PUBLIC NOTICE 

BILL No. 2022-03

LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM (LOSAP)

DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS 

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 13, 2022­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, 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 a proposed and amendment to the Charles County Code Chapter 54-9 to address the eligibility for benefits under the LOSAP program. 

The proposed legislation will amend Chapter 54-9(G) of the Charles County Code to clarify the benefit eligibility for surviving spouses. The purpose of the amendment is to include the minimum age requirement of the volunteer, as specified in other provisions of the LOSAP benefit chapter. 

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 301-885-2779 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13, 2022 to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will be called between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when you are called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes. 

Written comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted  June 17, 2022 starting at 8 a.m. through July 13, 2022, 5 p.m.  for: 

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/legislative-session-losap.

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 July 13, 2022. 

Those citizens with special needs may contact Kim Bender, Fiscal & Administration Coordinator at voice phone number (301) 645-0643 or Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258. 

The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Fiscal & Administration Department, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: https://go.boarddocs.com/md/chrlsco/Board.nsf/Public. For more information, please contact Kim Bender at the Fiscal & Administration Department. 

BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

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

In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date at 6:00 pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room. 

Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer