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July 31, 2020

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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

DEFUNCT AGENCIES

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE
Bishop Charles E. Carroll, Chair (chosen by County Executive)
Andrea Chamblee, Vice-Chair (chosen by County Executive)
Maria Hiaasen, Vice-Chair (chosen by County Executive)

Appointed by County Executive:
Jacqueline Boone Allsup; Elizabeth Banach; Robert Bates; Victoria W. Bayless; G. James (Jamie) Benoit, Jr.; Mackenzie Boughey; Iris Krasnow; Elizabeth Ruddy; Jennifer Sowers; James Spearman; Dawn Stoltzfus; Sue Ward.

Appointed by County Council: Stacy Upton Korbelak; Christopher Moore.

Ex officio: Pamela G. Beidle, State Senate; J. Sandy Bartlett, House of Delegates; Jennifer Purcell, Ph.D., designee of County Executive; Anne Colt Leitess, State's Attorney; James Frederick, Sheriff; Allison Pickard, County Council; vacancy, County Council; Melissa K. Ellis, Board of Education; Nilesh Kalyanaraman, M.D., Health Officer; Gregory J. Swain, Esq., County Attorney; Timothy J. Altomare, Chief of Police; Tricia L. Wolford, Fire Chief; J. Kevin Aftung, Director, Office of Emergency Management; Adrienne J. Mickler, Executive Director, Mental Health Agency, Inc.; Peter I. Smith, Military & Veterans Affairs Liaison; vacancy, Annapolis City Council; Kevin J. Simmons, Director, Annapolis Office of Emergency Management.

County Executive formed Anne Arundel County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in April 2019 (Executive Order no. 9).

From Task Force a preliminary report to the County Executive was due December 15, 2019, and a final report, May 1, 2020.

CAPITAL & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Under Police Department, Capital and Special Projects was created in Jan. 2016 and abolished Sept. 1, 2016.

CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
Appointed by County Council:
Jana H. Carvey, Esq., Chair
Patric S. Enright; Joshua C. Greene, Esq.; Karen L. Cook, Esq.; Jason Rheinstein, Esq.

After publication of each decennial census of the United States, the Anne Arundel County Charter requires that the County Council appoint a Charter Revision Commission. The Commission makes a comprehensive study of the County government, updates its Charter where necessary, and may recommend revisions to councilmanic districts at that time (County Charter, Article XII, sec. 1203).

Authorized by County Council Resolution no. 28-11, the last Charter Revision Commission was appointed in April 2011, and submitted its final report to the County Council on April 16, 2012.

CHESAPEAKE INNOVATION CENTER
Opened in 2014 as a business incubator, defunded in July 2017.

COMMISSION ON EXCELLENCE
Appointed by County Executive:

    AGING, HEALTH, PARKS & RECREATION, & SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM
    Reggie Broddie, Team Leader
    Rudwan Abu-rumman; Thomas Angelis; Edward Bilo; Raymond Bussey; Thomas Donlin; Todd Popham; Veronica Tovey; Linda Williams.

    BUDGET, CENTRAL SERVICES & FINANCE TEAM
    Eric Rosborg, Team Leader
    Eric W. Edstrom; Michael Hagopian; Vernon A. Murray; Jon Pilon; Douglas Smith.

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LIBRARIES & PUBLIC WORKS TEAM
    Arthur D. Ebersberger, Team Leader
    Barbara Baldwin; James Falcon; Nick Kyriacou; Douglas McGaughey; Erik Michelsen; Charles Steadman; Alex Williams.

    LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, & PERSONNEL TEAM
    Allen A. Skogebo, Team Leader
    Jessica Farrar; Steven Kling; Michael J. Leahy; Sharon New; David M. Plott; Eileen E. Powers; Dennis J. Sysko.

    PLANNING & ZONING, INSPECTIONS & PERMITS, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM
    Jay Winer, Team Leader
    Eric DeVito, J.D.; Spurgeon R. Eismeier, Jr.; Evan Gilligan; John Hiser; Roland Jeffers; Robert Lee; Timothy Martin; Thomas Pilon; Perry Weed; Darlene Zepp.

    PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM
    Patrick Jameson, Team Leader
    Paul Gable; Jeffrey Gauges; Dennis Hoyle; Albert Kirchner; Michael Linynsky; Mary Roberts.

