Dorchester County administrative committee accepts amended minutes, hears Cambridge police summer briefing and moves to closed session over officer complaint

The Dorchester County Administrative Charging Committee on an unspecified date in open session unanimously approved its minutes with a factual amendment, heard a summer safety briefing from the Cambridge Police Department and voted to enter a closed session to discuss complaints filed against a specific law‑enforcement officer.

The committee’s chair, identified in the meeting only as the Chair of the Dorchester County Administrative Charging Committee, noted the meeting marked the first time all five board members were present: "This is a historical date. This is the first time that this committee has had all 5 board members present," the Chair said, and welcomed newly seated members and new administrative staff.

Robert Rowe, a committee member, asked that one item in the draft minutes be corrected. The minutes had recorded the witness to a complaint submitted by Dustin Milner as the complainant’s "wife," and Rowe said that was incorrect: "I don't think it's his wife. It's his child's significant other," and the committee accepted the minutes as amended.

The committee then heard a report from Lieutenant McCray of the Cambridge Police Department. McCray told the committee the department is "gearing up for summer" and that "normally, traditionally, crime increases during the summer months," with June typically busy as juveniles leave school. When asked whether the curfew for teenagers remains in effect, McCray responded, "It is still indeed in effect." He also said the department expects staffing shortfalls to be resolved "within the next few months."

The Chair then moved the meeting from open to closed session to "discuss the following items pursuant to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Annotated Code: 3‑305(b) and 3‑305(b)(1), (7) and (13)," stating the closed session would cover complaints filed against a specific law‑enforcement officer and to obtain legal advice from the ACC counsel. The motion to adjourn the open session, convene into closed session, and address those matters passed on a voice vote with no opposition.

Votes and formal actions at the meeting included the accepted amendment to the minutes and the vote to convene a closed session to consider complaints against an officer and receive legal counsel. The committee did not make public any details from the complaint during open session.

The meeting proceeded without further substantive public discussion before the members adjourned to closed session.