TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

TOWN COMMISSION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Alfred R. Mercier, President (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2026
Katrina D. Whittington, Vice-President (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2026
Jay Hudson, Treasurer (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2028
Alexis S. Roiter, 2028
David T. Wojciechowski, 2028

Edgar M. Bosley, Jr., Municipal Building, 300 Mill St., St. Michaels, Maryland, July 2018. Photo by David R. Herron.

Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. (Talbot County Free Library, 106 Fremont St.)

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P. O. Box 206
Edgar M. Bosley, Jr., Municipal Building, 300 Mill St., St. Michaels, MD 21663 - 0206
(410) 745-9535; fax: (410) 745-3463
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/

ATTORNEY
Charles D. (Chip) MacLeod, Esq., Town Attorney (410) 810-1381; e-mail: cmacleod@mlg-lawyers.com

ADMINISTRATION
Don Richardson, Town Manager (410) 745-9535
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/administration

Kristen Payne, Town Clerk (410) 745-9535


Vacancy, Finance Clerk, Water Department & Billing Clerk (410) 745-9535
Kris Kakabar, General Services Clerk (410) 745-9535


CLIMATE CHANGE/SEA LEVEL RISE COMMISSION
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/climate-change-sea-level-rise-commission

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
Meetings: as needed (no less than once every three months)

ETHICS COMMISSION
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/ethics-commission

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
Meetings: annually & as needed

ETHICS CODE REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE
web: https://www.stmichaelsmd.gov/ethics-code-review-advisory-committee

HOUSING AUTHORITY
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/Housing-Authority

Appointed by Town Commission to 5-year terms
Meetings: 4th Thursday, 11:30 a.m. (as needed)

PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/parks-and-recreation-advisory-board

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.

ST. MICHAELS TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/st-michaels-tourism-advisory-board

Appointed by Town Commission to 4-year terms
Meetings: as needed (no less than once every three months)

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Jeffrey A. Oswald, Chief (410) 745-9500
P. O. Box 986
100 South Fremont St., St. Michaels, MD 21663 - 0986
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/police

PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT
Steve Ball, Town Planner (410) 745-9535
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/Zoning

Kathy Thomas, Code Compliance Officer (410) 745-9535
Jen Whiting, Planning & Zoning Clerk (410) 745-9535

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/historic-district-commission

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
James L. Fulton III, Chair, 2025

Meetings: 1st Thursday, 3:00 p.m.

PLANNING COMMISSION
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/planning-commission

Appointed by Town Commission to 5-year terms
J. Douglas Rollow, Chair, 2027

Meetings: 1st Thursday, 10:00 a.m.

WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/waterways-management-advisory-board

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 4:30 p.m., & as needed

Hooper Strait Lighthouse at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels (Talbot County), Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BOARD OF [ZONING] APPEALS
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/board-zoning-appeals

Appointed by Town Commission to 3-year terms
William C. Harvey II, Chair, 2026

Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. & as needed

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Brian Thompson, Operations Manager (410) 745-9535
e-mail: jrichardson@stmichaelsmd.gov
web: www.stmichaelsmd.gov/public-works

Craig Parks, Water Utility Supervisor (410) 745-9535

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