Greg (last name not provided) and staff from the Anne Arundel County Office of Law briefed the County Council on May 15 about the office’s structure, MPIA processing and a recent change in civil‑forfeiture handling.

Office of Law leadership described three sections (government operations, litigation and human services) and said the office has 23 attorneys and 36 total staff with one vacancy. The office said it recently agreed with the state's attorney’s office to take over civil forfeiture matters — typically involving proceeds or property used in criminal activity — because civil forfeiture is administered as a civil matter and the state's attorney’s office needed assistance. Forfeited funds, the office said, will be deposited to the General Fund and the litigation section will manage those proceedings; the office requested supplemental funds to cover advertising and notice requirements tied to forfeiture processes.

On MPIA (public‑records) requests, the office said it has centralized intake through a program called case manager so requests are electronically tracked and prompted for required response dates (10‑ and 30‑day milestones). The office said two attorneys focus primarily on MPIA processing and the office is working to channel walk‑in and counter requests into the electronic system so they can be tracked consistently.

The office also described a new document and case management implementation (HighQ) and asked for supplemental funds for implementation. The presentation was informational; no formal council action was taken.