Population (1990 Census): 23,440
Form of Government: County Commissioners
County Seat: Princess Anne, MD 21853
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Meetings: Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m.
P. O. Box 37
COUNTY TREASURER
Community Services
930 West Main St.
P. O. Box 448
William Barnes, 1997; Donald Chelton, 1997; Virginia Widdowson, 1998; Bernard Johnson, 2000; Lester Jones, 2000; Frances Whitelock, 2000; Winfield M. Whittington, 2000.
Ex officio: James N. Ring, County Commissioner
PUBLIC LIBRARY
11767 Beechwood St.
Lorraine C. Dryden (D); Rosalyn D. Leatherbury (D). Substitutes: Ralph Smith (R); J. Owen Webster (D). Terms expire 1999.
P. O. Box 196
7920 Crisfield Highway
P. O. Box 550
STATE'S ATTORNEY
30500 Prince William St.
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
30509 Prince William St.
Robert W. Parks; Winfield M. Whittington, Sr. Terms expire 1999.
11754 Somerset Ave.
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Rex D. Simpkins; Michael Webster. Terms expire 1999.
11754 Somerset Ave.
Somerset Office Complex
ROADS DEPARTMENT
P. O. Box 219
SANITARY DISTRICT COMMISSION
Appointed by Sanitary District Commission:
P. O. Box 326
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY SERVICES
DETENTION CENTER
30474 Revells Neck Road
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FIRE MARSHAL
SHERIFF
30474 Revells Neck Road
Courthouse
COURT AUDITOR
11559 Somerset Ave.
Courthouse
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Phillip L. Gerald (R), District 5, President (chosen by Board, 4-year term), 1998
James N. Ring (D), District 1, Vice-President (chosen by Board, 4-year term), 1998
Charles F. Fisher (R), District 2, 1998
Clarence I. Laird (D), District 3, 1998
M. William Ward (D), District 4, 1998
30513 Prince William St.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0037
(410) 651-0320
fax: (410) 651-0366
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Phillip L. Gerald (R), District 5, President (chosen by Board, 4-year term), 1998
(410) 651-0320
ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Charles E. Massey, County Administrator & Clerk (410) 651-0320
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Charles L. Muir (D), County Treasurer, 1998
(410) 651-1440
Education
Elections
Health
Law Offices
Liquor Licensing
Planning
Public Safety
COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMISSION ON AGING
Sherree L. Marshall, Director (410) 651-3400SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
Somerset Office Complex
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-0020JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Brian T. Veditz, Manager
Crisfield, MD 21817
(410) 968-0440
11781 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0448
(410) 651-0801DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Social Services Board:
Patricia M. Mannion, DirectorSOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:
Elizabeth Warwick, Chair (chosen by Board), 1998
P. O. Box 369
30397 Mt. Vernon Road
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0369
(410) 651-0311FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
(Somerset & Worcester Counties)
Somerset County members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Gertrude Stevenson, 1995; Deborah C. Abplanalp, 1997; Gary W. Frye, 1999.EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
James G. Horn, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2001BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Jay White, Chair, 2001
William D. Barnes, Jr., Vice-Chair, 2001
Ted W. Abbott, 2001
Ralph Forbush, 2001
Betty J. Miles, 200130411 Mt. Vernon Road
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-1616
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:
Jean D. Johnson, Director
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-0852
World Wide Web: http://sailor.lib.md.us/docs/libdir/some.htmlELECTIONS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
Elton P. Maddox (R), President (chosen by Board), 1999
Somerset Office Complex
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0196
(410) 651-0767HEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Curtis W. Dickson, Health Officer
Westover, MD 21871
(410) 651-5600LAW OFFICES
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Kirk G. Simpkins, Esq., County Attorney
11793 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0550
(410) 651-1400
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Logan C. Widdowson, Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 1998
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-3333
Appointed by Public Defender:
Patrick R. Hayman, Esq., Assistant Public Defender
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-3271LIQUOR LICENSING
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by Governor (who names chair) with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
Dennett L. Butler, Chair, 1999
Princess Anne, MD 21817
(410) 651-3857
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
David W. Tawes, Chair, 1999
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-3857PLANNING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Caren L. French, Executive Director
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-0500
World Wide Web: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/somerset/home.html
ROADS BOARD
Board of County Commissioners, ex officio, is Roads Board.Appointed by Roads Board:
Melvin A. Cusick, Director
8981 Signpost Road
Westover, MD 21871 - 0219
(410) 651-1930
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Elmo W. Powell, Jr., Chair
Robert C. Street, Jr., Director
Somerset Office Complex
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0326
(410) 651-3831
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Joan S. Kean, DirectorDIVISION OF PLANNING & ZONING
Somerset Office Complex
11916 Somerset Ave.
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-1424PUBLIC SAFETY
ANIMAL CONTROL
Susan Holochwost, Dog Control Officer (410) 651-0986
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Earl L. Charnick, Warden
Westover, MD 21871
(410) 651-9223
Appointed by Governor:
Steven R. Marshall, Director (410) 651-0707
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
George C. Kinhart, Deputy Fire Marshal (410) 822-7609
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Robert N. Jones (D), Sheriff, 1998
Westover, MD 21871
(410) 651-9225
JUDICIAL BRANCH
CIRCUIT COURT
Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
Daniel M. Long, County Administrative Judge, 2007
CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
I. Theodore Phoebus (R), Clerk, 1998
P.O. Box 279
30512 Prince William St.
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0279
(410) 651-1630
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Logan C. Widdowson, Esq. (410) 651-3333STANDING EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Gladys Jane Bishop (410) 651-3800
Kirk G. Simpkins, Esq. (410) 651-1400DISTRICT COURT
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year term (1 Judge):
Robert D. Horsey, Associate Judge, 2006
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-2713
ORPHANS' COURT
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Betsy Simpkins Schrock (D), Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 1998
John R. Somers (R), Judge, 1998
Anna C. Coulbourne (D), Judge, 1998
REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Gary W. Miller (D), Register of Wills, 1998
30512 Prince William St.
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-1696
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