Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county’s charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena nongovernment records Nov. 28, 2023. Photo credit: Taylor DeVille / The Baltimore Banner.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county’s charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena nongovernment records Nov. 28, 2023. Photo credit: Taylor DeVille / The Baltimore Banner.

The panel that’s been given the job of helping to choose Baltimore County’s next inspector general got down to work Thursday afternoon and quickly moved its first meeting behind closed doors.

The panel is in the middle of a controversy over why the current IG, Kelly Madigan, wasn’t reappointed to the position.

Before going into executive session to start making their way through 23 resumes, the five panel members were advised by Baltimore County Human Resources Director Renee Coleman to recommend three to six finalists to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier.

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