One of Kathy Klausmeier’s top aides is leaving Baltimore County government during the political turmoil over the county executive’s non-reappointment of Inspector General Kelly Madigan.

Today is the last day for Patrick Roddy, one of three senior staffers appointed by Klausmeier in January after she was selected interim county executive. The other positions are held by his wife, Valerie Roddy, and Chief of Staff Amanda Conn.

Roddy’s plans to leave as director of government relations came to light shortly before Klausmeier notified Madigan, the county’s first fraud and corruption fighter, that she would not be reappointed to a second term, sparking a backlash by good government groups and voters.

The retired Annapolis lobbyist handled behind-the-scenes negotiations with incumbent County Executive Johnny Olszewski and other Democratic leaders that led to Klausmeier’s appointment in January to fill out Olszewski’s term after he was elected to Congress.

According to State Elections Board records, Roddy was paid $29,000 in consulting fees by Klausmeier’s campaign committee between October and December 2024. Her committee also donated $1,000 to Councilman Izzy Patoka and $750 to Councilman Julian E. Jones Jr. in the run-up before the County Council  approved Klausmeier, a longtime state senator, as the interim county executive.

Lobbyist to Replace Roddy

In the wake of Klausmeier’s surprise decision not to reappoint Madigan, six of the Council’s seven members have voiced support of the inspector general, whose investigations of county offices and practices had especially angered Olszewski and Councilman Jones.

Both Olszewski and Jones introduced legislation aimed at placing Madigan’s office under the supervision of elected county officials before dropping the measures in the face of public disapproval. Last November county voters overwhelming approved establishing the Office of Inspector General as part of the county government, but still under the final appointment authority of the county executive.

Madigan is reapplying for her job as part of the open search process demanded by Klausmeier, who has not publicly discussed her decision and who ducked out of an attempt by Madigan defenders to personally present a petition supporting her reappointment. (A spokesperson said Klausmeier was on her way to Las Vegas to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers annual convention.)

During his 4½ months in office, Roddy not only represented the county in Annapolis, but assumed many day-to-day administrative functions, convening meetings, often with his wife, as the representative for an absent Klausmeier.

Roddy, who could not be reached for comment, has told friends that he wants to “re-retire.” His wife will stay on as the $150,000-a-year deputy chief of staff to Klausmeier.

Sources tell The Brew that Roddy’s replacement is Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, a longtime Annapolis lobbyist and a partner at Schwartz, Metz, Wise and Kaufman, a law firm that includes Andrew “Drew” Vetter as partner.

Vetter left the Olszewski administration in 2022 under a cloud arising from a Madigan report on alleged special favors granted to Owings Mills developer Howard S. Brown and a second report on efforts to help casino and hotel owner David Cordish build a sprawling tennis barn on his property in Greenspring Valley.

Kasemeyer, the wife of former state Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, will assume the position of director of government relations next week.