For Immediate Release   
                    
   News Release # 2024 - 014
   Thursday , Feb . 8 , 2024
   On Wednesday , Feb . 7 , Wes Adams , County Attorney , briefed commissioners on a targeted sign enforcement campaign for the Waldorf Urban Development Corridor and other commercial areas around the county . The County Attorney discussed a three - phase enforcement plan outlining target areas for enforcement and strategies for outreach by the Charles County Economic Development Department .
   Outreach will include materials with information on local , state , and federal resources to help businesses bring signage under compliance with local signage ordinances during a 90 - day amnesty period that starts on March 1 . Fines for out - of - compliance signage will be levied after the amnesty period expires on June 1 .
   Briefings
   Danielle Mitchell , Assistant Deputy County Attorney , gave commissioners alegislative updateon the 2024 Maryland General Assembly session . Commissioners gave consensus to support several bills , including a statewide bill to support legislation concerning off - road vehicles used on highways in place of a local bill submitted by the county .
   A
   briefing
   on proposed bill 2024 - 04 , which would amend the county code to allow commissioners to adjust the fee that supports 9 - 1 - 1 operations in the county . Commissioners introduced the bill and scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday , Feb . 27 at 6 p . m .
   Staff
   briefedthe Commissioners on proposed Bill 2024 - 05 , which would accept the Critical Area Commission’s conditional approval of Zoning Text Amendment 21 - 169 , also known as Bill Number 2022 - 10 . Commissioners introduced the Bill and scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday , Feb . 27 at 6 p . m .
   Commissioners gave consensus on a
   requestto authorize staff to draft legislation for consideration to establish an Industrial Development Authority to support Economic Development , Redevelopment , and Recreation projects in the county .  Commissioners also consented to draft a letter of support for
   HB 692 – Economic Development – County & Municipality Economic Development Authority – Powers and Use of Proceeds .
   Approval items
   Commissioners approved:
   A
   budget increase
   of $2 , 000 , 000 to facilitate funding provided by the design engineer to support a change order associated with the Flow Equalization Basin Wall Retrofit Project .
   A
   change order
   of $1 , 987 , 976 . 90 to facilitate phase 2 of the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Plant Flow Equalization Basin Wall Retrofits .
   A
   budget transferof $26 , 000 to support a federal lobbyist for Charles County .
   A contract with GS Proctor for federal lobbying services .
   A
   transfer
   of $750 , 000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Surface Transportation to Non - Profit Grants to the Charles County Charitable Trust to support a Non - Profit Grant Program for Transitional Housing .
   Action on Boards and Commissions
   Commissioners took the following actions on appointments to Boards and Commissions:
   Appointed Granville Johnson as the Chair of the Charles County Police Accountability Board .
   Appointed Angel Riley as a Citizen Member and Tanika Whittington as an Alternate Member of the Ethics Commission .
   Reappointed Theodora Carr , Lauretta Miles , and Tiffany Brown and appointed Angel Wye as a Citizen Member , Darnelle Brown as a Citizen Member , and Jacqueline Pressey as a Senior Citizen Member to the Area Council on Aging .
   Recommended reappointment of Sam Graves to the Board of Fire and Rescue by the Governors Appointment Office .
    Recommended reappointment of Charles McClam to the Regular Member position from the Alternate Member position on the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board by the Governors Appointment Office .
   Appointed Albert Williams as the Attorney Member , James Person as the Citizen with a Disability Member , Sequaya Tasker as the Professional in the Field of Disabilities , William Morgan as the Local Non - Profit Social Service Organization Member , and Lynn Murphy as the Citizen Member to the Adult Public Guardianship Review Board .
   Reappointed Torri Ball , D’Yana James , Nicole Evans , LaTisha Henderson , Kawona Johnson , Clarissa Stroud Kemp , La’Kenya Walter and appointed Judith Ramsey , Katrina Logan , Krystal Hall , Rosalyn Dickerson , and Shelly Williams as Citizen Members to the Commission for Women .
   Appointed Tony Cotton as a Citizen Member of the Nuisance Abatement Hearing Board .
   Appoint Suzanne Darby as the Representative of the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association to the Library Board of Trustees .
   Appointed Cathryn Szmurlo and Corey Becket as Citizen Members of the Internal Audit Oversight Committee .
   Public Hearings
   Commissioners held a public hearing on bill2023 - 15 , which updates local legislation on the
   Maryland Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program ( MD PACE )
    . The update would remove from local legislation a requirement to obtain an energy audit that demonstrates certain savings over the life of the loan . Commissioners voted to close the record and adopted the bill .
   Commissioners also passed  bill 2023 - 14 , which excludes appointed positions from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office
   Merit Systemand bill 2024 - 01 , a Zoning Text Amendments concerning
   Cannabis Dispensaries
    .
   Commissioners voted to keep the record open for 30 days on bill 2023 - 13 , a Zoning Text Amendment that would allow 
   Independent Living Senior Housing Complexesin the Watershed Conservation District .
   Proclamations
   Commissioners read proclamations recognizing:
   Black History Month
   Career and Technical Education Month
   National Engineers Week
   National Freedom Day
   Unclaimed Property Day
   Viewing option of the meeting and the Commissioner Listening Session:
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   Next Commissioners Session
   : Feb . 27 - 28 , 2024 .
   Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711 , or Relay Service TDD: 800 - 735 - 2258 .  
    
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