Overview

• County Executive Kathy Klausmeyer nominated Khadija Walker, a former federal auditor, to replace founding Inspector General Kelly Madigan under the charter’s open-search rules.
• Dozens of residents, school board members and activists rallied outside the courthouse to protest the nomination and call for appointment process reforms.
• Council members conducted a six-hour public vetting session that examined Walker’s federal audit credentials and questioned her Fredericksburg residency.
• The council will decide on Walker’s confirmation on August 4, and a rejection would allow Madigan to remain in the post.
• Councilman David Marks plans to introduce a resolution at the same meeting to seek state approval for extending the inspector general’s authority to Baltimore County Public Schools.