PUBLIC NOTICE

Bill 2023-06

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland, to consider the Bill #2023-06, Revisions to Purchasing Procedures and the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program. The bill amends the purchasing procedures contained in Chapter 203 of the Charles County Code concerning the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program and the Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Program, to include, but not limited to, changes to the threshold for formal procurements, changes to the threshold for purchase orders, and providing a 10% preference to qualifying SLBEs.

Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing. 

In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing. 

Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2023, to register to speak. Once registered, individuals will receive a virtual link to testify between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes. 

Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted Friday, July 7, 2023, starting at 8 a.m. through Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 5 p.m. for: 

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/bill-2023-06

Phone message: call 301-645-0652

Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646.Comments sent by mail must be received no later than Tuesday, July 25, 2023. 

Individuals with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258. 

The bill may be viewed in the Government Building Auditorium at 200 Baltimore St., La Plata, MD 20646 or online at: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/charles-county-commissioners/board-of-charles-county-commissioners-meetings. For more information, please contact Danielle Mitchell, at 301-645-0555 or by email  mitcheld@CharlesCountyMD.gov.

BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President