Over the past 45 years, I have attended more judicial and legislative hearings than I care to remember. But I never witnessed a hearing more embarrassing to â or revealing about â a local government than the budget hearing held by the Baltimore County Council last Wednesday.
The FY 2022 budget for the countyâs Office of Inspector General (OIG) was on the agenda. Councilwoman Cathy Bevins (D-Middle River) used the opportunity to excoriate Inspector General Kelly Madigan for her investigation of William âChrisâ McCollum, a county employee.
In my opinion it was a jaw-dropping abuse of authority for Bevins to grill the IG on the investigation of a specific individual under the guise of a budget hearing. It was made much worse by the fact that that McCollum is a personal friend and political ally of Bevins â a bit of information that the councilwoman somehow never disclosed at the hearing.
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Three Democrats Baltimore County Council members lambasted the county’s corruption watchdog during a Wednesday budget hearing over her “intimidating” investigation tactics and “serious weaknesses” within the Office of the Inspector General.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. spoke about Baltimore Countyâs 2020 legislative agenda in Annapolis on Jan. 7.
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. â a Dundalk native who grew up in St. Helena and the current Baltimore County Executive â announced his re-election bid this morning.
In a video to supporters, Oszewski said he and his administration shared a vision for a more efficient Baltimore County, referring to his initial election bid launched in 2017.Â
Back in 2018, Olszewski won the Democratic nomination for County Executive by a narrow 17 votes and went on to defeat GOP opponent Al Redmer, a former state delegate, in the general election.
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