyons, Chief (410) 641-1333

POWER PLANT
Gary Bennett, Director (410) 641-1666

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Dale Pruitt, Director (410) 641-4001

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Marvin Smith, Director (410) 641-2414

OCEAN CITY

Incorporated 1880 (Chapter 209, Acts of 1880)
population: 5,146

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

Mayor,

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (October):
Richard W. Meehan, President, 2000
Vincent Gisriel, 1998
Walter C. Mann, 1998
W. Glenn Steckman III, 1998
Leroy Duggan, 2000
James S. Hall, 2000
Nancy L. Howard, 2000

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 158
Third St. & Baltimore Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 289-8221
fax: (410) 289-7385
World Wide Web: http://www.ococean.com

ADMINISTRATION
Dennis Dare, City Manager

Fire Marshal

PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Jesse Houston, Director

POLICE DEPARTMENT
David C. Massey, Chief (410) 723-6601

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Hal Adkins, Director (410) 524-7715

RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Director (410) 250-2124

WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT

POCOMOKE CITY

Incorporated 1865 as New Town (Chapter 151, Acts of 1865).
Incorporated 1878 as Pocomoke City (Chapter 253, Acts of 1878)
population: 3,922

Elected by Voters (April):

Mayor,

District 1,

District 2,

District 3,

District 4,

District 5,

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 8:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 29
Clark Ave. at Vine St.
Pocomoke City, MD 21851
(410) 957-1333
fax: (410) 957-0939

SNOW HILL

Incorporated 1812 (Chapter 72, Acts of 1812)
population: 2,217

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

Mayor,

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 8:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 348
103 Bank St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-2080
fax: (410) 632-2858

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN WORCESTER COUNTY

U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service
301 Bank St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-0939

Rural Development
305 Bank St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-0616

U.S. Dept. of the Interior

U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Maryland Manual On-Line

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997

November 14, 1997
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WORCESTER 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

MISCELLANEOUS

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

ORPHANS' COURT

MUNICIPALITIES IN WORCESTER COUNTY

BERLIN

OCEAN CITY

POCOMOKE CITY

SNOW HILL

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN WORCESTER COUNTY

U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. Dept. of the Interior

U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Maryland Manual On-Line, 1997