Embattled inaugural Baltimore County IG will take over newly created position in Howard
Kelly Madigan, Baltimore County’s first inspector general, is leaving her position after four difficult years to become the first inspector general in Howard County, she said in a resignation letter.
“It was not an easy choice, but it was the right one,” Madigan said of her decision to leave Baltimore County effective Jan. 2.
She added that a cascade of circumstances has made continuing in the job difficult.
“I have confronted the reality that the tools and support required to safeguard integrity in the county government continue to be restricted,” said Madigan, 47, who was appointed inspector general by then-Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. in 2020 to fulfill a campaign promise.
Council member Izzy Patoka, a Pikesville Democrat, supported Madigan throughout her ordeal and introduced legislation to make the office more independent and free from politicization.
In a statement, he said he’s sorry to see her go.
“One of the most challenging actions in government is to create a new agency. This is particularly difficult in establishing an Inspector General’s office given the nature of the work program,” he said. “Kelly Madigan did a great job in creating and leading the operations of the Baltimore County office.”
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