The Calvert County Police Accountability Board (PAB) and the county’s Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) presented their 2024 year‑end report to the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 14, noting 26 citizen complaints in 2024 (down from 29 in 2023) and continued emphasis on training, interagency memoranda and community outreach.

PAB chair Wilson H. Perron and ACC chair Edward Baylor described the board’s responsibilities: the PAB receives complaints and forwards them to the sheriff’s office, the ACC reviews completed investigations and determines administrative charges using an adopted statewide discipline matrix, and a trial board (not yet convened in Calvert County) would hear appeals if invoked.

The presenters highlighted a March statewide review by the Police Executive Research Forum that led to training improvements: PAB members received an all‑day training session after consultants found uneven training across jurisdictions. The ACC has completed multi‑day training sessions and uses a standardized matrix to promote consistent discipline recommendations.

Perron and Baylor described successful memoranda of understanding with the state’s attorney and the sheriff’s office to improve case routing, clarify criminal versus administrative pathways, and to share expectations on confidentiality and evidence handling. The PAB chair also described public outreach efforts, including presentations to local civic groups to explain PAB/ACC roles and the complaint process.

The board noted the downward trend in complaint numbers and credited improved body‑camera coverage, clearer complaint requirements (including identifying officers or incidents) and more public education for the decline. Commissioners and presenters discussed comparisons with larger jurisdictions and stressed the PAB/ACC’s continuing focus on transparency and fairness.

No trial board hearings were reported for 2024; the PAB and ACC said they remain available to assist other counties with implementation questions and will continue quarterly public meetings with the sheriff’s office.

The board received the report as informational; no formal action was taken.