Showing posts with label Carroll Co MD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carroll Co MD. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.


Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.



Kevin E. Dayhoff January 15, 2015

I just had the opportunity to talk with the Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills.

Although I was not surprised, I extremely appreciated having a conversation with a caring individual who was knowledgeable and professional yet used common sense to answer my questions and get accomplished what I needed to do….

Of course, many of us have fond memories of working with Reese Starner, the longstanding Register of Wills from 1966 until 1995 who set the gold standard for friendly, competent customer service.

We are very fortunate in Carroll County to have dedicated public servants in government who are actually in the customer service business. I know, shocked. I’m just shocked. Well actually in Carroll County it is the norm.

In Carroll County folks in government go out of their way to not only answer your questions but to also facilitate taking care of you in the ever-changing complex contemporary jungle of conflicting and confusing laws, rules, and bureaucracies.  

I’m just saying…

Kevin E. Dayhoff

See also: April 2008 Audit of the Carroll County Register of Wills



State of Maryland Office of Legislative Audits April 2008 audit report of the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, Carroll County Maryland.

No surprise here: “Our audit did not disclose any findings that warrant inclusion in this report.”

April 15, 2008

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Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills
Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, Register
Courthouse Annex
55 North Court Street - Room 124
Westminster, Maryland 21157


Main Telephone Lines 410-848-2586
410-876-3158
Toll Free (within Maryland) 888-876-0034
Fax Number 410-876-0657
Please note that we cannot accept filings via e-mail or fax.

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann was elected Register of Wills in 2002. He is currently the Treasurer and Legislative Liaison for the Register of Wills Association.

Paul graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in Government and received his J.D. from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. Prior to becoming Register of Wills, Paul was an Assistant County Attorney in Carroll and Frederick Counties and he was Counsel to the Maryland State Unemployment Board of Appeals. He also was in private practice for a period of time. In between Lehigh and UB he worked as a sales representative for Hall's Motors.

Over the years, Paul has been involved with the Carroll County Arts Council (past President and Board member), Carroll Players (past President and Board member), the Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Carroll Hospice, through Camp TR. He is the Director and co-founder of FoolProof Improvisational Theatre, an acting troupe comprised of high school students from throughout Carroll County, performing scenes dealing with drug abuse and other societal issues, before schools and rehabilitation centers.

Paul Zimmermann is the 17th Register of Wills for Carroll County. John Baumgartner was the very first Register, taking office on April 10, 1837. Joseph M. Parke served two separate terms, from 1853 to 1865, and from 1867 to 1873. Reese Starner served the longest, from 1966 until 1995.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-honorable-paul-g-zimmermann-carroll.html
The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, is sworn into office for another term by the Carroll County Clerk of the Court Donald B. Sealing II on December 2, 2014 Photo by Kevin Dayhoff


Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills
Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann, Register
Courthouse Annex
55 North Court Street - Room 124
Westminster, Maryland 21157


Main Telephone Lines 410-848-2586
410-876-3158
Toll Free (within Maryland) 888-876-0034
Fax Number 410-876-0657
Please note that we cannot accept filings via e-mail or fax.

The Honorable Paul G. Zimmermann was elected Register of Wills in 2002. He is currently the Treasurer and Legislative Liaison for the Register of Wills Association.

Paul graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in Government and received his J.D. from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. Prior to becoming Register of Wills, Paul was an Assistant County Attorney in Carroll and Frederick Counties and he was Counsel to the Maryland State Unemployment Board of Appeals. He also was in private practice for a period of time. In between Lehigh and UB he worked as a sales representative for Hall's Motors.

Over the years, Paul has been involved with the Carroll County Arts Council (past President and Board member), Carroll Players (past President and Board member), the Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Carroll Hospice, through Camp TR. He is the Director and co-founder of FoolProof Improvisational Theatre, an acting troupe comprised of high school students from throughout Carroll County, performing scenes dealing with drug abuse and other societal issues, before schools and rehabilitation centers.

