HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — Dozens of Howard County residents are demanding county leaders strengthen the Inspector General’s access to county records. Kelly Madigan, who serves as the county’s first Inspector General, told council members her office has been blocked from obtaining key documents.
During the hearing, multiple speakers criticized the ongoing dispute and questioned why the office exists if it cannot review records needed for investigations. “I’m stunned as usual,” one speaker said. Another asked, “Aren’t we tired of being embarrassed by issues like this?” A third told the council, “Basically we don’t trust you. We need to look at those records. And as voters we need to know what’s going on and if something’s wrong we should see it.”
Madigan told county leaders she has been denied access to records while conducting probes into “waste, fraud, and abuse.” “We’ve received redacted records, been denied access to other records under the MPIA,” said Madigan…