The Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County are pleased to announce their selection of three members to serve on the quadrennial Elected Officials Compensation Review Commission in accordance with the St. Mary’s County Code. The Commission’s first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street, Leonardtown, Maryland.
The Commissioners’ representatives, Mary Ann Murray, John McAllister and Michael O’Brien, will join those appointed by the members of the 29th Legislative District and the Democratic and Republican Central Committees. The other members of the commission are: Judith Hewitt Sterling and Bryan M. Barthelme (St. Mary’s County Legislative Delegation); Melissa Mattingly-Higgs (St. Mary’s County Democratic Central Committee) and Joseph DiMarco (St. Mary’s County Republican Central Committee).
The Commission will review the salaries set by law, review state and local laws and procedures followed concerning inclusion of benefits as part of the compensation, and make recommendations to the county commissioners concerning the compensation set by law for the president of county commissioners and commissioners, chairman and members of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education, County Treasurer, Sheriff, Orphan’s Court Judges and State’s Attorney.
Should the commission recommend any changes, these changes will take effect at the “beginning of the NEXT FOLLOWING TERM OF OFFICE.” Any recommended changes in salary or benefits must be transmitted to the delegation for their consideration as to whether to adopt as law.
The Commission will report its findings to the Board of County Commissioners by November 1, 2012.