Paul Zimmermann is the 17th Register of Wills for Carroll County. John Baumgartner was the very first Register, taking office on April 10, 1837. Joseph M. Parke served two separate terms, from 1853 to 1865, and from 1867 to 1873. Reese Starner served the longest, from 1966 until 1995.
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Friday, October 24, 2014

List of places in Carroll County Maryland

List of places in Carroll County Maryland


Mountainview Cemetery, South Branch Gunpowder Falls, Keysville, Harmony Grove Church, Elmer Wolf High School, Cabbage Spring Branch, Dickenson Run, Bixler Church, Barrett, Finksburg, Bowens Chapel, Linwood, Little Morgan Run, Alloway Creek, Deep Run, Emory Church, Cherry Branch, Big Pipe Creek Park, Day, Mount Union Church, Mount Airy, Big Pipe Creek, Daniel, Charles Carroll High School, Deep Run School, Morgan Run, Fairmount Church, Log Cabin Branch, Middleburg, Mechanicsville School, Gamber, Gillis Falls, Marston, Copps Branch, Lazarus Church, Louisville, Medford, Buckhorn Run, Freedom Church, McKinstrys Mill, Dug Hill Ridge, Meadow Branch Big Pipe Creek, Aspen Run, Dunkard Church, Miller Memorial Cemetery, Free Church, Middle Run, Ohio Branch, Clearview Airpark, Blacks Corner, Bloom, Alesia, Three J Airport, Avondale, Greer Airport, M R P Airpark, Bruceville, Evapco Heliport, Cedarhurst, Baile, Arters Mill, Woodbine Gliderport, Henryton State Hospital, Wolfs Mill, Aspen Run, Bixler, Bachman Mills, Carroll County Regional Airport, Bailes Mill, Carroll County General Hospital Heliport, Springfield State Hospital, Bark Hill, Oakland United Methodist Church, Bird Hill, New Oakland Church, Mayberry Run Airport, Franklinville, Piney Creek Church, Henryton, Hampstead, Gosnell, Harney, Harrisville, Greenmount, Parrs Ridge, Board Run, Dorsey Crossroads, Deep Run, Jasontown, Johnsville, Piney Branch, Keymar, Brummel, Parrs Ridge, Deerpark Church, Hoffmans Mill, Gist Cemetery, Fenby, Elsworth Cemetery, Simpsons Mill, Silver Run, Hoods Mill, East Branch North Branch Patapsco River, Piney Run, Deerpark, Deep Run, Cranberry Station, Cranberry Branch, Clearfield, Cascade Lake, Carrollton, Eastview, Shervettes Corner, Piney Creek Church, Ottersdale, Roop Branch, Parrsville, Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir, Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Dam, Oklahoma, Piney Run Dam, New Port, Ridgeville, Roller, Five Daughters Run, Roop Mill, Cranberry Branch Dam, Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir, Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Dam, Pipe Creek Mill, Maple Grove, Pipe Creek Church, Pipe Creek Church, Lees Mill, Lees Mill, Lineboro, Longville, Otterdale Mill, Manchester, Lawndale, Mayberry, Melrose, Priestland Branch, Priestland Valley, Millers, Prugh Branch, Rattlesnake Branch, Mairs Mill, Englars Mill, Houcksville, Longwell Run, Uniontown, Union Mills, Union Bridge, Tyrone, Detour, Eldersburg, Winfield, Wolf Pit Branch, Trevanion, Wolfs Cemetery, Wakefield, Feesersburg, Woodbine, Flohrville, Ebbvale, Weldon, Cherrytown, Keymar Airpark, Clear Ridge, Reservoir Airport, Copperville, Hoby Wolf Airport, Dorceytown, Wentz, Freedom, Cranberry, Crouse Mill, Warfieldsburg, Walden Farms, Wakefield Mill, Dennings, Wagners Mill, Covers Corner, Spring Mills, Sandymount School, Gist, Sandyville, Morgan, Robert Moton School, Klee Mill, Woodbine School, Reese, Snydersburg, Patapsco, Middle Run, Middle Run, Mexico, Little Pipe Creek, Little Morgan Run, Walters Airport, Roaring Run, Cranberry Branch Dam, Joe Branch, Frizzellburg, Sykesville, Gaither, Galt, Picketts Corner, Cascade Lake Dam, Shiloh Park Church, Lucabaugh Mill Reservoir, Smallwood, White Oak Run, Westminster, Stumptown, West Branch North Branch Patapsco River, Walnut Grove Mills, Tannery, Fountain Valley, County Home Farm Pond, Wakefield Station, Turkeyfoot Run, McDaniel College, South Branch Patapsco River, Stone Chapel, Sams Creek, White Rock Church, Tuckers Branch, Western Chapel, Wakefield Valley, Taylorsville, New Windsor, Taneytown, Sunrise Cemetery, Taneytown School, Silver Run, Strawbridge Church, Starners Dam, Sixes Bridge, Strawbridge Home for Boys, Sykesville Police Department, Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Department, Syksville-Freedom District Fire Department Station 12, Maryland State Police Westminster Barrack, New Carrollton Police Department, New Carrollton City Hall, Manchester Police Department, Taneytown Police Department, Westminster Police Department, Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company 1, Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department Station 7, Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Company Station 8, Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company, Reese Volunteer Fire Company, Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, Hampstead Police Department, Manchester Volunteer Fire Department - Company 4, Mount Union Cemetery, Millers United Methodist Church, Millwood, North Carroll Community Pond, North Carroll Farms, North Carroll Library, Millers Cemetery, Miller United Brethren of Christ Church, Mill Stream Hills, Middleburg United Methodist Church, Middleburg Post Office, Mason Dixon Estates, Rockbrook Trailer Park, Lynn Cemetery, Log Schoolhouse Farms, Lincoln Manor, Keymar Post Office, Middleburg Cemetery, Sharretts, Treelin Manor, Sunset Way, Union Bridge Baptist Church, Union Bridge Community Park, Hunt Ridge, Sugar Valley, Stultz Mill, Quaker Heights, Showers Old Mill, Seven Havens, Saint James Lutheran Church, Rolling Falls Estates, River Valley Ranch, Prettyboy Hunt Club, Pipe Creek Friends Meeting House, Pipe Creek Friends Cemetery, North Carroll Plaza Shopping Center, Smithtown Ridge, Spring Meadow, Westchester Square, West Hill, Webers Ridge, Valley Vista North, Valley Vista, Trinity United Church of Christ, Taylors Choice, Alesia Heights, Stansbury Cemetery, Wine Bel Valley, Saint George Chapel, Saint Bartholomews Cemetery, Saint Bartholomews Roman Catholic Church, Union Bridge Post Office, Carrollyn Manor, Royal Heights, Ross Run Estates, Sterner Heights Estates, Eberseld Mill, Hard Lodging Historic Site, Hampstead North Business Center, Gunpowder Ridge, Gross Mill Estates, Greenmount United Methodist Church, Greenmount United Brethren in Christ Church, Greenmount Cemetery, Westside Memorial Park, Fairmount North, Whispering Valley, Detour Post Office, Detour Methodist Protestant Church, Church of the Brethren, Bruceville Station, Boones Meadows, Bellevue Heights, Baughman Mill, Hi-View Estates, Fues Mill, Amanda Hills, Daisy Ridge, Charloumyr, Chapel Heights, Chadwick Court, Carolann Farms, Camp Chal-Mar, Bethel Church of God, Canterbury, Baust Cemetery, Frizzellburg Church of God, Windsor View, Weishaars Mill, Walls Mill, Union Hills, Tibbetts Industrial Park, Sulphur Springs Park, Strawbridge Shrine, Beachams Station, Mount Joy Cemetery, Rolling Ridge, Reeds Village, Rockland Estates, Ridgeview Estates, Pleasant Dale, Panorama Estates, Omar Acres, Emmanuel Baust Lutheran Church, Mount Joy United Methodist Church, Frizzellburg Cemetery, Mill Brothers Hills, Maring Manor, Joseph Meadows, Hydes Quarry, Heritage Cemetery, Happy Acres, Hahns Mill, Pipe Creek Cemetery, Myers Acres, Zimmermans Cemetery, Stevenson Garden Estates, Francis Scott Key High School, Fairview Acres, Calvert College, Brethren Service Center, Bowercrest Park, Blue Ridge College, Gospel Spreading Church of God, Bark Hill Bible Church, Greenwood Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Young Mans Fancy, Wiley Mill, Wil-Mar Acres, Western Maryland Railroad Museum, West View Terrace, Walbrook Manor, Vangline Acres, Union Bridge United Methodist Church, Bark Hill Church of God, Linwood Post Office, Union Bridge Town Hall, Pipe Creek Cemetery, Pipe Creek, New