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PUBLIC LIFE
COUNTY CONTACTS
A guide to Anne Arundel County government
By James Matheson
1821.
County Executive Steuart Pittman is
the top-ranking official in Anne Arundel
County, which operates on a $2.4 billion
budget in fiscal 2026.
Pittman, a Democrat, is balanced by
the legislative branch, a seven-member
County Council, which includes four
Democrats and three Republicans.
The council meets twice a month and
holds one work session per month in
Annapolis, the seat of county and state
government. Meetings can be viewed
online.
This year, each County Council
members will make about $44,000, with
the exception of the chair, who makes
about $49,000, and the vice chair, who
makes $45,000 — amounts that were
set by the previous council. Some of the
council members also have jobs in the
private sector.
Pittman, who was first elected in 2018
and reelected in 2022, was paid $142,000
in fiscal 2025. The council approved a
27% raise — $180,000 — for the next
executive.
The Office of the County Executive
handles executive leadership, including
proposing a budget to the council, and
drafting legislation to be introduced to
the council by way of the council chair.
While four of the council members
were first elected in 2018 and reelected in
2022, the other three, Pete Smith, a Severn
Democrat, Julie Hummer, a Laurel
Democrat, and Shannon Leadbetter, a
Crofton Republican, were elected in 2022.
Anne Arundel County is home to about
600,000 residents and includes 533 miles
of coastline. The jurisdiction has its own
police department, fire department and
public education system.
For more information, visit aacounty.
org.
Community Engagement and Constituent Services: 410-222-1785. Handles all
constituent concerns by region.
Office of Law: 410-222-7888. Performs
legal, advisory, documentary and drafting
services, and issues opinions on county
law.
Department of Public Works: 410-222-
7500. Oversees the county water and
sewer systems, trash removal, street
repair and snow removal.
Police Department: 410-222-8050. The
department is split into four districts.
Dial 911 for emergencies.
Fire Department: 410-222-8300. Fights
County Executive Steuart Pittman announces his fiscal year 2026 budget on May 1 to the
County Council, the final fiscal authority in the county. BRIAN KRISTA/STAFF
linda.harris@aacounty.org
District 2: Allison Pickard, D-Glen
Burnie. allison.pickard@aacounty.org.
410-222-2412
Legislative assistant Kristin M. Etzel,
kristin.etzel@aacounty.org
District 3: Nathan Volke, R-Pasadena.
nathan.volke@aacounty.org. 410-2222413
Legislative assistant Sara Gannon, sara.
gannon@aacounty.org
District 4: Julie Hummer, D-Laurel.
jhummer@aacounty.org. 410-222-2414
Legislative assistant Brian Kemmet,
bkemmet@aacounty.org
District 5: Amanda Fiedler, R-Arnold.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS
amanda.fiedler@aacounty.org. 410-2222415
Legislative assistant Pam Scarbro,
pscarbro@aacounty.org
County executive: Steuart Pittman,
Democrat. 410-222-1821
District 6: Lisa Brannigan Rodvien,
ton. sleadbetter@aacounty.org. 410-2222417
Legislative assistant Jessica Ewing,
jewing@aacounty.org
COUNCIL MEETINGS
County Council meetings are held at
7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of
every month at the Arundel Center, the
county’s administrative headquarters, in
Annapolis. All meetings are open to the
public and streamed online. Any person
can testify on legislation, or any topic not
appearing on the agenda, by going before
the council or submitting written testimony that is posted online before each
meeting.
Video recordings of the meetings are
then posted online in the following days.
For more information, visit aacounty.
org/services-and-programs/government-television.
COUNTY AGENCIES
District 1: Pete Smith D-Severn. peter.
D-Annapolis. lisa.rodvien@aacounty.org.
410-222-2406
Legislative assistant Courtney Buiniskis, ccbuin24@aacounty.org
More information on each of the following county agencies and their programs
can be found at the county website,
aacounty.org, including phone listings,
upcoming legislation, meeting agendas,
calendars and items of community interest.
smith@aacounty.org. 410-222-2411
Legislative assistant Linda Harris,
District 7: Shannon Leadbetter, R-Crof-
Office of the County Executive: 410-222-
County Council main office: 410-222-1401
fires and provides emergency aid and life
support. Also inspects businesses and
residential buildings for fire code violations and conducts educational programs
on fire prevention and safety. Dial 911 for
emergencies.
Department of Health: 410-222-7095.
Monitors public health concerns throughout the county. Provides health services
and resources to county residents. Shares
information on environmental health and
recreational waterway closures.
Office of Planning and Zoning: 410-222-
7450. Issues zoning permits and handles
applications for development or redevelopment in the county. Handles comprehensive planning, enforces zoning laws
and oversees historic preservation.
Inspections and Permits: 410-222-7790.
Handles building, grading and trade
permits, subdivision applications for both
commercial and residential projects.
Office of Personnel: 410-222-7595.
Handles all applications for employment,
employee benefits and pensions and
labor negotiations.
Department of Recreation and Parks:
410-222-7300. Maintains and operates
county parks.
A full list of all county departments can
be found at aacounty.org/departments.
