OXFORD, MARYLAND — Commissioners are set for a regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at 101 Market Street. The town streams the meeting on Town Hall Streams.

The posted agenda lists a public hearing and consideration of a vote on Resolution 2601. The resolution would amend Article V of the Oxford Charter to move election registration and nomination deadlines earlier. The resolution text would require absentee voters to be registered with the State of Maryland no later than 42 days before the election, push candidate nomination filings to 42 days before the election (from 30), and push write-in certificates to at least 35 days before the election (from 10). Sep. 8 minutes record that the public hearing was set for Oct. 13 after the resolution was introduced as amended. The agenda does not record the vote outcome.

Also under ordinances and resolutions, the agenda introduces Ordinance 2605, a repeal-and-replace of Chapter 13 Ethics, with Commissioners to consider setting a public hearing for Nov. 10, 2026. A proclamation in support of preservation and revitalization of the historic Robert Morris Inn is listed for a vote. New business includes moving the Dec. 8 meeting to Dec. 7 and authorizing Strand stormwater, curb, sidewalk, tree-protection, and bulkhead work at $512,511 contingent on $300,000 in Maryland Department of the Environment grant approval for the Oxford Comprehensive Shoreline Resilience Project. Next regular meetings on the agenda are Oct. 27 and Nov. 10, 2026.

| Item | Record | | --- | --- | | Meeting | Regular meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, 6 p.m. | | Place | 101 Market Street, Oxford (Town Hall Streams link posted) | | Resolution 2601 | Public hearing and consideration of vote — election deadlines | | Proposed election deadlines | Absentee registration 42 days; nominations 42 days (from 30); write-ins 35 days (from 10) | | Ordinance 2605 | Introduce Ethics Chapter 13 rewrite; hearing date under consideration Nov. 10 | | Next regular meetings | Oct. 27 and Nov. 10, 2026 | Public comments follow the town’s three-minute in-person rule.