Windsor Town Hall, New Windsor Presbyterian Church, New Windsor Post Office, Glenn Hill, Narnia, Priestland School, Linwood Historic District, Linwood Brethren Church, Keyview, Key Heights, Jessie Anne Estates, Hannleigh Heights, Greenwood Schoolhouse, Greenwood Church of the Brethren, New Windsor Cemetery, Palmer, Silver Run Cemetery, Runnymeade Summit, Roth Recreational Park, Roberts Mill Run, Roberts Mill Park, Rising Sun, Piney Creek Cemetery, Arters Mill Estates, Piney Creek, Taneytown Academy, Ottersdale School, Oregon School, Mount Zion United Brethren in Christ Church, Monocacy Farms, Meadow Brook, Mayberry Ridge, Piney Creek Cemetery, Taneytown Presbyterian Church, Silver Run Estates, Allana Acres, White Birch Estates, Wheatfields, Trinity Lutheran Church, Trevanion Terrace, Tranquility Estates, Shour Valley, Taneytown Shopping Center, Saint Lucas Cemetery, Taneytown Post Office, Taneytown Memorial Park, Taneytown Industrial Development Area, Taneytown Historic District, Taneytown City Hall, Taneytown Baptist Church, Taneytown Airport, Longs Mountain View, Terra Rubra Farm, Carroll County Fairgrounds, Mayberry Cemetery, Dinterman, Cunningham Acres, Crabster, Copperfield, Colonial Hills, Cloverberry, Eleven Meadows, Carroll View, Fairground Village, Bullfrog Road Bridge, Brownsville, Brown Heights, Blacks School, Bear Mount School, Baptist Road Cemetery, Babylon Heights, Clydesdale Acres, Clearview School, Hidden Oaks, Bamberger Farms, Liebno Estates, Larox Miracle Land, Keysville Union Church, Keysville Evangelical Lutheran Church, Joan Lou Farms, Hyser Estates, Doderer Mill, Hoot'N Hollow, Mayberry Bethel Church of God, Herring Estates, Hahns Mill, Greenland Manor, Green Valley School, Green Meadows, Grace United Church of Christ, Grace United Church of Christ, Frosted Pumpkin Farms, Huckleberry Bottom, Country Life Estates, Grace Bible Church, Glasers Hill, Germans Mill, Fridinger Estates, Forest Knoll, Ebbvale Estates, Dug Hill, Allandale, Cranberry Meadow Farms, Lake Hashawha, Christmas Tree Park, Cape Hill Farms, Brothers Delight, Brook Hill Acres, Bollinger Cemetery, Bixlers United Brethren of Christ Church, Bixler Valley Estates, Dayspring Estates, Lineboro Post Office, Pine Valley Park, Peaceful Valley, Park Ridge, Millers Post Office, Meadow View, Manchester United Brethren in Christ Church, Manchester Farms, Hanover Watershed Wildlife Management Area, Manchester Baptist Church, Hashawha Environmental Center, Leatherwood, Lazarus Cemetery, Krohs Mill Post Office, Klein Estates, Irving College, Holland Hills, Hideaway Estates, Alesia Cemetery, Grand Valley Acres, Bixler Cemetery, Locust Neck Heights, Little Acres, Linden Estates, Humbert Schoolhouse Estates, Humbert School, Hash Farm, Mich-Trace Estates, Grand Valley Farms, Morehead Memorial Cemetery, Faith Bible Church, Dug Hill Rod and Gun Club, Deep Run Boy Scout Camp, Country Trails, Cherry Grove School, Carroll County Sports Complex, Cambridge Estates, Breezewood Estates, Greenfield, Saint Mary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pleasant Acres, Advocates Choice, Union Mills Homestead Park, Union Mills, Twin Farms, Silver Hills, Shoemakers Lot, Manchester Post Office, Saint Marys United Church of Christ, Bachman Valley Estates, Richardson Ridge, Rarjem Acres, Pleasant Valley Farms, Pineridge Farms, Oakleigh Ridge, Mountain View Bible Camp, Mount Pleasant School House, Morehead United Methodist Church, Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Shawnee View, Saint Benjamins Cemetery, Saint Benjamins Lutheran Church, Saint Johns High School, Saint Johns Roman Catholic Church, Saint Pauls Church of Christ, Sandymount Cemetery, Sandymount Park, Sandymount United Methodist Church, Scotsdale, Shades School, Shambergers Mill, Shambergers Mill Station, Todd Village Trailer Park, Sharon Oaks, Ridgemont, Shirley Manor, Smallwood Acres, Snowdens Manor, Sullivan