MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

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Stella B. Werner Council Office Building (from Vinson St.), 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Montgomery County Council, Rockville, Maryland, December 2022.

Standing, left to right: Sidney A. Katz, Laurie-Anne Sayles, Andrew M. Friedson, Natali Fani-González, Gabriel I. Albornoz.

Seated, left to right: Will Jawando, Kristin Mink, Marilyn Balcombe, Evan Glass, Dawn Luedtke, Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart.

Meetings: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.

Selena Mendy Singleton, Esq., Clerk (240) 777-7979; e-mail: selena.singleton@montgomerycountymd.gov
Benjamin S. (Sky) Brandt, Public Information Officer (240) 777-7884; e-mail: benjamin.brandt@montgomerycountymd.gov

Stella B. Werner Council Office Building (north corner), 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/adhoccomm.html

Hans Riemer, Chair
George L. Leventhal.

Ex officio: Evan Glass, President, County Council

STANDING COMMITTEES
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/about/committees.html

Appointed by President, County Council.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/econcomm.html
Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Chair
Marilyn Balcombe; Evan Glass, Esq.; Laurie-Anne Sayles.

EDUCATION & CULTURE COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/eccomm.html
Will Jawando, Chair
Gabriel I. Albornoz; Kristin Mink.

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & FISCAL POLICY COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/gocomm.html
Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart, Chair
Andrew M. Friedson; Sidney A. Katz.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/hhscomm.html
Gabriel I. Albornoz, Chair
Dawn Luedtke; Laurie-Anne Sayles.

PLANNING, HOUSING & PARKS COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/phcomm.html
Andrew M. Friedson, Chair
Natali Fani-Gonzalez; William (Will) Jawando.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/pscomm.html
Sidney A. Katz, Chair
Gabriel I. Albornoz; Dawn Luedtke; Kristin Mink.

TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/committee/tecomm.html
Evan Glass, Esq., Chair
Marilyn Balcombe; Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart.

BOARD OF APPEALS
Barbara Jay, Executive Director (240) 777-6600
e-mail: barbara.jay@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/boa/

Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms:
John H. Pentecost (D), Chair (chosen by County Council), 2024
Caryn Hines; Richard Melnick; Laura Seminario-Thornton; Alan Sternstein.

Meetings: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.


CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/crc/
e-mail: charterreview.commission@montgomerycountymd.gov

George H. Margolies (D), Chair (chosen by County Council)
Ronald L. Stubblefield (D), Vice-Chair (chosen by County Executive)


Appointed by County Executive with County Council consent:
Christopher D. Danley (R); Katherine C. Gugulis (R); Susan Miles (D); Galina Teverovsky (D).

Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms:
David A. Hill (D); A. Lawrence Laver (R); Perry L. Paylor, Esq. (D); Nichole Gibbs Thomas, Ph.D. (U).
Terms expire 2022.

Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.


COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND FUNDING FOR PUBLIC ELECTION FUND
Appointed by County Council:
David Scull (D), Chair
Lee Annis (R); William Ewing; Lionel Lissom; Nancy McMahan Farrar (R); Jacki Sackstein; Stephen Whitted (D).

COUNCILMANIC REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
(240) 777-7900; fax: (240) 777-7989

GRANTS ADVISORY GROUP
Appointed by County Council:
Karen Judson, Chair, 2017


MERIT SYSTEM PROTECTION BOARD
Bruce P. Martin, Executive Director (240) 777-6620
e-mail: bruce.martin@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mspb/

Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
Michael J. Kator, Chair, 2020
Harriet E. Davidson, 2021; Angela Franco, 2022.

OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNCIL
Marlene Michaelson, Council Administrator (240) 777-7943; e-mail: marlene.michaelson@montgomerycountymd.gov
Mary Jane Berry, Administrative Services Coordinator (240) 777-7930; e-mail: maryjane.berry@montgomerycountymd.gov
Sonya Healy, Legislative Information Officer (240) 777-7939; e-mail: sonya.healy@montgomerycountymd.gov

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appointed by County Council to 4-year term:
Megan Davey Limarzi, Esq., Inspector General, 2023
(240) 777-8240; fax: (240) 777-8254
e-mail: ig@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/oig/

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
Christopher A. Cihlar, Ph.D., Director (240) 777-7996
e-mail: chris.cihlar@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/olo/

OFFICE OF ZONING & ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Lynn Robeson Hannan, Director (240) 777-6664
e-mail: ozah@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ozah/index.html

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