Recreation & Parks Advisory Board

Meetings

6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
First Wednesday of January, February, April, June, July, September and November
Recreation and Parks Offices
107 S. Fourth St.
Denton, MD 21629

Meetings are open to the public unless closed under an applicable exception as stated in the Maryland Open Meetings Act (State Government article, §10-508).

Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

Name	Role	Type	Term	Term Start	Term End
Damien Ransome	Member	East County	First	3/16/21	3/15/24
Eugene W. Broadwater	Member	North County	Second	1/1/21	12/31/25
Maureen Keogh	Member	At Large	First	1/22/19	12/31/2022
Elizabeth Beale	Planning & Codes	Ex-Officio	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPEN	County Commissioner	Ex-Officio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alouse Jean	Member	At Large	first	11/24/20	11/23/24
OPEN	Member	East County	Second	1/22/19	12/31/22
Jeffrey Porter	Member	South County	Second	1/22/19	12/31/22
Lindsey McCormick	Board of Education	Ex-Officio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sue Simmons	Secretary	Ex-Officio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harley J. Speir	Member	East County	Second	1/1/21	12/31/25
Vernon Murray	Member	South County	First	10/4/22	9/30/26
Ross Harper	President	West County	Second	11/28/17	12/25/25
Kevin Reichart	Member	North County	second	1/1/21	12/31/25
OPEN	Member	At Large
OPEN	Member	West

Composition

There are 15 voting member:, three ex-officio and twelve appointed. The ex-officio members shall be a County Commissioner of Caroline County, the Chair of the Caroline County Planning Commission, and the President of the Caroline County Board of Education; or a representative designated by the entity represented. The appointed members shall be appointed by the County Commissioners. Two each of the 12 appointed members shall reside in the northern, eastern, western, and southern portions of the county, respectively. The remaining four members shall be at-large members who may live in any area of the county. The members shall be chosen to provide background, professional expertise, and personal experience in areas that the advisory board and department staff have identified as necessary to enhance the knowledge base of the advisory board and its ability to carry out its charge..

Election

To assist the Commissioners in maintaining full membership, the Board shall, by majority vote, submit names for nominees for vacancies. Commissioners appoint members.

Term of Office

Terms of office are 4 years. An unlimited number of consecutive terms may be served. Officers shall be elected by and from the appointed membership at the organizational meeting in January to serve for 1 year or until a successor is elected. No officer shall serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

Charge / Authority

(Caroline County Government Resolution #2007-001)

The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board shall serve as the official advisory body to the County Commissioner of Caroline County. The Board shall serve as a Liaison between the Director of the County Department of Recreation and Parks and the citizens of Caroline County. The Board shall consult with and advise the Parks Director and the Commissioners in matters pertaining to recreation and parks policies, programs, personnel, and finances, to the acquisition and disposal of lands and properties related to the total community recreation program, and to its long-range, projected program for recreation and parks development.