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Board of County Commissioners meetings are held Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, located in the Calvert County Circuit Courthouse at 175 Main St. in Prince Frederick. Meetings are open to the public and generally last the business day. In addition, the board holds evening meetings when necessary. Time and place of evening meetings are advertised in the local Calvert County newspapers. An agenda for the weekly meeting is published the Thursday prior to the Tuesday meeting.

The Environmental Commission is a citizen board of experts on environmental factors that affect Calvert County and the Chesapeake Bay. They work to spread public awareness of environmental issues and to advise County staff upon request. Each meeting of the Environmental Commission features a guest speaker, who will speak on a topic related to his/her field of expertise and the natural environment of Calvert County and the Chesapeake Bay. This guest speaker is generally scheduled for 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM of each meeting.

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. to consider and receive comments on Budget Adjustment #085 to adjust the FY2021 Department of Public Safety budget to account for the grant award received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the FY2019 Staffing Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program. This is an award of $493,500 over four years in accordance with the terms of the grant agreement. Awarded funds are used to prevent, prepare for and respond to fires and emergencies in accordance with the grant agreement. The meeting location may change and will be confirmed with the publication of the Agenda prior to the hearing. This meeting will be streamed live on the County website. If you wish to provide public comment or listen via telephone please call: U.S. toll-free number: 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 899 4188 8251 Passcode (if asked): #Request to speak: *9

The commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m. with respect to a Resolution to be considered by the board which will provide for the issuance and sale by the board in one or more series, of its general obligation consolidated public improvement and refunding bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $49,000,000. Citizens can view the resolution and related documents online. The proposed resolution may be substantively modified, revised, amended or changed based upon comments received. Comments will be made a part of the record if received by close of business the day before the public hearing at: County Commissioners of Calvert County, c/o Clerk to the Board, Courthouse, 175 Main St., Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678. The meeting will be streamed on the County’s website. If you wish to listen via telephone, please call: U.S. toll-free number: 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 899 4188 8251 Passcode (if asked): #Request to speak: *9

The commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29 to obtain the views of citizens on community development and housing needs to be considered for submission of an application to the Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) for funds awarded through the federal CARES Act on behalf of LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc for emergency rental assistance for eligible households impacted by COVID-19. The total fund request is $648,000. Funds must be used to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus. The commissioners will also consider comments on a proposal to adopt three resolutions to provide for the “Authorizing Resolution” as required for recipients of federal CDBG funds through the State. Citizens will have the opportunity to discuss proposed projects and to provide input. Comments will be made part of the Record if received by close of business the day before the public hearing. The meeting will be streamed live on the County website.

The Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County will hold a public hearing to consider and receive comments on a proposed amendment to Chapter 86, Personnel, of the Calvert County Code to require employees to use accrued compensatory leave within one year. To protect the health of citizens and staff, the public may participate virtually: U.S. toll-free number: 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 899 4188 8251 Passcode (if asked): # Public access to any audio, video, internet or web-based broadcast of the meeting will be discontinued when the public body enters into a closed session. Public Hearings will also be held virtually. Like the BOCC meetings, the public is encouraged to attend by viewing the live stream on the county’s website, or call the phone numbers above and entering the meeting code above to listen to the meeting.

The County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room at 175 Main St., Prince Frederick, to consider and receive comments on a proposal to consider allowing private stormwater management in public rights-of-way and upon public land in certain circumstances. The meeting location may change and will be confirmed with the publication of the Agenda prior to the hearing. Interested persons are urged to view the proposed Budget Adjustment and related documents on the County website: CalvertCountyMD.gov; by contacting Public Works at 410-535-1600, ext. 8575 or Danielle.Conrow@CalvertCountyMD.gov. The proposed action may be substantively modified, revised, amended or changed based upon comments received at the public hearing. If you wish to provide public comment or listen via telephone please call: U.S. toll-free number: 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257 Meeting ID: 899 4188 8251 Passcode (if asked): #Request to speak: *9