Good for them! Email addresses should not be shared with the public.

The Commissioners should never communicate or do business that is not made public...email addresses included. The grey zone created by the Attorney general is typical political posture...

Look ,If the Commissioners does not like the Attorneys General Opinion, they should tell their friends and enemies to use the old fashion way of commucation, The Alexander Grahman Bell commucation. Everything is done this way.

We started redacting email addresses because a political hack posted hundreds of them on the internet equivalent of a bathroom wall. Furthermore, people are prone to using misleading names that don't reflect their true names. For example, a person with the name of John Doe could easily create an email address of BuckHarmn@verizn.net. Finally, people's email addresses frequently serve as account names for sensitive websites that citizens use for financial, health, and banking services. Publishing emails in the public domain is a security risk that makes citizens more vulnerable to identity theft and computer viruses. Refusing to release email address lists is the ethical thing to do. Commissioner Richard Rothschild, UNWAVERING CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP

If the County Commissioners willingly break the law should they be held accountable?
Is law a joke or an illusion that does not need to be recognized?
It is not the responsibility of County Commissioners to decide what type of privacy security is needed for private citizens.If you don't like the law, challenge it in court or abide by it. That would be your responsibility....but use your own funding to challenge it, not tax dollars.

Mr. Rothschild, you are full of lies on this one as usual. Try actually reading the AG’s opinion full on this matter and you will see that it says that if the County Custodian of Records feels that real harm can come to individuals by the release of their names and e addresses, the County has legal relief by appealing it in Circuit Court.
The public has every right to know who you are communicating with via e mail because the public has a right to know what’s going on inside its government. The MD PIA is based on citizen’s right to know what is going on inside their government. In your case that may mean the public may want to know if you are operating your office in an inappropriate manner, for instance using it as a political campaign headquarters with the assistance of your staff and the County communications network.
Once again you have lied about the release of names & addresses under a PIA. None were published for nefarious reasons; in fact I dare you to offer proof that any were ever published. Your postulation that some so-called internet expert testified that the release of e addresses could be a security breach for those individuals doesn’t hold water. For your own sake, I hope you aren’t foolish enough to use your e mail address to access your bank accounts, brokerage accounts or health records. That’s what passwords and ID numbers are for.

I would like to ask the Commissioners a direct question amd hopefully reseive an honest answer. Since Carroll County is an equal opportunity employer, did the County Commissioners advertise the jobs filled by Fuller, Windom, Lyburn, Weetman or any other job that was filled since thay have been in office. I also would like to know if any person regestered with another political party other than Republican were appointed to any Boards or Commissions. Since these Commissioners are strictly Republican and the party of NO, do they think they serve only Republicans?

Romeo, I can't give you a direct answer because I do not know the political affiliation of most people that I have voted to appoint on Boards or Commissions. There is no requirement that they disclose their political affiliation on their applications. Generally, I try to determine their decision making abilities, past experience, education, training, writing abilities, and competence related to each specific appointment. Hope this helps. Thanks for asking. - Commissioner Richard Rothschild

Getting back to the issue at hand here......the problem is not what the actual correspondences are, just the personal contact info contained in them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking that out as long as the rest is left in. As an example, look at the foolishness up north with the media publicizing the personal information of gun owners.

Well, I know I will now think twice before emailing my thoughts to a Commissioner. If I have a concern or recommendation, then I want to be able to share it with a Commissioner without the whole world being able to analyze me and my opinion. There are too many people that hold a difference in opinion against you.

Still waiting for some UNWAVERING answers from Commissioner R Rothschild...
come on Richard...straight forward...

Want to see more about this? Go to the website Eye On Carroll. It ends in dot com.

Buck- I have the evidence that the email addresses were in fact scanned and put online. Come to my office and I'll be glad to show it to you, and we can have a cup of coffee. Usually, I don't waste my time responding to untrue partisan misrepresentations, but this one is a piece of cake. You can schedule a meeting with me by phoning 410-386-2400. Thanks! -Rich

Bummer, I didn't get invited to the Coffee Klatch! Or is that a TEA PARTY? Oh...that's why I didn't get invited!

Unafillated, is there any reason why You wont publish you real name when you make some remarks . Also it does show how low of a person you are when you offer a line in your answer that you do not respect my journalistic abilities. Well sir at least I am not ashamed to post my real name . You must be hiding from something in your life. With me, at 88 years young, world war 2 and Korean veteran,, 60 yea working in local , county and state government I am proud of ny record. If I were you I would look in the mirror and stop hiding. Publish your name like the rest of when writing to Patch.

Romeo, some of us don't use our full names because we have jobs and we'd prefer to keep them. But we still want to make our opinions heard. I disagree with the Gang of 5 probably 90 percent of the time, but if I were to send them an e-mail criticizing them, I'd not want that available to the public. Same with a letter, for that matter. Hence, I have to limit my criticism to blogs and comment sessions. So basically, I'm being muzzled by this over-reaching AG's opinion on public information.

Thanks Buck, but I'll pass. I prefer not to be in the same room as Herr Rothschild.

Buck- Please email your phone # to me at rrothschild@ccg.carr.org and I'll call you directly to schedule time together. Feel free to bring anyone you want with you, including Judy. I enjoy meeting with constituents and having an energetic (but respectful) discussion. THANKS! Commissioner Richard Rothschild

Judy... The information I received was from an attorney in our District who approached me gratuitously. However, I believe he prefers to remain anonymous. I have to respect his wishes, just as I would respect yours if a similar situation were to arise. It matters not. I would vote to make English our official language in the absence of this data point. Over 50 countries in the world already have designated English as their official language. It is also the official language of worldwide aviation. And to be perfectly direct, I believe it is the right thing to do for our County; our State; and our Country. I just can't go with you on this issue. Sorry... -Rich

Two questions for Commissioner Richard Rothschild..
1.If the County Commissioners willingly break the law should they be held accountable?
2. Is law a joke or an illusion that does not need to be recognized?