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The Charles County Board of Commissioners met on September 1, 2026, for a full-day session that included numerous recognitions, proclamations, approval of budget transfers and other items, and briefings on the enhanced speed camera program and a proposed rental licensing ordinance. The meeting began with recognition of employees for length of service and top performers, followed by proclamations for African Heritage Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Recovery Month, Save a Life Day, National Suicide Prevention Week, Direct Support Professionals Week, Constitution Week, Alopecia Awareness Month, National Preparedness Month, Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Day, and Patriot Day. Commissioners also made brief comments about community events.
Next Scheduled Session: September 15–16, 2026 (announced during the meeting).
Charles County Government presents the Board of Commissioners meeting. Good morning. The September first, twenty twenty-six Charles County Board of Commissioners meeting is now called to order. Today's session will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you, Commissioners. We're going to begin today's session with a roll call. Commissioner Bowling. Present. Commissioner Coates. Commissioner Stewart. Commissioner Patterson. And Commissioner Collins. Here. Thank you. Commissioners, the first items we're going to do is going to begin with recognition. And we're going to go ahead and begin with employee length of service for the second quarter. Commissioners, if you want to go to the center and Commissioner Collins, you can call the recognition for those employees. Maybe if everyone in the middle can just kind of split until your name is called. And Carl Cooksey could not be with us, but we wanted to recognize all of you and your service to Charles County government. There we go. Donald Hammond. I don't think it's here, but we wanted to recognize him as well. Thirty years. Patrick Anderson. Congratulations. Thirty-five Michael Johnson. You started when I was a kid, man. And last but certainly not least. Forty years. Kevin Yates. Oh, right, right. All right. Thank you. I'm going to have the county administrator join you, Commissioners, and we're going to recognize the top performers for the second quarter. Good morning, everybody. Welcome. This is the two thousand and twenty six quarter two top performer winners. Our two thousand and twenty six quarter two top performer award goes to several members of our Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism for their remarkable dedication and teamwork following the June twenty four first wind shear that left White Plains golf course unplayable with fifteen large trees along with leaf and limb debris spread across the course. When the crew arrived Tuesday morning, they immediately mobilized. Some staff members who weren't even scheduled to work came to assist without hesitation. Together, they cleared debris, removed fallen trees, and restored the course in time for the seniors weekly round, and the course did not lose any revenue due to the canceled or postponed tea times. Their clear communication, safe coordination, and willingness to take on demanding risky and messy work demonstrated true integrity.