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Charles County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 30, 2026
County Council / Commissioners meets
Every Tuesday, typically 9:00 AM (Wednesday afternoon sessions added as needed)
Meeting location
Commissioners' Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata, MD 20646
Clerk to the Commissioners
Carol DeSoto, Clerk to the Commissioners · (301) 645-0691 · DeSotoC@CharlesCountyMD.gov (data corroborated via the Maryland Manual — the county's own site blocks automated fetching)
Agendas posted at
https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/charles-county-commissioners/board-of-charles-county-commissioners-meetings
Board of County Commissioners
Reuben B. Collins II, Esq. (President), Ralph E. Patterson II (Vice President), Gilbert Obie "B.J." Bowling III, Thomasina O. "Sina" Coates, Esq., Amanda M. Stewart; County Administrator Mark J. Belton · (301) 645-0550 · beltonm@charlescountymd.gov

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Charles County Public Schools · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

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