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Dorchester County Ethics Commission elects chair, prepares annual certification to state

5385192 · July 9, 2025
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Summary

At its organizational meeting, the Dorchester County Ethics Commission elected a chair by voice vote, reviewed its administration for the year and agreed to submit the state’s annual certification after correcting a citation in the local ordinance.

The Dorchester County Ethics Commission elected a chair from among its membership by voice vote and moved to prepare its annual certification to the State Ethics Commission, commission members said at the organizational meeting.

The commission’s county attorney reported that the county’s local ethics law meets the state minimum standards and recommended filing the State form (referred to in the meeting as Form 26) that certifies local compliance. The attorney also noted a technical citation error in the county ordinance and asked that the minutes and ordinance reference be corrected to “Maryland Annotated Code, General Provisions Article, §5-801 and following.”

The certification matter…

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