CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
Stacy C. Link, Mayor, 2029
Anna M. Carter, President (chosen by Council in May, 2-year term), 2027
Mark A. Dyer, 2027
Brandon Smith,* 2027
*(appointed & sworn in Jan. 12, 2026, to replace Jeremiah C. Schofield, who resigned Nov. 16, 2025)
Elizabeth K. Guroff, 2029
Leo J. Keenan III, 2029
Alexandra Ries Pickett, 2029


Meetings: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 pm (2nd Monday only in June, July, Aug., Dec.)

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Town House, 7547 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 795-8959; fax: (410) 795-3818
e-mail: town@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org

Town Hall (Town House), 7547 Main St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ATTORNEY
Dennis J. Hoover, Esq., Town Attorney (410) 539-6606; e-mail: DHoover@rosenhooverlaw.com


ADMINISTRATION
Joseph C. Cosentini, Town Manager (410) 795-8959
e-mail: jcosentini@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2184/Town-Manager-Executive-Assistant

Kerry Kavaloski, Town Clerk (410) 795-8959
e-mail: town@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2176/Clerk

BOARD OF ELECTIONS


ETHICS COMMISSION
Appointed by Mayor

FINANCE
Jennifer Livesay, Treasurer (410) 795-8959; e-mail: jlivesay@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2159/Treasurer

Town Hall (Town House), 7547 Main St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Kevin Rubenstein, Town Planner (410) 795-8959; e-mail: krubenstein@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2272/Planning-Department
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2149/Historic-District-Commission

Appointed to 3-year terms:
Chad Bederka, Chair, 2026

Meetings: 4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

PLANNING COMMISSION
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2150/Planning-Commission

Appointed by Mayor to 5-year terms
Phil Singleton, Chair, 2027

Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2152/Parks-Recreation-Committee

Appointed to 3-year terms
Amy Poet, Co-Chair, 2026
Nick Sheets, Co-Chair, 2026

Meetings: 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2232/Board-of-Zoning-Appeals

Appointed by Mayor to 3-year terms
Al McEvoy, Chair, 2025

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Michael A. Spaulding, Chief (410) 795-0757, (410) 386-3001 (nonemergency); fax: (410) 796-8864; e-mail: mspaulding@sykesville.net
web: www.sykesvillepolice.org/

Police Department, Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Derek A. Shreves, Director (410) 795-3186, (410) 795-8959; e-mail: dshreves@sykesville.net
web: www.townofsykesville.org/2169/Public-Works-Department

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