DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

Origin: The exact date and legal origin of Dorchester County are unknown, but it was in existence by February 16, 1668/69, when a writ was issued to the county sheriff by the Lord Proprietary. The County was named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts.

Population (1990 Census): 30,236
Form of Government: County Commissioners
County Seat: Cambridge, MD 21613


Budget	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Legislative Branch


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World Wide Web sites:

http://www.chesapeake.edu/

http://www.commissioners.net

http://www.dorchesterlibrary.org/

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Jeffrey C. Powell (R), President (chosen by Board), District 4, 1998
Stephen M. Willey (R), Vice-President (chosen by Board), District 3, 1998
Glenn Levi Bramble (R), District 1, 1998
William V. Nichols (D), District 2, 1998
Effie M. Elzey (R), District 5, 1998

Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 26
County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0026
(410) 228-1700
e-mail: dorcomm@dmv.com
fax: (410) 228-9641
World Wide Web: http://www.commissioners.net

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Jeffrey C. Powell (R), President (chosen by Board), District 4, 1998
(410) 228-1700

Appointed by County Commissioners:

County Administrator

COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Gerald J. Grindle (D), 1998
(410) 228-4343

Community Services
Education
Elections
Health
Law Offices
Liquor Licensing
Planning
Public Safety
Tourism

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Executive Director

P. O. Box 637
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0637
(410) 221-1900

JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
John R. Pyle, Manager

503 Race St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-0700

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Social Services Board:
Isabelle Fisch, Director

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:

Chair (chosen by Board

Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners

Chair:

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair

Beulah Dickinson, 1997; Margaret A. Sewell, 1997; Portia E. Johnson, 1999; David G. Townsend, 1999; four vacancies.

EDUCATION

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

Superintendent of Schools,

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:

President,

Linda M. Nabb, 1998; J. Raymond Teat III, 1999; Steven C. Wilson, 2000; Corinda S. Waters, Ph.D., 2001; John E. Brinsfield, 2002.

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Stuart M. Bounds, Ph.D., President

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

P. O. Box 8
1000 College Circle
Route 50 & Route 213
Wye Mills, MD 21679 - 0008
(410) 822-5400
World Wide Web:

http://www.chesapeake.edu/

PUBLIC LIBRARY
Jean S. Del Sordo, Director

303 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-7331
e-mail: jdelsord@mail.esrl.lib.md.us
fax: (410) 228-6313
TDD: (410) 228-0454
World Wide Web: http://www.dorchesterlibrary.org/

ELECTIONS

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

Chair,

Barbara L. Harris (D); D. Jennings Rickwood (D). Substitutes: Irvin S. Greene, Jr. (R); Marilyn Stone (D). Terms expire 1999.

P. O. Box 414
County Office Building, Room 105
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0414
(410) 228-2560

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

751 Woods Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-3223

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Attorney

202-204 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-3610

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Michael C. Maloney, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

403 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-3611

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Connie L. Godfrey-Marvel, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

310 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 221-2570

LIQUOR LICENSING

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

Chair,

Vice-Chair,

2003 Hambrooks Blvd.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4836

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Betty B. Causey, Director

County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-0155
World Wide Web: http://www.skipjack.net/le_shore/dorchest/

PLANNING & ZONING OFFICE
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Steven M. Dodd, Director

P. O. Box 107
County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0107
(410) 228-3234

ROADS DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Elvin D. Thomas, Administrator

5435 Handley Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-2920

PUBLIC SAFETY

Director

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
June C. McKelvey, Director (410) 228-1818

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Ruxton R. Bramble, Deputy Chief Fire Marshal

315 Aurora Park Drive, Unit 2
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-7609

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

829 Fieldcrest Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4141

Warden

829 Fieldcrest Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-8101

TOURISM

TOURISM DEPARTMENT
Winifred Roche, Director (410) 228-1000
World Wide Web:

http://www.shorenet.net/tourism/visit.htm

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term(1 Judge):
Donald F. Johnson, County Administrative Judge, 2001

P. O. Box 583
Courthouse
206 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0583
(410) 228-6300

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

P. O. Box 150
Courthouse
206 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-0480

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Thomas H. Adams, Jr., Esq. (410) 228-0565

TRUST CLERK
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Robert J. Greenleaf, Esq. (410) 228-0208

Appointed by Circuit Court:

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term(1 Judge):
John L. Norton III, District Administrative Judge, 2005

P. O. Box 547
310 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0547
(410) 221-2585

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Calvin Travers (D), Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 1998
George Ames, Jr. (I), Judge, 1998
Mary Lee R. Kincaid (D), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

Courthouse
206 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4181

Maryland Counties

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Maryland Manual On-Line, 1998

July 10, 1998
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