Heights, Sullivans Trailer Park, Summer Hills, Sylvan Park, Tabbys Delight, Tank Station, Tara Oaks, The Fairways at Wakefield, Mount Union Cemetery, Shamrock Acres, Piedmont Acres, Mount Union United Brethren in Christ Church, Mountain Lake View, New Mexico, One Hundred Forty Village Shopping Center, Parrs Ridge, Patapsco Cemetery, Patapsco Post Office, Patapsco Station, Patapsco United Methodist Church, Patapsco Youth Camp, Patapsco Woods, Peach Brandy Village, Roseville Heights, Pheasant Run, Pinch Valley Estates, Pine Knoll, Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Potters Field Cemetery, Random Heights, Random House Park, Raven Run, Rebas Retreat, Rebecca Ridge, Reese Carnival Grounds, Reese Manor, Richwynn Hill, Topkapi, Peppermint Park, Ben-Har Heights, Westminster Shopping Center, Westminster Union Church, Whispering Meadows, Wilimot Manor, Winchester Park, Windy Hill Farms, Winsome Heights, Winterberry, Yorkland, Zipprian Estates, Bollinger Estates, Thompson Infirmary, Arched Bow Valley, Westminster Seventh Day Adventist Church, Berrywood Village, Blue Grass Manor, Brilhart Terrace, Brookmead Farms, Calvary Bible Church, Cape Horn South, Cascade Estates, Castle Oaks, Cedarbrook, Clear View, Ruthed Estates, Saint Lucas Reformed Church, Alma Meadows, Western Maryland College Historic District, Trebee Highlands, Trident Acres, Twin Knolls, Union Schoolhouse, Union Street United Methodist Church, Velvet Run, View West Acres, Village of Bachman, Village of Peachwood, Wakefield Valley, Walnut Ridge, Washington Heights, West End Primary School, Westminster United Methodist Church, Westminster Air Business Center, Westminster Baptist Church, Westminster Cemetery, Westminster Church of the Brethren, Westminster Community Park, Westminster Community Pond, Westminster High School, Westminster Historic District, Westminster Nursing and Convalescent Center, Westminster Post Office, Wakefield Valley Golf Course, Wesley Cemetery, Carroll County Airport, Baker Memorial Chapel, Belle Grove Park, Belle Grove Square, Benedict Woods, Bethel-Carrollton Cemetery, Bethel-Carrollton Church of God, Bethel Ridge, Blue Ridge View, Brentwood Acres, Brunetto Acres, Buckingham View, Campus Heights, Castles Rising, Carroll Community College, Autumn Ridge, Carroll County Agricultural Center, Carroll County Courthouse, Carroll Couny Education Center, Carroll County Farm Museum, Carroll County Home, Carroll County Public Library, Carroll County School for Retarded Children, Carroll County Trails, Carroll County Vocational-Technical Center, Carroll Lutheran Village, Carroll Meadows, Carroll Plaza Shopping Center, Carriage Hills, Saint Marks Protestant Episcopal Church, Shipley, Washington Court, Monarch Meadow, Shrivers Mill, Somerset, Stone Chapel Cemetery, Sunset Vista, The Hermitage, The Meadows, Tri-Woods, Tyrone Acres, Avondale Run, Uniontown Cemetery, Avondale Ridge, Uniontown Historic District, Uniontown Post Office, Uniontown United Methodist Church, Wakefield Estates, Warehime Cemetery, Wedgewood Terrace, Western Chapel Cemetery, Westminster Sewage Plant, Whistling Ridge Estates, Adams Chance, Alto Vista, Aspen Run, Beaver Ridge, Uniontown Academy, Greenbrier, Furnace Hills, Hillsdale, Hillandale Trailer Park, Hickory Ridge Farms, Maple View, Holiday Acres, Harper Estates, Hoover Library, Green Acres, Grafton Manor, Gorsuch Station, Glover Acres, Gill Gymnasium, Gardens of Eternal Hope Cemetery, Harrington, Lynwood, Meadow Branch Cemetery, Marbeth Hill, Michaels Ridge, Middle Brooke, Bair Stadium, Hillside, Maple Crest, Harris Heights, Lees Corner, Lawndale Acres, Laura Lee Estates, Landon C Burns Park, Kalten Acres, Hunter Professional Center, Catoctin View, Church of the Open Door, Cedarhurst, Charity Meeting House Cemetery, Chazdale North, Church of the Ascension Burial Ground, Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church, Covilla, Constance Acres.

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Welcome to Hashawha and Bear Branch Nature Center #CarrollCo Md Rec and Parks


We had beautiful weather and miles and miles of great well-maintained walking trails available today at Hashawha and Bear Branch Nature Center #CarrollCo Md Rec and Parks 

Sports walking trails, Sports Running walking, Carroll Co Rec and Parks, Carroll Co MD, 

Enjoying a view of a log cabin on a walk in Hashawha #CarrollCo Md


Enjoying a view of a log cabin on a walk in Hashawha #CarrollCo Md

Carroll Co MD, Carroll Co Rec and Parks, Sports walking trails, 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

April 2008 Audit of the Carroll County Register of Wills




State of Maryland Office of Legislative Audits April 2008 audit report of the Carroll County Office of the Register of Wills, Carroll County Maryland.

No surprise here: “Our audit did not disclose any findings that warrant inclusion in this report.”


April 15, 2008

Senator Verna L. Jones, Co-Chair, Joint Audit Committee Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., Co-Chair, Joint Audit Committee Members of Joint Audit Committee

Annapolis, Maryland

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have audited the Office of the Register of Wills for Carroll County, Maryland for the period beginning August 23, 2005 and ending January 21, 2008.

Our audit did not disclose any findings that warrant inclusion in this report.

Respectfully submitted, Bruce A. Myers, CPA Legislative Auditor

Background Information

Agency Responsibilities

The Office of the Register of Wills is a public office established under the Constitution of Maryland.  An office is established in each of the 24 Maryland subdivisions.  These offices oversee the administration of decedents’ estates within their jurisdictions and provide assistance (such as providing the proper forms) to individuals administering estates.  The offices collect inheritance taxes and other fees as provided by law.  These fees, as well as the commissions earned by an office on inheritance tax collections, are generally used to finance that office’s operating expenses.  Inheritance tax collections (less the applicable commissions) and any fees and commissions in excess of operating expenses are remitted to the State’s General Fund.  On a collective basis, the offices’ fees and commissions that exceed their operating expenses are retained by the General Fund. In the event that an individual office’s fees and commissions are not sufficient to finance its operating expenses, the difference is paid from the General Fund.

Financial Information

According to the Office’s records, the Office’s fiscal year 2007 gross receipts totaled $2,472,373.  These receipts were distributed in the following manner:

$1,642,874 in inheritance tax collections were remitted to the General Fund;

$829,499 in fees and commissions were disbursed for operating expenses and refunds, or remitted to the General Fund.

The Office’s fiscal year 2007 operating expenses totaled $349,585.

Findings and Recommendations

Our audit did not disclose any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the Office’s internal control. Nor did our audit disclose any significant instances of noncompliance with applicable laws, rules, or regulations.  A less significant finding was communicated to the Office that did not warrant mention in this report.

A draft copy of this report was provided to the Office.  Since there are no recommendations in this report, a written response was not necessary.

Audit Scope, Objectives, and Methodology

We have audited the Office of the Register of Wills for Carroll County, Maryland for the period beginning August 23, 2005 and ending January 21, 2008.  The audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

As prescribed by the State Government Article, Section 2-1221 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the objectives of this audit were to examine the Office's financial transactions, records and internal control, and to evaluate its compliance with applicable State laws, rules, and regulations.

In planning and conducting our audit, we focused on the major financial-related areas of operations based on assessments of materiality and risk.  Our audit procedures included inquiries of appropriate personnel, inspections of documents and records, and observations of the Office’s operations.  We also tested transactions and performed other auditing procedures that we considered necessary to achieve our objectives.  Data provided in this report for background or informational purposes were deemed reasonable, but were not independently verified.

The Office’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control.  Internal control is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives pertaining to the reliability of financial records, effectiveness and efficiency of operations including safeguarding of assets, and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations are achieved.

Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or fraud may nevertheless occur and not be detected.  Also, projections of any evaluation of internal control to future periods are subject to the risk that conditions may change or compliance with policies and procedures may deteriorate.

Our reports are designed to assist the Maryland General Assembly in exercising its legislative oversight function and to provide constructive recommendations for improving State operations.  As a result, our reports generally do not address activities we reviewed that are functioning properly.

AUDIT TEAM

Peter J. Klemans, CPA
Audit Manager

Elaine D. Kagan
Senior Auditor

Catherine M. Clarke
Staff Auditor

This report and any related follow-up correspondence are available to the public through the Office of Legislative Audits at 301 West Preston Street, Room 1202, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The Office may be contacted by telephone at 410-946-5900, 301-970-5900, or 1-877-486-9964.

Electronic copies of our audit reports can be viewed or downloaded from our website at http://www.ola.state.md.us.

Alternate formats may be requested through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-735-2258.

The Department of Legislative Services – Office of the Executive Director, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 can also assist you in obtaining copies of our reports and related correspondence.  The Department may be contacted by telephone at 410-946-5400 or 301-
970-5400.


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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

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