WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND

Origin: Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867 (Constitution, Art. XIII, secs. 2-6). The County was named after the Wicomico River from the Indian words "wicko" and "mekee" meaning a place where houses are built, apparently referring to an Indian town on the river banks.

Population (1990 Census): 74,339
Form of Government: Charter since 1964
County Seat: Salisbury, MD 21801


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World Wide Web sites:

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/board_of_ed/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/council/

http://swed.wicomico.md.us/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/Election/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/health/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/library.html

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/planning.html

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/rec_park/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/sheriff.html

http://www.refdesk.com/wcdss/

http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/

http://www.intercom.net/local/school/worwic/

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Philip L. Tilghman (D), At Large, President, 1998
Henry S. Parker (D), At Large, Vice-President, 1998
Edward T. Taylor (D), District 1, 1998
John B. Long II (D), District 2, 1998
L. Russell Molnar (R), District 3, 1998
Victor H. Laws (D), District 4, 1998
Kenneth T. Matthews (D), District 5, 1998

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.

P. O. Box 870
Government Office Building
125 North Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 0870
(410) 548-4801
fax: (410) 548-4803
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/council/

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Philip L. Tilghman (D), At Large, President, 1998
(410) 548-4801

Appointed by County Council:

Administrative Director

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

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Appointed by County Council:

President

JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
J. Richard Matthews, Manager

District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St., Suite 14
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6657
(410) 543-6640

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Social Services Board:
Cynthia A. Jackson, Director

Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:

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

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

Rhuel Groslee, 1998; Phyllis Hardy, 1999; Rev. Mark W. Henry, 1999; Rev. John W. Kennedy, 1999; Mary Jane Marine, 2000; Barbara Twilly, 2001.

Ex officio: Philip L. Tilghman, County Council member

District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St., Suite 27
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6900
World Wide Web:

http://www.refdesk.com/wcdss

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:

Chair,

Mildred W. Davis, 1998; Charles G. Goslee, 1998; Doretha M. Henry, 1998; Aundra C. Roberts, 1998; Robert W. Horsey, 2000; John Wade Simms III, 2000.

EDUCATION

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

Superintendent of Schools, 1999

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Edward E. Henry, Jr., President (chosen by Board in June, 1-year term), 1998

Valerie L. Wagner, 1999; Eddie Boyd, Jr., Ph.D., 2000; Marie B. Calafiura, 2001; George I. Whitehead III, Ph.D., 2001; Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., 2002; Richard G. Work, 2002.

World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/board_of_ed/

WOR-WIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Arnold H. Manor, Ph.D., President

Wicomico County members appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:

Chair (chosen by Board in June, 1-year term), 2001

Robert M. Lawrence, 1998; D. Gary Boggs, 1999; David Stein, 2000; Morgan Hazel, 2002.

http://www.intercom.net/local/school/worwic/

FREE LIBRARY
Kathleen S. Reif, Director

Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:

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

Jan Conway, 1999; Donald Cummins, 1999; Herbert Geary, 1999; Elizabeth Matthews, 2000; Dawn Owens, 2000; Paula Price, 2000; Steven Pusey, 2000; David Baker, 2001; James Mitchell, 2001; George Roache, Jr., 2001; Michael C. Weisner, 2001.

122 South Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 749-5171
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us./library.html

ELECTIONS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
C. Edward Hayes, Jr. (D), Chair, 1999

Marion W. Barkley (D); Susan H. West (R). Substitutes: Robert L. Gladden. Sr. (D); Woodland B. Willing (R). Terms expire 1999.

P. O. Box 4091
Courthouse, Room 1
North Division St. & Main St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 4091
(410) 548-4830
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/Election/

HEALTH

HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Judith A. Sensenbrenner, M.D., Health Officer

300 West Carroll St.
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6930
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/health/

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by County Council:

County Attorney

110 North Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 742-8176

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Davis R. Ruark, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

P. O. Box 1006
Courthouse
North Division St. & Main St.
Salisbury, MD 21803
(410) 548-4880

DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
John P. Rue II, Esq., District Public Defender

District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St.
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6916

LIQUOR LICENSING

Appointed by Governor (who names chair) with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:

Chair,

Darley T. Travers, 1998; William C. Holloway, 1999.

P. O. Box 78
201 East Market St., Suite 112
Salisbury, MD 21803
(410) 548-4835

LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 2-year terms:
R. Paul Hall, Chair, 1999

Cecelia Griffith Dennis; Mark S. Holloway. Terms expire 1999.

809 South Salisbury Blvd.
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 749-5721

PLANNING

SALISBURY-WICOMICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
David J. Ryan, Jr., Executive Director

P. O. Box 4700
One Plaza East, Suite 501
Salisbury, MD 21803
(410) 749-1251

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, ZONING, & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by Administrative Director with County Council approval:
William C. Livingston, Director

P. O. Box 870
Government Office Building, Room 203
125 North Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 0870
(410) 548-4860
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/planning.html

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by Administrative Director with County Council approval:
P. Rai Sharma, Director

P. O. Box 968
Government Office Building, Room 201
125 North Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 0968
(410) 548-4810

PUBLIC SAFETY

ANIMAL CONTROL
Kevin J. Usilton, Director (410) 749-7603

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Sandra Lynn Wheatley, Director (410) 548-4820

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Joseph C. Flanagan, Deputy Fire Marshal

District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St., Suite 17
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6573

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
R. Hunter Nelms (D), Sheriff, 1998

P. O. Box 967
Public Safety Building
401 Naylor Mill Road
Salisbury, MD 21803
(410) 548-4960
World Wide Web: http://www.co.wicomico.md.us/sheriff.html

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Appointed by County Administrator:
John W. Welch, Warden

Detention Center
411 Naylor Mill Road
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 548-4858

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (3 Judges):
D. William Simpson, County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2003

Sally D. Adkins, Associate Judge, 1998
Richard D. Warren, Associate Judge, 2005

P. O. Box 806
Courthouse
North Division St. & Main St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 0806
(410) 548-4822

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

P. O. Box 198
Salisbury, MD 21803
(410) 543-6551

Appointed by Circuit Court:

MASTERS & EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
C. Bruce Anderson, Esq. (410) 749-0333
W. Newton Jackson III, Esq. (410) 742-3176
William T. Smith III, Esq. (410) 749-7500
Henry L. Vinyard, Esq. (410) 543-2131
L. Bruce Wade, Esq. (410) 749-3791

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
R. Scott Davis, Associate Judge, 1999
Lloyd O. Whitehead, Associate Judge, 2000

P. O. Box 629
District Court/Multi-Service Center
201 Baptist St.
Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4971
(410) 543-6600

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Norma Lee Barkley (D), Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 1998
Melissa Pollitt Bright (D), Judge, 1998
June Dukes Owens (D), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

P. O. Box 787
Courthouse
North Division St. & Main St.
Salisbury, MD 21803 - 0787
(410) 543-6635

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