The Anne Arundel County Government consists of Departments and Offices as well as Boards & Commissions and other entities. These entities work together to serve our Citizen's needs.
With almost 54,000 businesses, Anne Arundel County is a major hub of commerce and development. With a $35 billion economy, low taxes, a vast multi-modal transportation system, highly skilled workforce and excellent educational institutions, Anne Arundel County is the premier location to do business.
The Anne Arundel County Council legislative sessions are held at the Arundel Center bi-monthly beginning at 7:00 P.M., with sign-ups beginning at 6:30 P.M. unless otherwise indicated.
The Anne Arundel County Council legislative sessions are held at the Arundel Center - the County government's administrative headquarters building - at the county seat: Annapolis. Legislative sessions are held on the first and third Mondays of each month, except August, November of a councilmanic election year, and if a scheduled Monday meeting falls on a holiday (in which case the meeting is normally re-scheduled for the next working day). The Council may schedule a legislative session in August if necessary. All meetings are open to the public.
First and third Mondays at 7:00 p.m. (Sign-up to speak at 6:30 p.m.) During the month of May, each day is a legislative session. The chairman may decide that additional public hearings on complex legislative matters may be held at other times and in other appropriate locations in the County.
Legislative Sessions
The Anne Arundel County Council legislative sessions are held at the Arundel Center - the County government's administrative headquarters building - at the county seat: Annapolis. Legislative sessions are held on the first and third Mondays of each month, except August, November of a councilmanic election year, and if a scheduled Monday meeting falls on a holiday (in which case the meeting is normally re-scheduled for the next working day). The Council may schedule a legislative session in August if necessary. All meetings are open to the public.
Procedures
The agenda is available in the Council Chambers the evening of the meeting. The agenda is held open until the meeting is called to order. (The agenda posted on this site is tentative.)
Anyone wishing to speak on legislation may sign up beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sign-ups may begin at 6:00 p.m. with notice given if legislation is expected to draw a large public attendance.
The public is encouraged and invited to attend. A reasonable amount of time is allotted to the public to address the Council on pertinent matters. Members of the public who wish to speak should, after being recognized by the presiding officer, state their name, home address, organization represented (if applicable), the subject matter, whether they are speaking for or against the matter and their remarks.
PLEASE NOTE: In order that all those who wish to speak at County Council meetings may do so, individual speakers should limit their remarks to no more than two minutes.
Written testimony of any length is welcome; please provide 10 copies.
Those unable to attend in person may email testimony to Administrative Officer JoAnne Gray at [email protected]. Copies will be made and distributed to all Councilmembers.
Work Sessions
Council Work Sessions, when scheduled, are normally held on the second Tuesday of the month. Work Sessions are scheduled on an as needed basis at the Arundel Center, 44 Calvert Street, Annapolis, Maryland in the Council Chambers, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The public is invited to observe, but no public testimony will be received. Please refer to the County Council Meeting Schedule to see if a work session has been scheduled for a particular month.
Order and Decorum
The Rules of Procedure of the County Council were duly adopted by the Anne Arundel County Council pursuant to the Anne Arundel County Charter and are published in Appendix A of the Anne Arundel County Code.
Section 3-105 (a) of the Rules of Procedure provides as follows: Reasonable seating facilities shall be provided for the public at each legislative session or meeting of the County Council, and the public is encouraged and invited to attend.
At each legislative session and public hearing a reasonable amount of time shall be provided for members of the public to address the county council on pertinent matters of public business not otherwise provided for.
The public shall maintain order and decorum in keeping with the dignity of the governmental process, and shall refrain from interfering with the process.
Under Rule Section 3-105 (c), a speaker shall be limited to the amount of time specified by the Chair.
Section 4-106 provides that the presiding officer of the County Council shall preserve order and decorum during each meeting or session of the County Council and provides further that in the case of a disturbance or disorderly conduct in the County Council chambers the presiding officer may order any such place to be cleared.
Televised County Council Meetings
Citizens can watch the County Council Meetings live from their homes.
Tune into the following cable channels for televised meetings and bulletin boards listing legislation to be heard:
