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A
So
good
afternoon,
welcome
you
to
the
2023
legislative
meeting
with
our
delegation,
Southern
Maryland
delegation,
we're
very
happy
that
we
have
three
gentlemen
with
us
right
now.
I
understand
there
may
be
a
couple
more
on
the
way
so
and
I
do
want
to
apologize
right
out
of
the
gate
every
year
during
an
election
cycle.
It's
a
little
complicated
for
us
to
get
our
legislative
agenda
in
line
and
sessions
already
started,
so
we're
a
little
behind
the
eight
ball,
but
it's
just
a
function
of
election
year
cycle
and
I
promise.
A
B
C
Good
afternoon,
I
am
delegate
Jeffrey
long
for
district
27b,
which
encompasses
Northern,
Calvary
County,
so
Northeast
Chesapeake,
Beach
I've
done
Kirk
Owings
and
portions
of
Sunderland
Maryland
newly
elected
this
role,
extensive
experience
working
in
the
general
assembly
and
so
I'm
here
to
work
in
partnership
with
this
delegation
to
serve
the
needs
of
our
community.
So
I'm
glad
to
be
here
with
you
all
today.
Thank.
C
B
A
D
Should
we
should
afternoon,
everybody
honored
to
be
here,
it's
my
nice
session
with
you,
so
I
I've
enjoyed
a
very
good
relationship
with
this
County
Board
of
County,
Commissioners
and
I.
Intend
I
have
no
no
reason
to
believe
that
we
won't
continue
doing
the
great
works
that
we
have
done
in
the
past.
So
I'm
glad
to
be
here
today.
A
B
E
D
A
G
B
A
C
A
G
Thank
you,
sir
Calvert
county
is
the
commissioner
form
of
government,
which
is
the
oldest
and
most
basic
form
of
local
government
in
the
state
of
Maryland?
All
of
the
June?
All
of
the
legislative
and
executive
powers
of
the
County
Commissioners
come
from
the
state
of
Maryland,
so
we
have
to
ask
for
Authority
from
the
state
to
do
most
things.
This
year
we
have
seven
items
that
were
requested
for
the
County
Commissioners
to
consider
the
first.
The
purpose
of
this
meeting
is
to
present
those
to
the
delegation
and
the
Senators
representing
the
county.
G
The
first
request
relates
to
losap
amendments.
Those
are
benefits
that
are
paid
to
the
volunteers
who
provide
services
throughout
the
county
in
public
safety.
The
first
change
to
low
sap
is
a
burial
benefit
to
a
death
benefit
and
increasing
that
amount
from
six
thousand
dollars
to
ten
thousand
dollars.
G
The
second
is
to
increase
the
low
sap
line
of
duty
death
benefit
from
six
thousand
to
ten
thousand
dollars,
and
the
third
is
to
authorize
the
board
of
County
Commissioners
to
approve
an
increase
in
the
payment
of
the
amount
received
by
qualified
volunteers
that
corresponds
to
the
percentage
of
the
cost
of
living
adjustment.
The
board
of
County
Commissioners
Mike
Grant
County
employees.
B
G
They
are
entitled
to
a
burial
benefit
today
that
that
may
be
covered
by
other
sources,
so
they're,
converting
from
a
from
a
burial
benefit
to
a
death
benefit
and
increasing
the
amount
from
six
thousand
to
ten
thousand.
Thank
you
so
where
they
found
it
may
have
not
been
paid
out
in
the
past,
they
are
asking
for
it
to
be
paid
out
to
the
family
as
a
death
benefit.
Okay,
thank
you.
Counselor.
G
I
I
The
complication
comes
with
the
burial
benefit
is
is
sometimes
the
families
have
already
coordinated
burial
expenses,
and
we
get
into
an
issue
where
it's
a
reimbursement
and
and
paying
for
invoices
Etc,
whereas
we
found
it's
probably
much
simpler
and
fortunately,
we've
only
had
like
one
line
of
duty
death
in
the
last
30
years,
but
with
a
regular
and
it
is
a
qualified
volunteer.
Who's
served
there.
25
years
of
service
that
would
pass
being
able
to
prevent,
provide
a
death
benefit.
