Cecil County Seal

CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

World Wide Web sites:
Cecil Community College: http://www.cecil.cc.md.us/
Cecil County: http://clab.cecil.cc.md.us/county/govoff/ccgovt.htm

Form of Government: County Commissioners

Origin: Cecil County was erected in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent counties by proclamation of the Governor. The County was named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), Second Lord Baltimore, and founder of the Maryland colony. Although he never lived in Maryland, Cecilius Calvert was Proprietor of the colony from 1632 until his death in Middlesex, England in 1675.


Budget	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Legislative Branch


Organizational Chart	Municipalities	U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Oakley A. Sumpter, Jr. (R), District 3, President, 1998
William C. Manlove (D), District 1, 1998
Larry L. Truslow, Jr. (R), District 2, 1998

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.
2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.

County Office Building, Room 101
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5201
(410) 658-4041, ext. 100 (Rising Sun area)
fax: (410) 996-5210

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Oakley A. Sumpter, Jr. (R), District 3, President, 1998
(410) 996-5201

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Administrator

COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Lewis R. Jackson, Jr. (R), Treasurer, 1998
(410) 996-5385

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

Manager

District Court/Multi-Service Center
170 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-0550/60

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:

Director

District Court/Multi-Service Center
170 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-0500

Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Henry J. Jordan, Chair, 1998

Dianne Fox, 1998; Lauren H. Kermode,1998; Theresa Wood, 1998; Doris B. Asti, 2000; Bryant T. Wilson, 2000; one vacancy.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Appointed by Governor:

President,

Glen A. Jensen, 1998; Michael Gordon, 1999; Anthony L. Wong, 2000; Lisa Ann Koch, 2001.

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

Superintendent of Schools,

Booth Street Center
201 Booth St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5400

CECIL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:

Chair,

Patrick John Ulrich, 1998; Timothy J. Gomoll, 1999; James K. Buckley, 2000; Daniel A. Hall, 2001; S. Del Foxx, 2002; Harry E. Hammond, 2003.

Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Robert L. Gell, Ph.D., President

1000 North East Road
North East, MD 21901-1999
(410) 287-6060
World Wide Web: http://www.cecil.cc.md.us/

PUBLIC LIBRARY
Linda Brammer, Director

301 Newark Ave.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5600

ELECTIONS

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

Chair,

Mary A. Maloney; Alfred G. Miller. Substitutes: Howard P. Logan, Jr.; Mary H. Williams. Terms expire 1999.

County Office Building, Room 332
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5311

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

401 Bow St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5550

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Attorney

210 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 398-6333

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John L. Scarborough, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

County Office Building, Room 210
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5338

DEPUTY DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Jane Cairns Murray, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender

District Court/Multi-Service Center
170 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-0640

LIQUOR LICENSING

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

Chair

Ingo Zeise, 1998; Ivar Johnson, 1999.

County Office Building, Room 334
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5215

PLANNING

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

Director

County Office Building, Room 324
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5300

OFFICE OF PLANNING & ZONING
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Alfred C. Wein, Jr., Director

County Office Building, Room 300
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5220

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Robert L. Campbell, Director

County Office Building, Room 308
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5259

PUBLIC SAFETY

Animal Control Officer

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
E. Rosemary Culley, Director (410) 996-5350

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Richard M. Kosko, Deputy Fire Marshal
Joseph G. Zurolo, Jr., Deputy Fire Marshal
(410) 996-0630

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
William J. Killough (R), Sheriff, 1998

500 Landing Lane
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5500

Warden

500 Landing Lane
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5551

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/ or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (3 Judges):
Donaldson C. Cole, Jr., County Administrative Judge & Chief Judge, 2011
Edward D. E. Rollins, Jr., Associate Judge, 1999
Dexter M. Thompson, Jr., Associate Judge, 2011

County Office Building, 2nd floor
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5317

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

Appointed by Circuit Court:

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Frank T. Howard (410) 885-5243

COURT EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
William G. Kemp (410) 398-0910
Paul S. Podolak (410) 398-5656