The County Executive established Commission on Excellence in April 2013.

Consisting of 47 volunteer members, Commission submitted its final report on February 4, 2014.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S TRANSITION TEAM, 2014
Alan R. Friedman, Co-Chair
James J. King, Co-Chair

    Aging & Disabilities Committee
    Janet S. Owens, Chair

    Annapolis City Committee
    Mike Collins, Chair

    Budget & Finance Committee
    James C. (Chip) DiPaula Jr., Chair

    Central Services Committee
    Korkut Onal, Chair

    Constituent Services Committee
    Angie Rodriguez, Chair

    Corrections Committee
    Brad Dunnells, Chair

    Department of Public Works Committee
    Bill Westervelt, Chair

    Economic Development Committee
    Paul Gable, Chair

    Education Committee
    Bob Leib, Chair

    Fire Department Committee
    Bob Costa, Chair

    Government Relations & Communications Committee
    Tom Marquardt, Chair

    Grants Committee
    Susan Graves, Chair

    Health Committee
    Fran Phillips, Chair

    Housing Committee
    Bill Utz, Chair

    Human Relations Committee
    Walter Vasquez, Chair

    Inspections & Permits Committee
    Danny Boyd, Chair

    Information Technology Committee
    Ellis Kitchen, Chair

    Law Committee
    Bob Ostrom, Chair

    Personnel Committee
    Larry Ulvila, Chair

    Planning & Zoning Committee
    Eliot Powell, Chair

    Police Committee
    Mike White, Chair

    Recreation & Parks Committee
    Bud Duckett, Chair

    Social Services Committee
    Leslie Stanton, Chair

    Workforce Development Committee
    Claire Louder, Chair

  • Final Report, May 8, 2015

Appointed in 2014, County Executive's Transition Team submitted its final report on May 8, 2015.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S TRANSITION TEAM, 2018
Janet S. Owens, Co-Chair
Christopher J. Trumbauer, Co-Chair

    Educated Communities Committee
    Stacy Upton Korbelak, Chair

    Empowered Communities Committee
    Peter I. Smith, Chair

    Healthy Communities Committee
    Lisa Hillman, Chair

    Responsible Government Committee
    M. Gerald (Jerry) Walker, Chair

    Safe Communities Committee
    Edward Bergin and Richard C. Rook Rogers, Co-Chairs

    Sustainable Communities Committee
    Kate Fritz, Chair

    Thriving Communities Committee
    Christina Pompa, Chair

  • Final Report, March 1, 2019

Appointed in 2018, County Executive's Transition Team submitted its final report on March 1, 2019.

HEALTH COMMUNITIES ADMINISTRATION
Under Health Department, renamed Public Health.

HEROIN ACTION TASK FORCE
(410) 222-1821

Chair: Steven R. Schuh, County Executive

Appointed by County Executive: Robert D. Agee; Thomas C. Andrews; Pamela M. Brown, Ph.D.; Terry Kokolis; Dawn S. Lindsay, Ph.D.; Adrienne J. Mickler; David Pressley; Michael A. Pristoop; Rhonda B. Wardlaw; Carnitra D. White.

Ex officio: Paul A. Hackner, Circuit Administrative Judge; John P. McKenna, Jr., District Administrative Judge; Allan C. Graves, Fire Chief; Jinlene Chan, M.D., Health Officer; Timothy J. Altomare, Police Chief; George P. Arlotto, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools; Ronald S. Bateman, Sheriff; Wes Adams, Esq., State's Attorney; Michael J. Pantelides, Mayor of Annapolis.

County Executive convened Heroin Action Task Force in Dec. 2014 to tackle heroin problem in Anne Arundel County.

Task Force submitted its report in March 2015.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS SECTION
Under Police Department, renamed Internal Affairs Unit in 2013, when it joined Office of Professional Standards.

OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, & RESPONSE
Under Health Department, renamed Office of Assessment and Planning.

SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATING COMMISSION
Commission consisted of five members appointed to four-year terms by Governor; a member appointed by County Executive; a member appointed by Board of Community College Trustees; a member appointed by Anne Arundel County Council of Parent Teacher Associations; a member appointed by Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County; a member appointed by Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce; and a member appointed by Association of Educational Leaders. Governor named chair.

In 2017, School Board Nominating Commission was reorganized as School Board Appointment Commission (Chapter 35, Acts of 2016).

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