LOCAL GOVERNMENT

INTERCOUNTY AGENCIES

BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

[photo, Harbor view, Baltimore, Maryland]

Larry W. Klimovitz, Executive Director

2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310
Boston St.
Baltimore, MD 21224 - 4774
(410) 732-0500
e-mail: lklimovitz@baltometro.org
fax: (410) 732-8248
web: www.baltometro.org

Harbor view, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Historical Evolution	Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James T. Smith, Jr., Baltimore County Executive, Chair (chosen by Council in Jan., 1-year term)
Julia W. Gouge, President, Carroll County Board of County Commissioners, Vice-Chair (chosen by Council in Jan., 1-year term)

Ex officio: Janet S. Owens, Anne Arundel County Executive; Martin J. O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore; David R. Craig, Harford County Executive; James N. Robey, Howard County Executive.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Larry W. Klimovitz, Executive Director (410) 732-9563
e-mail: lklimovitz@baltometro.org

BALTIMORE REGIONAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING COMMITTEE

Coordinator

hbain@baltometro.org

REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTER
Mary A. Logan, Coordinator (410) 732-9570
e-mail: mlogan@baltometro.org
fax: (410) 732-9488

RESERVOIR WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM
Gould Charshee, Manager (410) 732-0500, ext. 1006
e-mail: gcharshee@baltometro.org

TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
Harvey S. Bloom, Director (410) 732-9566
e-mail: hbloom@baltometro.org

BALTIMORE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Janet S. Owens, Anne Arundel County Executive, Chair (chosen by Committee in June, 1-year term)
Julia W. Gouge, President, Carroll County Board of Commissioners, Vice-Chair (chosen by Committee in June, 1-year term)

Ex officio: Martin J. O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore; James T. Smith, Jr., Baltimore County Executive; David R. Craig, Harford County Executive; James N. Robey, Howard County Executive; Ellen O. Moyer, Mayor of Annapolis; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation.

Nonvoting members: Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment; Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning.

DEFUNCT UNITS

BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ADVISORY BOARD
Composed of representatives from the legislative bodies of each county, the Baltimore Metropolitan Council Advisory Board last met around 1998. The six-member Board had met once a year to provide a legislative perspective on budget issues, programs, and policy.

ECONOMIC RESEARCH & INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Renamed MetroResearch.

METRORESEARCH
In Feb. 2003, functions reassigned to Transportation Division and Executive Division.

TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE
William K. Hellmann, Chair
Formed in June 2000, the Transportation Opportunities Committee identified short-term regional transportation priorities. The Committee prioritized projects, including improvements to roads, transit, and regional transportation assets, such as the Port of Baltimore and BWI Airport. By doing so, the Committee enabled government officials to plan how best to secure support for funding those priorities from the General Assembly. In November 2000, the Committee submitted its report.