County Government Structure

County Title of Chief Is Chief Elected Official Number and Form of Term of Counties County Elected Official elected or voted in by Method of Election Government Office With Elected Meeting Council/Commission Board? (Districts) Treasurers Dates

ALLEGANY President, Board Elected by Board of 3 At-Large Code Home No Term No Thursdays at of County Commissioners for 4 yr. term Commissioners Rule Limits 5:00 pm Commissioners

ANNE Chairperson, Voted by Council each 7 District Charter Two No First and ARUNDEL County Council; December/ Councilmembers Home Rule consecutive Third and County County Executive elected by four-year Mondays at Executive the People terms 7:00 pm

BALTIMORE President, City Council President and Mayor Council President Charter No Term Comptroller Alternating CITY Council; and Elected by the people for 4yr. is At-Large Home Rule Limits Elected Mondays at 5:00 pm. If the Mayor terms 14 District meeting falls Councilmembers on a holiday, the Council then meets the following Monday BALTIMORE Chairperson, Chairperson voted by the 7 District Charter Council - No No First & Third County Council; Council each January Councilmembers Home Rule Term Limits, Mondays at 7:00 pm. If and County County Executive elected by County falls on a Executive the People Executive – Two holiday, consecutive the following four-year Tuesday. First terms Mondays only June, July, & August at 6:00 pm

Updated October 2018

CALVERT President, Board Elected by Commissioners 2 At-Large Commission No Term Yes Most of County each December Commissioners Limits Tuesdays Commissioners 3 District from 10:00 am Commissioners to 4:30 pm

CAROLINE President, Board Elected by Commissioners for 3 At-Large Code Home No Term No Second and of County four-year term Commissioners Rule Limits Fourth Commissioners Tuesday at 6:00 pm

CARROLL President, Board Elected by Commissioners for 5 District Commission Two No Tuesdays and Thursdays at of County a four-year term Commissioners consecutive Commissioners terms 10:00 a.m., reconvene at 1:30 p.m. CECIL President, County President elected by County 5 District Council Charter Terms are No First and Council; and Council each year Members Home Rule - staggered Third Tuesday County Executive County Executive elected by 2012 and expire at 7:00 pm the people for Districts 2, 3 and 4 in 2018, and Districts 1 and 5 in 2020, and every four years thereafter.

CHARLES President, Board Elected by the people for 5 Commissioners Code Home No Term No Tuesdays at of County four-year term Elected At-Large, Rule-2002 Limits 10:00 am Commissioners but serving by District

Updated October 2018

DORCHESTER President, County Elected by Council each year 5 District Council Charter No Term No First and Council in November – effective members Home Rule- Limits Third Tuesday December 2002 of each month at 6:00 pm

FREDERICK County Council; 2 At-Large Council Charter Council No First and and County Members, 5 District Home Rule - Members - Third Tuesday Executive Council Members 2014 Limit of of each month County Executive Three at 4:30 pm Consecutive Terms, County Executive Limited to two consecutive four-year terms

Updated October 2018

GARRETT Chairperson, Elected by Commissioners for 3 At-Large Commission No Term No Public Meetings are Board of County no particular set period of Commissioners Limits Commissioners time scheduled in advance and notice for the month is posted on the County’s website the prior month. The standard meeting day and time is Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. However schedule is subject to change. HARFORD President, County Council President and Council President Charter Council No First three Council; and County Executive Voted by is At-Large Home Rule Members - Tuesdays of County Executive the People 6 District No Term each month at Councilmembers Limits, 7:30 pm County Executive Limited to two consecutive four-year terms

Updated October 2018

HOWARD Chairperson, Chairperson voted in by 5 District Charter Limit of two No First and County Council; Council each December and Councilmembers Home Rule consecutive Third and County County Executive Voted by four-year Mondays at Executive the People terms 7:30 pm. Second and Fourth Mondays at 4:30 pm KENT President, Board Elected by Commissioners 3 At-Large Code Home No Term No Tuesdays at of County post Election Commissioners Rule Limits 6:00 pm Commissioners

MONTGOMERY President, County Council President voted by 4 At-Large Charter Limit of two No Tuesdays at Council; and the Council each December Councilmembers Home Rule consecutive 9:30 am County Executive and County Executive elected 5 District four-year by the People Councilmembers terms

PRINCE President, County Council Chairman voted by 2 At-Large Charter Limited to No Tuesdays at GEORGE’S Council; and Council each December and Councilmembers Home Rule two 10:00 am County Executive County Executive Elected by 9 District consecutive depending on the People Councilmembers four-year other terms scheduling

QUEEN ANNE’S President, Board Voted in by Board of 1 At-Large Code Home No Term No Second Tuesday at of County Commissioners each Commissioner, 4 Rule Limits Commissioners December District 9:00 am and Commissioners Fourth Tuesday at 5:30 pm ST. MARY’S President, Board Elected by the People for 4 yr. 5 At-Large Commission Three Yes Tuesdays at 9 of County term Commissioners consecutive am Commissioners terms

Updated October 2018

SOMERSET President, Board Voted in by Board of 5 District Commission No Term Yes Alternating of County Commissioners for a 4-yr. Commissioners Limits Tuesdays at Commissioners term 2:00 pm

TALBOT President, County Voted in annually at end of 5 At-Large Charter No Term No Second Council November by Council Councilmembers Home Rule Limits Tuesday at 1:30 pm and Fourth Tuesday at 6:00 pm

WASHINGTON President, Board Elected by the People for a 4- 5 At-Large Commission No Term Yes Tuesdays at of County yr. term Commissioners Limits 8:30 am Commissioners

WICOMICO President, County Elected by Council in Council President Charter No Term No First Tuesday Council; and December and Vice President Home Rule Limits at 6:00 pm and County Executive County Executive elected by At-Large Third Tuesday people 5 District at 10:00 am Councilmembers

WORCESTER President, Board Vote held by Board of 7 District Code Home No Term No 1st and 3rd of County Commissioners each Commissioners Rule Limits Tuesdays at Commissioners December 10:00 am

Updated October 2018