F
I
Dirty
there's
not
necessarily
A
an
overall
comparison.
I
the
Maryland
state,
Farmers
Association,
does
have
a
a
program
that
has
the
summary
of
the
benefits
and
we
can
provide
that.
That
will
give
a
from
from
their
perspective,
where
they've
summarized
the
benefits
and
again
some
some
jurisdictions
do
and
some
don't
but
I'd.
C
G
Okay,
we'll
pause
when
he's
available
online
see
if
he
has
any
comments,
he'd
like
to
make
request
number
two
is
from
the
Department
of
Public
Safety
Animal
Control
division,
they're
requesting
to
be
made
the
current
rabies
or
to
amend
the
current
rabies
reporting
requirements.
Aside
from
Frederick
County
County
Animal
Control,
the
Maryland
annotated
code
provides
that
a
person
will
immediately
report
a
rabies,
exposure
to
the
local
police
or
Sheriff's
Office,
and
then
the
sheriff
for
sheriff's
office
in
our
County
would
work
collaboratively
with
the
health
department
to
enforce
all
orders
of
the
health
officer.
G
Despite
that,
most
of
the
reports
for
rabies
exposure
does
come
into
our
Animal
Control
Division
and
not
through
the
Sheriff's
Office,
so
they're
asking
to
model
the
language
of
Frederick
County.
That
would
allow
the
public
to
report
a
rabies
exposure
to
the
Animal
Control
division,
who
would
then
coordinate
with
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
the
health
department
to
make
sure
the
public
safety
is
maintained
and
Crystal
Dowd
is
here
from
the
Animal
Control
division.
G
G
We'll
move
on
to
the
third
request:
it
was
brought
to
our
attention
by
delegate
Fisher
last
session
that
there
is
money
left
on
the
table.
The
county
could
qualify
for
an
additional
two
percent
of
the
administ
State
Admissions
and
amusement
tax
from
electronic
bingo.
This
request
is
to
renew
last
sessions.
A
D
But
Mr
President,
just
so
the
the
board
of
County,
Commissioners
and-
and
my
colleagues
know
that
we've
been
talking
for
a
number
of
years
of
trying
to
find
another
opportunity
for
a
voice.
An
additional
Boys
and
Girls
Club
in
the
county.
I
think
there
was
a
conversation
with
Calvert
Elementary
come
a
couple
weeks
ago
or
something
we'll
certainly
keep
you
abreast
of
that,
and
so
any
modifications
that
need
to
happen.
You
know
we'll.
We
will
certainly
deal
with
that,
but
I
thought
this
was
a
good
opportunity
for
us.
D
D
G
The
next
one
was
also
supported
last
year,
and
we
thank
the
delegation
senator
for
supporting
the
County's
request
for
authority
to
create
a
local
preference.
It's
not
setting
forth
the
terms
of
what
that
local
preference
would
be,
but
it's
enabling
legislation
to
now
allow
the
conversation
to
happen
locally,
both
in
how
to
preserve
taxpayer
dollars
and
also
to
compensate
or
to
recognize
that
there
are
contributions
that
local
business
makes
to
the
county.
That's
not
necessarily
made
by
out-of-county
businesses,
but
two
truly
also
balancing
their
concerns
regarding
reciprocal
preference.
G
E
H
B
A
B
G
The
sixth
request
is
a
request
to
authorizing
the
vice
president
of
the
board
of
County
Commissioners
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
present
president,
either
by
written
delegation
of
authority
from
the
president,
for
instance,
maybe
going
on
a
trip
overseas
out
of
the
county.
All
but
I
mean
they're
the
exact
same
thing.
If
you
leave
the
county,
you
might
as
well
go
overseas
or
the
removal,
death,
resignation
or
disability
of
the
president.
G
A
G
And
the
seventh
request
was
added
this
past
well
on
Tuesday.
Actually,
it
is
authorizing
the
county
to
regulate
the
solicitation
of
money
within
public
right-of-ways
by
adding
Calvert
to
the
existing
laws
in
the
transportation
article
that
are
already
applicable
in
Allegheny
and
Cecil
counties.
