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Kent County ACC to publish sanitized case log, hears update on police peer‑support training
Summary
At its Oct. 10 meeting, the Kent County Administrative Charging Committee approved prior minutes, directed staff to publish a sanitized public spreadsheet of ACC cases with a new 'compliments' column, and heard that Chestertown PD has begun peer‑support training for officers' mental‑health support.
Member 3 opened the Kent County Administrative Charging Committee meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 and asked members to approve last month’s minutes. Member 5 moved to accept the minutes, Member 4 seconded, and the motion was approved by voice vote.
The committee agreed to post a public, sanitized spreadsheet of ACC case activity on the county PAB webpage, removing personal information and adding a column to capture compliments. "We found out that we need to have a public facing announcement of our cases," Member 3 said, describing the plan to adapt a sanitized format similar to practices in other counties. Member 1 said Shelley will circulate a revised ACC rules draft and that the spreadsheet should be in place on the county site as soon as the edits are incorporated; Member 1 said the change responds to a request from the governor’s Office of Crime Control to ensure public‑facing information is available.
During open discussion, Member 5 praised a deputy’s response to a recent fire, calling Officer Manning’s actions "exemplary" and noting that positive actions are often not captured in public records. The committee agreed to add a column for compliments so commendations can be visible alongside complaint outcomes.
Members also discussed a peer‑support model for law enforcement mental health that Chestertown Police Department leadership had recently reviewed. Member 3 said Chestertown sent an officer to formal peer‑support training and is coordinating with the county's contracted mental‑health provider to expand the program regionally, with support from the sheriff’s office. "They are developing a strategy to make it region wide," Member 1 said of the effort to scale training and peer support.
On governance, members noted a technical correction to the ACC rules and procedures draft — changing a stated five‑year term to the four‑year term accepted by the commissioners — and agreed to circulate an updated draft for final sign‑off. The committee set its next meeting for Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m. and approved a motion to adjourn.
Actions at the meeting were routine and procedural; voice votes were used for approval of the minutes and adjournment and specific individual tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
