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		<title>Amanda Bessicks, Cecil County State&#8217;s Attorney, Resigns for Health Reasons; Judges to Name Successor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Amanda Bessicks, the newly-elected Cecil County State’s Attorney, is resigning her post as of 3/15/2019 due to health reasons, according to a letter sent to the county Circuit Court administrative judge.. Her resignation cuts short a promising career as the county’s chief prosecutor and a reform-minded leader for an office that has been mired in turmoil since her predecessor was charged and convicted in an indecent exposure/disorderly conduct case in 2017. And her decision to resign her position, so that a successor can be named quickly, reflects a level of character and public service that had been absent in the recent past history of the office. Former State’s Attorney Ellis (E.D.E.) Rollins continued to collect a salary and benefits for many months while he unsuccessfully fought, and appealed, the charges against him—while not actually performing the duties of the office. Taking a leave of absence to address her medical issues would have been an understandable, and fully appropriate, course of action while not actually surrendering the office and title. But her decision to step aside clears the path for the Circuit Court judges to name either an interim or permanent State’s Attorney to lead the office until the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Buddy&#8221; Group, with $2.2 Million Cecil County Animal Control Deal, and Allies Push Legal Steps Against Critics, Oversight Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES Special Report—First in a Series A Buddy for Life, a Delaware animal rescue group with a more than $2.2 million Cecil County government contract for animal control, has hired a lawyer to threaten an unpaid volunteer who complained to county officials about conditions for animals housed at the group’s rented shelter. And a county oversight panel tasked with reviewing animal laws and the Buddies’ performance has been riddled with dissension, as Buddy allies attacked the panel’s chairwoman, including legal threats. The Buddies got a three-year contract in the final moments of the old county Board of Commissioners’ existence on 11/30/12, after the “Three Amigos” political majority of the commissioners approved the award and suddenly extended the duration&#8211; despite the fact that the published “request for proposal” only specified an 18-month contract for animal control services. At the time, the Buddy group had no shelter, no vehicles, no experience supervising a public animal control service and no employees. But the county gave the group $10,000 in start-up cash and purchased two pickup trucks (at a cost of over $65,000) plus special “caps” for the trucks, while also paying the Buddies $60,000 a month. The group is now renting [&#8230;]]]></description>
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