So
in
title
21
of
the
transportation
article,
there
is
one
provision
that
pertains
to
solicitation
of
money
in
public
right-of-ways
for
most
every
county
in
the
state,
except
for
Calvert
and
Saint
Mary's.
G
This
provision
for
Allegheny
and
Cecil
allows
the
county
to
have
a
permit
process
whereby
non-profit
organizations
could
seek
a
permit.
That
could
be
up
to
five
days
per
calendar
year,
where
you
can
still
have
the
volunteers
out
on
the
street
with
their
Fill
the
Boot
campaign,
for
instance,
where
the
fire
departments
may
go
out
and
try
and
raise
money
at
the
intersection,
but
it
again
it.
It
adds
Calvert
to
what
already
exists
in
Allegheny
and
Cecil.
B
G
B
B
G
A
E
B
B
E
B
A
G
We
do
have
a
process
now
for
special
events
and
we
would
probably
mirror
that
where
it
goes
through
the
Sheriff's
Office,
the
state
police,
State,
Highway,
County
Department
of
Public
Works.
They
may
not
be
charged
the
special
permit
fee,
but
at
least
it
would.
It
would
alert
those
who
are
familiar
with
traffic
patterns
and
what
else
is
going
on
in
the
county
to
be
able
to
advise
whether
or
not
that's
a
good
weekend
or
a
bad
weekend
or.
D
So
if
I'm
a
business
president,
so
as
you're
preparing
for
the
hearings
for
well
we're
going
to
meet
obviously
and
talk
about
these,
but
as
you're
preparing
for
the
hearings,
any
any
insight
on
how
that
permitting
process
will
work.
Okay,
you'll
certainly
going
to
get
that
question
Annapolis.
But
if
you
could
begin
to
work
on
that.
A
We'll
do
that
I
think
our
main
goal
was
just
to
make
sure
everybody
understood
we
weren't
going
to
charge.
That's
you
know
we
weren't
going
to
charge
a
non-profit
of
fee
to
do
this.
It's
just
a
matter
of
control
and
we'll
bear
whatever
cost.
It
is
to
issue
those
permits,
okay,
but
we
will
work
on
we'll
lay
out
a
process
for
you
when
that
time
comes
Mr.
C
President,
that's
one
last
thing
too,
and
if
and
that,
if
you
could
just
lay
out
exactly
how
in
that
permitting
process,
you
would
make
residents
aware
of
that
how
to
access
that
as
well.
So
it
would
be
probably
a
good
way,
I
think
most
people
wouldn't
know
to
think
in
that
right.
That's
cool
to
thought!.
C
A
G
Unless
there
are
any
other
final
comments,
I
did
have
seven
bills
that
have
been
submitted
by
our
Senators
that
represent
Calvert
County.
Some
of
them
have
hearing
dates
as
soon
as
the
19th
of
January
and
I'm
sure.
The
Senators
would
like
letters
of
support
if
that's
appropriate
and
if
you'd
like
to
speak
to
your
bill.
Senate
Bill
134
is
a
property
tax
credit
submitted
by
Senator
Jackson
for
disabled
veterans.
The
tax
credit
would
be
equal
to
their
disability,
but
see
that
one
is
submitted.
G
G
But
it
would
not
be
considered
a
personnel
file
which
means
that
it
would
be
subject
to
disclosure
under
the
public
information
act,
so
increasing
the
transparency
of
the
pro
the
pluses
and
the
minuses
in
any
law
enforcement
officers,
file
and
Senate
Bill
76
and
income
subtraction
for
Public
Safety
volunteers,
increasing
that
to
ten
thousand
dollars
and
Senator
Bailey
Senate
Bill,
61
property
tax
credit
for
public
safety
officer
that
allows
the
local
jurisdiction
to
Define
what
a
public
safety
officer
is
and
removes
the
cap
of
two
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
That
is
there
today.
D
It
does
not
kick
Calvert
County
out
of
the
queue
that
they're
already
in
that's
established
through
the
state
on
refurbishing
and
rebuilding
of
your
schools.
Just
another
option,
if
you
choose
to
do
that,
will
allow
you
to
at
least
have
the
ability
to
engage.
