Caroline County commissioners held a public hearing Oct. 7 on legislative bill 2025-010, which would amend the county code’s Right-to-Farm chapter to change the required composition of the Caroline County Agricultural Reconciliation Committee.

Under the proposed amendment, the county would remove specified membership requirements — including slots reserved for two members from the agricultural community, one municipal member and one member from the county Board of Realtors — and instead allow commissioners greater discretion to appoint committee members who are county residents.

The commissioners opened the hearing, received no public testimony and closed the hearing. Staff said the change is intended to make it easier to fill committee vacancies.

What happened next: The hearing record will be retained for later readings; the board did not take a final enactment vote during the Oct. 7 session.