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Holiday Schedule - Memorial Day
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05/23/2013

 

Mon, May 27 –  NO Curbside Collection  –  WMS Facilities Closed

 

Annapolis (May 23, 2013) - The Department of Public Works, Waste Management Services, will observe the following curbside collection schedule and facility operating schedule at the Millersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility and the Northern, Central and Southern Recycling Centers in observance of Memorial Day.

 

For more information on recycling and trash services, visit the Department’s web page at www.aacounty.org/DPW/WasteManagement or call our Customer Service Representatives at 410.222.6100 Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. if you have questions.

County Executive Laura Neuman to Examine Anti-Discrimination Policies and Procedures
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05/17/2013

 

 
Annapolis, Maryland (May 17, 2013) — Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman today announced that she has requested an assessment of the County’s anti-discrimination policies and procedures and the role and functions of the Human Relations Commission. 
 
“I want to take a closer look at the responsibilities and authority of the Commission in order to determine if we are utilizing the agency in the most effective way,” stated County Executive Neuman.  “I also want to explore the possibility of hiring a Compliance Officer to better assist the Commission and serve the needs of County citizens and employees in cases of discrimination or sexual harassment.” 
 
Soon after taking office County Executive Neuman met with the Human Relations Commission to discuss its mission and role in handling citizen and County employee complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment.  
 
The purpose of Anne Arundel County’s Human Relations Commission is to promote fairness, eliminate discrimination and harassment in public and private sectors, and advance understanding and effective communication among people of different cultures.  The Commission may investigate and mediate disputes and discrimination complaints but they do not have formal enforcement powers and refer unresolved matters to State and Federal agencies.  
 
County Executive Neuman has tasked Chief Administrative Officer Karen Cook, an attorney and former federal compliance officer for Anne Arundel Community College, with conducting a review of the County’s current anti-discrimination policies and procedures and providing recommendations for how they may be improved or most efficiently applied. 
 
County Executive Laura Neuman Launches Facebook and Twitter Accounts
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05/13/2013

 

Annapolis, Maryland (May 13, 2013) – Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman today announced that her Facebook and Twitter pages are up and running.

 

“We live in a society where people seek information through a variety of channels,” stated County Executive Neuman.  “Part of my goal to bring the County’s technology into the 21st century includes adding social media to our communications strategy.”

 

The County Executive’s office plans to actively participate on these platforms and provide citizens with modern methods of information sources to receive news and updates about what is happening in County government.

 

County Executive Neuman invites citizens to follow her on Twitter @LauraNeumanExec and like her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LauraNeumanExec.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman to Compete in Executive Showdown Healthy Cook-Off
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05/08/2013

 

Annapolis, Md. (May 8, 2013)—Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman will compete against other local elected leaders in an “Executive Showdown Cook-Off” to show her support of the United Way of Central Maryland’s Families Living United Healthy Food Week 2013 effort.

 

 

WHO:      

Laura Neuman, Anne Arundel County Executive

Ken Ulman, Howard County Executive

Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore

 
WHAT:

The Executive Showdown Healthy Cook-Off will pair elected leaders with area chefs in a competition to highlight the importance of healthy meals and healthy eating. 

 

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:

Wegmans Hunt Valley - 122 Shawan Road - Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030

 

WHY:

To draw attention to United Way’s Families Living United Healthy Food Week – an effort to collect and donate healthy food items for low-income central Marylanders in time for an expected increase in need this summer while children are not in school receiving breakfast, lunch and sometimes even dinner.  

Retirement of Chief Larry W. Tolliver
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05/07/2013

Retirement of Chief Larry W. Tolliver

 

Today, I submitted to County Executive Laura Neuman my resignation as Chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, effective May 21, 2013.  I have appreciated the opportunity to lead this Department during a difficult period in its history, and I am proud of the progress we were able to make in a short time.

                        

I am resigning today because the Department needs a chief who can focus solely on the department’s mission, something that is challenging to do in the current environment.   Although it is contemporaneous with these events, my return to retirement is not stimulated by the widely reported recent complaint by an officer, nor by the similar false accusations in anonymous communications, nor by the external interagency investigation currently underway.  

 

The Department of Personnel determined that all of the several complaints lodged by an officer were unfounded, except for a single use of an insensitive term in one joking conversation with a personal friend.   I acknowledged that offense before the investigation and apologized for it.   Moreover, I respect the County Executive’s authority to order external agencies to examine the Department, its leaders, and its operations.  I have no doubt that this investigation will confirm the significant achievement of the department under my brief leadership and will find that I have enjoyed broad support within the agency for my leadership. 

 

My retirement is voluntary.  It results from serious introspection and reflects my deep regard for the department.   Although I am proud of the agency’s accomplishments since I became chief in the wake of the former Executive’s indictment, I understand now that fully restoring the unity of purpose of this Department and trust and truthfulness among its employees will be a long, difficult struggle.   I very much want this department to succeed.  My agreement to return to the department from retirement was always intended to be a transitional step for the department.    No plant can thrive if the farmer insists on continuously pulling it up to check on the growth of its roots.  The department needs stability and long-term leadership to thrive. 

 

With few exceptions, the men and women in the department cherish their role in protecting the public and give their best every day to that purpose.   The public can feel safe in their hands.  I thank them for their integrity, their dedication, and their support for me during my time as their chief.  I wish them only the very best as they continue that important mission.