If
you
choose
it's
enabling
legislation,
it
has
to
come
through
Annapolis
three
jurisdictions
currently
have
it.
D
Prince
George's
was
the
first
last
year,
Charles
in
Baltimore,
City,
Senator,
Bailey
and
I
have
had
some
brief
discussions
and
and
delegations
will
talk
about
it
and
possibly
Saint
Mary's,
but
something
I
will
send
you
more
information
on
that.
She
thinks
it's
an
opportunity
that,
if,
even
if
you
never
engage
in
it,
it's
on
your
books.
If.
D
In
it,
you
have
to
have
it
on
your
books,
it's
that
simple,
but
so
you'll
see
further
on
that.
We'll
make
sure
you
get
information
on
that.
So,
as
far
as
the
other
bills
go,
some
of
those
bills
got
caught
up
in
you
know
the
last
minute
session
last
year,
so
these
bills,
you
talk
about,
are
bills
that
we
we
submitted
before.
D
F
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
President
welcome
to
the
board
first
time
getting
the
opportunity
to
address
you
all
and
to
be
here
and
I
am
sorry
that
I
was
a
few
minutes.
Delayed
I
was
in
the
parking
lot.
I
was
working
with
some
legislation
talking
on
the
phone,
so
the
situation
is
this.
When
you
come
to
visit
us
this
year
we
have,
we
have
moved
offices,
we've
got
a
new
office,
we're
just
down
the
street,
but
it's
401
and
we've
also
moved
committees,
attacks.
D
Thank
you
all
again
for
this
opportunity
to
to
to
sit
down
with
you,
District
27
I
will
be
having
for
the
first
time
that
I
can
remember
a
district
like
we.
We
couldn't
get
that
done
over
the
last
or
for
a
while,
so
we
will
have
that'll,
be
March
6th,
be
in
touch
on
transportation
and
account
and
Logistics
and
and
the
like,
I
am
again
on
budget
and
Taxation,
but
also
on
Public
Safety
Transportation
environment,
which
touches
us
all
heading.
D
H
B
Okay,
we'll
do
I'm
honored
to
be
here.
Jeff
and
I
are
both
on
environment
and
transportation.
This
year,
I
think
we
have
eight
new
members
on
that
committee.
So
it'll
be
interesting
to
learn.
You
know
the
environment
is
a
really
important.
All
of
us
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
serving
up
there
and
work
with
you
guys.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
it's
honor
to
be
here
for
my
first
legislative
request,
meeting
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
this
delegation,
and
we
have
offices
now,
committee
assignments,
of
course,
and
phone
numbers
and
so
I
look
forward
to
updating
you
all
weekly
through
our
mailing
email
update
list
as
well
to
what's
happening
in
Annapolis
to
benefit
our
community.
So
I'm
again,
looking
forward
to
working
with
our
colleagues
and
bringing
forth
good
results.
A
B
Didn't
well
I
can't
because
I
visited
to
it
from
both
sides
now
yeah
but
I
I,
know
Mark
is
an
idea,
but
he's
on
economic
matters
again.
So
that's
always
a
good
position
to
be
on
and
it
also
have
a
very
strong
Southern.
Maryland
delegation
with
C.T
Wilson
is
the
chair.
Delegate
Crosby
is
the
vice
chair
and
dog
and
Fisher.
There
too,.
A
Very
good,
so
we
are
we're
here
for
you.
If
you
need
anything,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
and
before
I
close
I
do
want
to
say
one
thing.
Today
we
got
an
email
from
a
constituent.
Some
suggestions
on
proposed
legislation
that
he
felt
like
we
should
introduce
and
I
had
a
discussion
with
the
attorney.
We
do
not
currently
have
a
process
to
allow
citizen
input
to
our
process.
A
But
what
I'm
going
to
say
today
is
that
we're
going
to
work
on
that
and
for
next
year
we're
going
to
have
a
process
whereby
citizens
can
come
forward
and
talk
about
things
they'd
like
to
see
proposed.
So
it's
a
little
too
late
for
this
year
and
I
apologize,
but
we
will
work
on
that
and
have
that
in
place
for
next
year.
I
want
to
make
sure
that.