ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

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.

Population (1990 Census): 75,974
Form of Government: County Commissioners
County Seat: Leonardtown, MD 20650


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World Wide Web sites:

http://www.charles.cc.md.us/

http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/Commissioners.htm

http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/departments.html

http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Government/stmcdecd.html

http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Libraries/

http://www.somd.com/sheriff-smc/index.htm

http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Barbara R. Thompson (R), At Large, President (4-year term), 1998
Paul W. Chesser (R), District 1, 1998
D. Christian Brugman (R), District 2, 1998
Lawrence D. Jarboe (R), District 3, 1998
Frances P. Eagan (R), District 4, 1998

Meetings: Tuesdays, 12:55 p.m. (1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.)

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(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

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Barbara R. Thompson (R), At Large, President, 1998
(301) 475-4461

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

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(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
Education
Elections
Health
Law Offices
Liquor Licensing
Planning
Public Safety

COMMUNITY SERVICES

e-mail: smcocs@mail.ameritel.net

Director

P. O. Box 136
Chancellors Run Activity Center
21905 Chancellors Run Road
Great Mills, MD 20634 - 0136
(301) 737-5674
e-mail: smcage@mail.ameritel.net

Manager

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

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Social Services Board:
Ella May Russell, Director

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

Chair (chosen by Board in May, 1-year term),

Robert B. Gant, 1999; Carolyn Gould, 1999; James A. Smith III, 1999; John B. Butler, 2000; Ben Bryan, 2000; Charles W. Ridgell, 2000; Elizabeth Walker, 2000.

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

Chair

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

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

Superintendent of Schools,

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

Chair,

Vice-Chair,

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

(301) 475-4253

P. O. Box 641
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0641
(301) 475-4250
World Wide Web:

http://www.smcps.k12.md.us/

COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Jane H. Sypher, Assistant Dean

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:

President,

Vice-President,

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; Stuart M. Bounds, Ed. 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.

http://www.charles.cc.md.us/

Appointed by Board of Governors:

Executive Director

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:

Chair (chosen by Governor),

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; Karen Acton, 2000; Sandra Adair Billups, Esq., 2000; Robert Parkinson, 2000; Elfreda M. Mathis, 2001; John T. Parran, Jr., 2001; Eugene Pitrof, Esq., 2001; Christine R. Wray, 2001.

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.

MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:
Mary R. Wood, Director

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:

President,

Barbara Conrath, 2001; Lorraine Wallace, 2001; Mary Ann Chasen, 2002; Jacqueline Mervine, 2002; one vacancy.

Route 1, Box 9E
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-2846
e-mail: st.mary's.director@somd.lib.md.us
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Libraries/

ELECTIONS

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

President (chosen by Board, 1-year term),

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

P. O. Box 197
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0197
(301) 475-4651

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

P. O. Box 316
Peabody St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0316
(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
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(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 - 1755
(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

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

Chair,

Norma N. Buckler, 2000; Charles J. Mattingly III, 2000; Theodore Newkirk, 2000; Dalton Wood, 2002.

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(301) 475-4543

PLANNING

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

P. O. Box 653
Governmental Center
23115 Leonard Hall Drive (near Route 245)
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(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 - 3000
(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 - 0508
(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 - 0709
(301) 475-8018

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

P. O. Box 709
35 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0709
(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 - 1559
(301) 475-4520
World Wide Web: http://www.somd.com/sheriff-smc/index.htm

Director

P. O. Box 960
Route 245
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0960
(301) 475-4001

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (2 Judges):
John H. Briscoe, County Administrative Judge, 2003
Marvin S. Kaminetz, Associate Judge, 2005
(301) 475-4585

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

P. O. Box 859
Courthouse
1 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0859
(301) 475-4567

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
J. Ernest Bell II, Esq. (301) 475-8421

Appointed by Circuit Court:

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):
C. Clarke Raley, Associate Judge, 2003

Joseph D. Carter Building
180 Washington St.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4530

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Dorothy R. Raley (D), Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 1998
John L. Alvey (D), Judge, 1998
W. Russell Cullins (D), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

P. O. Box 602
Courthouse
1 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0602
(301) 475-5566

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