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Caroline County holds public hearing on bill to create Compensation Review Commission; comments left open through week
Summary
The board conducted the second reading and public hearing for Legislative Bill 2025‑009 to create a county Compensation Review Commission and voted to leave the public comment period open through the end of the week.
Caroline County commissioners held the second reading and public hearing on Legislative Bill 2025‑009 on Sept. 16, a local act "to repeal and reenact with amendments" the county compensation provisions and to create a Compensation Review Commission to study county commissioner pay and allowances.
County Attorney Stuart Barrell read the published notice of public hearing, including instructions for written comments and accommodations for people with disabilities. The commission reported no in‑person testimony at the hearing but had multiple people signed up for the meeting later for general public comment.
The commissioners voted to open the public hearing and then to leave the record open for additional written or emailed public comment through the end of the week. A motion to continue receiving public comment on Legislative Bill 2025‑009 until the following Friday passed by voice vote; no roll‑call roll of members was recorded in the transcript for that motion.
Afterward, the commissioners moved to close the public hearing and closed the legislative session for the bill’s second reading. No final vote on the bill was recorded at the meeting; commissioners instructed staff to accept comments through the stated deadline.
Why it matters: the bill would create an appointed Compensation Review Commission to undertake a comprehensive study and recommend compensation levels for county commissioners. Commissioners opened the process to public comment and left the record open to ensure residents and stakeholders can submit written testimony before the board acts further.
Procedural details: the notice stated the hearing location (Room 11, HAPS Building, 403 South Seventh Street, Denton), an email address for written testimony (info@carolinemd.org), and a published date (Star Democrat, Sept. 13). The commissioners explicitly extended the public comment window and then closed the public hearing and legislative session for that bill.
