Elected to four-year terms by the voters, the Board of County Commissioners consists of five members, with one residing in each of the five County Commissioner Election Districts. Annually, the President and Vice-President are chosen for a one-year term by the Board.
County Office Building entrance, 225 North Center St., Westminster, Maryland, January 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Beginning in 2005, the County Code required the formation of a Commission Redistricting Committee following each federal decennial census (County Code, sec. 3-101).
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD
Effective July 1, 2022, the General Assembly required each Maryland county to have a Police Accountability Board (Chapter 59, Acts of 2021). In Carroll County, the Board of County Commissioners established the Police Accountability Board in May 2022 (Resolution no. 1143-2022).
To improve matters of policing, the Board meets quarterly with heads of law enforcement agencies, and works with those agencies and County government. Appointing civilian members of Charging Committees and Trial Boards, the Board receives complaints of police misconduct filed by members of the public, and, on a quarterly basis, reviews disciplinary matters considered by Charging Committees.
Appointed to two-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners, the Police Accountability Board consists of five members. The Board of County Commissioners chooses the Chair (Code Public Safety Article, secs. 3-102 through 3-104).
Meeting at least monthly, the Committee reviews the findings of each law enforcement agency’s investigation of police misconduct complaints forwarded by the agency to the Committee. From information related to the investigation, the Committee makes determinations and recommendations. It may review body camera footage, call a police officer before the Committee, determine if a police officer should be charged administratively, or recommend discipline. The Committee may submit written opinions to the director of the law enforcement agency, and to the accused police officer, the complainant, and the Police Accountability Board.
Five members constitute the Committee. The Board of County Commissioners appoints two members to two-year terms as does the Police Accountability Board. One member serves ex officio (Code Public Safety Article, sec. 3-104).
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