The Howard County Council unanimously passed a bill Monday night that will implement new guidelines for how the county auditor conducts special investigations in the wake of a February Auditor’s Office report that led to public outcry and calls to fire the county auditor.
Protestors and two council members continue to call for the termination of the county auditor, after the Auditor's Office investigation into a historically Black sorority chapter's October event at a county library was deemed racially insensitive.
Howard County Council Chair Christiana Rigby and member Opel Jones said they would introduce legislation tonight to establish official processes for audits as public outcry mounts over an Auditor’s Office investigation into an October event celebrating the opening of a county library exhibit documenting a historically Black sorority chapter’s 50 years of community service.