Overview

• The application window closed June 4 with 23 contenders for the inspector general role, including incumbent Kelly Madigan.
• Madigan argues that county code provisions require her automatic reappointment for a second term rather than a fresh search.
• Six of the seven Baltimore County Council members have expressed support for Madigan to continue in the watchdog position.
• County Executive Kathy Klausmeier has assembled a panel of judges and attorneys to evaluate candidates but has not announced a review timeline.
• Madigan’s office recently uncovered a corrections officer fraudulently obtaining an $18,125 federal COVID relief loan for a nonexistent business.