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
James C. McKinney, District Administrative Judge, 2006
Harry J. Goodrick, Sr., Associate Judge, 1998

District Court/ Multi-Service Center
170 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-0700

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
A. Rebecca Smith (D), Chief Judge, 1998
Margaret M. Finger (D), Judge, 1998
J. Ewing Lort (D), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

County Office Building, Room 307
129 East Main St.
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5330

MUNICIPALITIES IN CECIL COUNTY

Within Cecil County are eight incorporated towns: Cecilton, Charlestown, Chesapeake City, Elkton, North East, Perryville, Port Deposit, and Rising Sun.

CECILTON

Incorporated 1864 (Chapter 353, Acts of 1864)
population: 489

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (May):

Mayor (2-year term),

Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 317
117 West Main St.
Cecilton, MD 21913
(410) 275-2692
fax: (410) 275-2898

CHARLESTOWN

Incorporated 1742 (Chapter 23, Acts of 1742)
population: 578

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (January):

President (elected by Commission to 1-year term),

Vice-President,

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 154
241 Market St.
Charlestown, MD 21914
(410) 287-6173
fax: (410) 287-6620

CHESAPEAKE CITY

Incorporated 1849 (Chapter 271, Acts of 1849)
population: 735

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (June):

Mayor (2-year term),

Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 205
109 Bohemia Ave.
Chesapeake City, MD 21915
(410) 885-5298
fax: (410) 885-2515

ELKTON

Incorporated 1787 (Chapter 31, Acts of 1787)
population: 9,073

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):

Mayor (4-year term),

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 157
107 North St.
Elkton, MD 21922
(410) 398-0970
fax: (410) 392-6633

ADMINISTRATION
Lewis H. George, Jr., Town Administrator (410) 398-0970

Building Official

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Angela B. (Beth) Moran, Director (410) 398-4170

HUMAN RESOURCES
Nancy Viselli, Director (410) 392-6632

PARKS & RECREATION
Clyde Van Dyke, Director (410) 398-4999

PLANNING
Jeanne Minner, Town Planner (410) 398-4999

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Bruce Speck, Chief (410) 398-4200

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
William Heath, Director (410) 392-6636

NORTH EAST

Incorporated 1849 (Chapter 339, Acts of 1849)
population: 1,913

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (February):

Mayor (2-year term),

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 528
300 Cherry St.
North East, MD 21901
(410) 287-5801/2
fax: (410) 287-8267

PERRYVILLE

Incorporated 1882 (Chapter 212, Acts of 1882)
population: 2,456

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (May):

Mayor (2-year term),

Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 773
515 Broad St.
Perryville, MD 21903
(410) 642-6066
fax: (410) 642-6391

PORT DEPOSIT

(formerly Charlestown)
Incorporated 1824 (Chapter 33, Acts of 1824)
population: 685

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):

Mayor (elected by Council to 4-year term),

Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 95
64 South Main St.
Port Deposit, MD 21904
(410) 378-2121/2
fax: (410) 378-9104

ADMINISTRATION
Vincent Hughes, Administrator (410) 378-2210

Director

RISING SUN

Incorporated 1860 (Chapter 383, Acts of 1860)
population: 1,263

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (June):

Mayor (2-year term),

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 456
114 South Queen St.
Rising Sun, MD 21911
(410) 658-5353
fax: (410) 658-5244

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CECIL COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service
101 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite A-3
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 398-2482

Rural Development
101 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite A-1
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 838-9227

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Maryland Manual On-Line

CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

Budget

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Organizational Chart

Municipalities

U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EDUCATION

ELECTIONS

HEALTH

LAW OFFICES

LIQUOR LICENSING

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

ORPHANS' COURT

MUNICIPALITIES IN CECIL COUNTY

CECILTON

CHARLESTOWN

CHESAPEAKE CITY

ELKTON

NORTH EAST

PERRYVILLE

PORT DEPOSIT

RISING SUN

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CECIL COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs