Local Wiki
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
- Indian Head (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- La Plata (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- Port Tobacco Village · Town
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