Public Schedule for County Executive Laura Neuman (Week of May 6)
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05/06/2013

 

Monday, May 6

 

11:30 a.m. – Kick-Off for Older American’s Month, Heritage Office Complex courtyard, 2666 Riva Road, Annapolis

 

12:45 p.m. – Groundbreaking Ceremony of High Performance Computing Center, Fort Meade, Site M, Meade Conference Center (The Old Golf Course Pro Shop) 

 

 

Tuesday, May 7

 

6:20 p.m. – Education Excellence Awards Dinner, La Fountaine Bleue, 7514 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie

 

 

Wednesday, May 8

 

9 a.m. – Tour of the Anne Arundel County Food Bank, Marbury Drive, Crownsville

  

 

Thursday, May 9

 

9 a.m. – Meeting to align coordination of PFC Bradley Manning Trial, Arundel Center, 44 Calvert Street, Annapolis

 

11:00 a.m. – RSVP 2013 Volunteer Recognition Event, Michael’s 8th Avenue, 7220 Grayburn Drive, Glen Burnie

 

 

Friday, May 10

 

9:00 a.m. – Maryland Association of Realtors (MAR) Spring Symposium, Maryland LIVE! Casino, Rams Head Center Stage, 7002 Arundel Mills Cir #777, Hanover

 

12:00 p.m. -- Lunch reception for Sister State Signing Ceremony between State of Maryland and County Cork Republic of Ireland, Severn Inn, 1993 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Annapolis

 

2:30 p.m. – Meeting with Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards, Arundel Center, 44 Calvert Street, Annapolis

 

 

Saturday, May 11

 

9:00 a.m. – Crofton Armed Forces/First Responders Parade

County Receives Additional $72.1 Million Bay Restoration Fund Grant Award for Cox Creek ENR Phase II Construction
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05/03/2013

Board of Public Works Also Approved $24.9 Million Low Interest Loan
 
                     
 
Annapolis, Maryland (May 2, 2013) - The State of Maryland Board of Public Works recently awarded Anne Arundel County an additional $72.1 million in Bay Restoration Fund (BRF) Grants and $24.9 million low interest loan for upcoming construction costs associated with the Cox Creek Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) Capital Project.  Phase II of the $162 million project will begin this summer and, when complete, improve the health of our waterways by enhancing the County’s ability to increase the amount of harmful pollutants removed in the wastewater treatment process.  
 
 
 
The $72.1 million represents the final installment of BRF Grants for Cox Creek and supplements the $16.5 million grants previously approved by the Board of Public Works for recently completed Phase I construction costs.   Phase II of the project includes treatment and chemical feed modifications and the addition of a state-of-the-art membrane filtration technology.  When the project is completed and the WRF is at its permitted flow of 15 million gallons per day (mgd), this added technology will increase the amount of harmful pollutants removed during the treatement process prior to discharge into the Patapsco River.  Nitrogen discharge concentration will be reduced by 67.5% and phosphorous discharge concentration will be reduced by 90%.  Adding membrane filters also eliminates the need to construct more conventional aeration tanks and secondary clarifiers.  Saving this amount of space is imperative due to the limited space at the WRF and the plant’s location on the Patapsco River. 
 
 
 
The approved low interest 24.9 million loan is part of the Water Quality State Revolving Loan Fund and will further reduce the overall expense of the project.  Recent loan recipients have received an interest rate of 1.70%. 
 
 
 
Currently, six of the seven County wastewater treatment plants are under construction for ENR Upgrades.
County Executive Laura Neuman Announces Inter-County Task Force to Evaluate Police Department
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05/03/2013

Annapolis, Maryland (May 3, 2013) — Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman today announced plans to assemble an inter-county task force to investigate the County’s Police Department.

 
“Problems in our Police Department continue to keep surfacing,” stated County Executive Neuman.  “I have zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior of our police department if it exists.  The task force will investigate departmental procedures and morale issues.  The Police Department cannot effectively operate under continued scandal and scrutiny.”
 
Montgomery and Harford Counties’ law enforcement personnel have committed to serve on the task force. Their mission will be to investigate procedures, protocol and inappropriate anonymous correspondence citing unsubstantiated allegations not supported by facts or evidence.
 
The department has suffered ongoing negative scrutiny which has affected their morale and public image.  There have also been rumors of confidential information being leaked. 
 
County Executive Laura Neuman State of The County and Budget Address Now Available Online
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05/02/2013

 

Successful Negotiations Spur Multi-Year Contracts for Unions in Anne Arundel County
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05/02/2013

Annapolis, Md. (May 2, 2013)—Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman today announced that 12 out of 13 unions have ratified contracts or have reached tentative agreements with the County.
 
“We are very pleased with the results of our negotiations with the unions,” says Neuman. “This is the first time since fiscal year 2008 that the County has negotiated multi-year contracts.” 
 
The following unions have ratified agreements:
 
Anne Arundel County Battalion Chiefs Assoc - two year agreement
Fraternal Order of Anne Arundel County Detention Center Officers and Personnel, Inc (FODCOP) - two year agreement
Anne Arundel Detention Sergeants Association, IUPA, Local 141 - two year agreement
Park Rangers Teamster’s Local 355 - one year agreement
Correctional Program Specialist Teamster’s Local 355 - one year agreement
Deputy Sheriffs Teamster’s Local 355 - one year agreement
Anne Arundel County Sheriff Sergeants Assoc FOP Lodge 106 - one year agreement
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 70 - two year agreement
 
The following unions have tentative agreements and are in the process of scheduling
their ratifications meetings:
 
Anne Arundel County Police Supervisors Assoc - two year agreement
Anne Arundel County Police Lieutenants Assoc- IBPO Local 802 - two year agreement
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 582 - two year agreement
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2563 - two year agreement
 
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 1563 is scheduled for arbitration. 
 


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