TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

World Wide Web sites:
Chesapeake College: http://www.chesapeake.edu/
Library: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/talbot/library/home.html

Form of Government: Charter since 1973

Origin: The form of Talbot County's creation, though not known, probably was by virtue of an order of the Governor in Council. The County was in existence by February 18, 1661/ 62, when a writ was issued to the sheriff. The County was named after Lady Grace Talbot, sister of Cecilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore, and wife of Sir Robert Talbot, Irish statesman.


Budget	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Legislative Branch


Municipalities	Organizational Chart	U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Clinton S. Bradley III (R), President, 1998
Andrew H. Anderson (R), Vice-President, 1998
Herbert L. Andrew III (D), 1998
Robert D. Higgins (R), 1998
Steven F. Kinlock (R), 1998

Meetings: Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.

Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2401
fax: (410) 822-8697

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Clinton S. Bradley III (R), President, 1998
(410) 822-2401

Appointed by County Council:

County Manager

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

201 Talbot Blvd., Suite C
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 758-2347

Manager

P. O. Box 1089
301 Bay St., Suite 301
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-3030

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Appointed by County Council:

Chair

Appointed by Social Services Board:

Director

P. O. Box 1479
10 South Hanson St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1617

Appointed by County Council

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
(Caroline & Talbot Counties)
Talbot County members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Mrs. O'Neal A. Fields, 1998; Dale R. Zinn, 1998; Ann E. Northrop, 2000; Laura J. Northrop, 2000.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:

President,

James H. Graves, 1999; Jo Ann D. Asparagus, Esq., 2000; J. Michael Cottingham, 2000; David B. Lewis, 2000; William E. Blake, 2001; William E. Kennedy, 2002.

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

Superintendent of Schools,

P. O. Box 1029
8 North West St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-0330

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE

Talbot County members appointed by Governor with House of Delegates advice & consent to 6-year terms: J. Thomas Craighead, M.D., 1998; Kathleen A. Francis, 2000.

Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Stuart M. Bounds, Ed.D., President

P. O. Box 8
1000 College Circle
Route 213 & Route 50
Wye Mills, MD 21679
(410) 822-5400
World Wide Web: http://www.chesapeake.edu/

FREE LIBRARY
Mary A. Munro, Director

100 West Dover St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1626
World Wide Web: http://www.esrl.lib.md.us/counties/talbot/library/home.html

ELECTIONS

Appointed by Governor with House of Delegates consent to 2-year terms:

Chair,

Eleanor B. Lockwood; Constance E. Pardoe. Substitutes: Herman W. Eberhard; Frank C. Jump. Terms expire 1999.

P. O. Box 353
2 West St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-5045

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

100 South Hanson St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2292

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by County Council:

County Attorney

P. O. Box 1928
36 South Washington St.
(410) 822-1100
Easton, MD 21601
fax: (410) 822-8991

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Scott G. Patterson, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 1998

4 North West St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822- 6050

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Appointed by Public Defender:
Michael F. O'Connor, Esq., Assistant Public Defender
Glenn D. Klakring, Esq., Assistant Public Defender

301 Bay St., Suite 303
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 820-6100

LIQUOR LICENSING

Appointed by Governor to 6-year terms:

Chair,

Harvey E. Smith, Jr., 2001; William Farberman, 2003.

Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1700

PLANNING

Appointed by County Council:

Coordinator

29137 Newnam Road, Unit 1
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-8778

OFFICE OF PLANNING & ZONING
Appointed by County Council:
Daniel R. Cowee, Planning Officer

Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2030

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by County Council:
William R. Runyan, County Engineer

Talbot County Operations Center
605 Port St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-7012

PUBLIC SAFETY

Animal Control Officer

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Appointed by County Council:
Lawrence J. DiNisio, Warden

115 West Dover St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1373

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
William E. Mullikin, Director (410) 822-2226

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Vernon V. Dulin, Deputy Fire Marshal (410) 822-7609

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Thomas G. Duncan (D), Sheriff, 1998

115 West Dover St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1020

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year term (1 Judge):
William S. Horne, County Administrative Judge, 2005

Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-4444

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Clerk,

P. O. Box 723
Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2611

COURT AUDITOR
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Dorothy H. Thompson, Esq. (410) 822-1122

EXAMINERS
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Betty W. Crothers, Esq. (410) 820-7970
Glenn D. Klakring, Esq. (410) 822-4490
W. Ben Wilson, Esq. (410) 745-3294

DISTRICT COURT

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 15-year term (1 Judge):
William H. Adkins III, Associate Judge, 2004

Courthouse, south wing
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2750

ORPHANS' COURT

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Norman J. Moore (D), Chief Judge, 1998
J. Thomas Craighead (R), Judge, 1998
James E. Thomas (R), Judge, 1998

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:

Register of Wills,

P. O. Box 816
Courthouse
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2470

MUNICIPALITIES IN TALBOT COUNTY

Talbot County has five incorporated towns: Easton, Oxford, Queen Anne, St. Michaels, and Trappe.

EASTON

(formerly Talbot Town)
Incorporated 1790 (Chapter 14, Acts of 1790)
population: 9,372

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 4-year term (May):
C. Eugene Butler, Mayor, 1999

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Robert C. Willey, President, 2001
John F. Ford, Ward 1, 1999
George E. (Happy) Mayer, Jr., Ward 2, 2001
Nancy J. Clem, Ward 3, 1999
H. Hoyt Heinmuller, Ward 4, 2001

Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 520
14 South Harrison St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2525
e-mail: toeaston@shore.intercom.net
fax: (410) 820-8016
World Wide Web: http://www.intercom.net/biz/easton/

HOUSING AUTHORITY
(410) 822-5358

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Walter E. Chase, Sr., Chief (410) 822-1111

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
John D. Larrimore, Superintendent (410) 822-2525

OXFORD

Incorporated 1852 (Chapter 367, Acts of 1852)
population: 726

Elected by Voters (June):

President,

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

P. O. Box 339
100 North Morris St.
Oxford, MD 21654
(410) 226-5122
fax: (410) 226-5597

QUEEN ANNE

Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties
Incorporated 1953 (Chapter 17, Acts of 1953)
population: 250

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):

Mayor,

Meetings: 1st Monday, even months, 7:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 365
Queen Anne, MD 21657
(410) 364-5667

ST. MICHAELS

Incorporated 1804 (Chapter 82, Acts of 1804)
population: 1,301

Elected by Voters biennially (May):

President,

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

P. O. Box 206
109 South Talbot St.
St. Michaels, MD 21663
(410) 745-9535
fax: (410) 745-3463

TRAPPE

Incorporated 1827 (Chapter 103, Acts of 1827)
population: 974

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

President,

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

P. O. Box 162
4011 Powell Ave.
Trappe, MD 21673
(410) 476-3170
fax: (410) 476-3192

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TALBOT COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Farm Service Agency
215 Bay St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1344

Natural Resources Conservation Service
215 Bay St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1577

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Maryland Manual On-Line

TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

Budget

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Municipalities

Organizational Chart

U.S. Government Agencies

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EDUCATION

ELECTIONS

HEALTH

LAW OFFICES

LIQUOR LICENSING

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

JUDICIAL BRANCH

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

ORPHANS' COURT

MUNICIPALITIES IN TALBOT COUNTY

EASTON

OXFORD

QUEEN ANNE

ST. MICHAELS

TRAPPE

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TALBOT COUNTY

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. Dept. of Commerce