Population (1990 Census): 150,208
Form of Government: County Commissioners
County Seat: Frederick, MD 21701
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Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Winchester Hall
Winchester Hall
COUNTY TREASURER
Community Services
67 Thomas Johnson Drive
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Patricia H. Latkovski, 1998; James J. McCue, Jr., 1998; June Rippeon, 1998; Edith L. Wars, 1998; Frances A. Wenner, 1998; Nancy K. Barnett, 2000.
Anne Betts Hooper, 1999; Deborah Ann Aughenbaugh, 2000; Gordon M. Cooley, Esq., 2000; Maureen T. Lapsa, 2001; Ronald W. Peppe II, Esq., 2002; Earlene H. Thornton, Ed.D., 2002.
FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
George I. Smith, Jr., M.D., 1998; Oliver John Cejka, Jr., Esq., 2000; Doris J. White, 2001; William H. Poffenbarger, Esq., 2002.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Mark P. Jeffers (D); A. Delmar Rippeon, Sr. (R). Substitutes: Bertha Joan Kennedy (R); Elizabeth L. Sulcer (D). Terms expire 1999.
Winchester Hall
350 Montevue Lane
Winchester Hall
STATE'S ATTORNEY
Courthouse
DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Courthouse
Robert C. Snyder, 2001; Charles R. Cline, 2002.
Winchester Hall
Winchester Hall
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
Winchester Hall
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
118 North Market St.
BUREAU OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & REVIEW
BUREAU OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
BUREAU OF WATER & SEWER
340 Montevue Lane
1832 Rosemont Ave.
FIRE MARSHAL
340 Montevue Lane
7309 Grove Road
CORRECTIONS BUREAU
7300 Marcies Choice Lane
Herbert L. Rollins, Associate Judge, 2007
COURT AUDITOR
TRUST CLERK
Courthouse
W. Milnor Roberts, Associate Judge, 2001
Courthouse
Courthouse
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Mark L. Hoke (R), President (candidate with most votes), 1998
David P. Gray (R), Vice-President (candidate with second most votes), 1998
Ilona M. Hogan (R), 1998
Bruce L. Reeder (D), 1998
Terre Roy Rhoderick (R), 1998
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1100
(301) 694-9000 (general information)
fax: (301) 694-1849
World Wide Web: http://www.co.frederick.md.us
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Mark L. Hoke (R), President (candidate with most votes), 1998
(301) 694-1100
ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
William E. Dennis, County Manager
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1103
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Lois Seeger Filby (D), County Treasurer, 1998
(301) 694-1111
Education
Elections
Health
Law Offices
Liquor Licensing
Planning
Public Safety
COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMISSION ON AGING
Patricia B. Throne, DirectorSENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
Commission on Aging
520 North Market St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1604
TTY: (301) 694-1672JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Alexis Allenback-Cissel, Manager
Frederick, MD 21701 - 0697
(301) 694-2183/ 8
Appointed by Social Services Board:
Stephen G. Mood, DirectorSOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:
Ann Lebherz, Chair (chosen by Board)100 East All Saints St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-2400CHILDREN'S COUNCIL
Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners:
Terry Kitchen, Chair (301) 694-1024
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Suzanne A. Knopf, Chair, 2000
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Jack D. Dale, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2000BOARD OF EDUCATION
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Jean Ann Smith, President, 1998
115 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1310
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Lee J. Betts, Ph.D., PresidentBOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 5-year terms:
Ann L. Abeles, Ph.D., Chair, 1999
Ava Maria Whittemore, Vice-Chair, 1998
Brad W. Young, Vice-Chair for External Relations, 1998
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 846-2442
World Wide Web: http://www.co.frederick.md.us/fcc/
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:
Denise Davis, DirectorBOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms110 East Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1613
World Wide Web: http://www.co.frederick.md.us/fcpl/libhp1.htmlELECTIONS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
Franklin C. Smith (D), President (chosen by Board), 1999
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1005
World Wide Web:
http://www.co.frederick.md.us/govt/voting.htmlHEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
James E. Bowes, M.D., Health Officer
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 694-1029LAW OFFICES
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
John S. Mathias, Esq., County Attorney
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21702 - 5447
(301) 694-1030
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Scott L. Rolle, Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 1998
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1523
Appointed by Public Defender:
Franklin D. Stillrich, Esq., District Public Defender
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1988LIQUOR LICENSING
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
James E. McClellan, Chair, 1998
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INSPECTOR
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year term:
Leo M. Boyle, Alcoholic Beverages Inspector, 2001
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1158PLANNING
ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
James M. Singleton, Director
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1058
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
James R. Shaw, Director
12 East Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701 - 5447
(301) 694-1149
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Robert M. Hayes, Director
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1129BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC SAFETY
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION [EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY]
Appointed by Governor:
John W. Droneburg III, Director
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 694-1536ANIMAL CONTROL CENTER
Merry Ellen Poole, Director
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 694-1546
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Michael Dmuchowski, Fire Marshal
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 694-1626SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
James W. Hagy (R), Sheriff, 1998
Frederick, MD 21704
(301) 694-1532ADMINISTRATION BUREAU
ADULT DETENTION CENTER
Barry L. Stanton, Chief
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 694-2550OPERATIONS BUREAU
JUDICIAL BRANCH
CIRCUIT COURT
Appointed by Governor &/or elected by Voters to 15-year terms (4 Judges):
G. Edward Dwyer, Jr., County Administrative Judge, 2001
Mary Ann Stepler, Associate Judge, 2003
John H. Tisdale, Associate Judge, 2011
CLERK
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Charles C. Keller (R), Clerk, 1998
Appointed by Circuit Court:
Murray H. Fout, Esq. (301) 663-4222
Appointed by Circuit Court:
David E. Aldridge, Esq. (301) 662-9588EXAMINERS IN CIVIL CASES
Appointed by Circuit Court:
David E. Aldridge, Esq. (301) 662-9588
Janice R. Ambrose, Esq. (301) 662-8811
Charles B. Frey, Esq. (301) 662-8248
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-2973
DISTRICT COURT
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 10-year terms (2 Judges):
Frederick J. Bower, District Administrative Judge (chosen by Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland, with approval of Chief Judge, Court of Appeals), 2006
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-2005
ORPHANS' COURT
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Dorsey F. Shipley, Jr. (D), Chief Judge (designated by Governor), 1998
Timothy S. May (R), Judge, 1998
Marilyn L. Young (D), Judge, 1998
REGISTER OF WILLS
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Virginia P. Fifer (R), Register of Wills, 1998
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 663-3722
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