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Stella B. Werner Council Office Building (from Vinson St.), 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Montgomery County Council, Rockville, Maryland, December 2022.
Standing, left to right: Sidney A. Katz, Laurie-Anne Sayles, Andrew M. Friedson, Natali Fani-González, Gabriel I. Albornoz (resigned).
Seated, left to right: Will Jawando, Kristin K. Mink, Marilyn Balcombe, Evan M. Glass, Dawn P. Luedtke, Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart.
Meetings: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.
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Stella B. Werner Council Office Building, 5th floor
Stella B. Werner Council Office Building (north corner), 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Hans Riemer, Chair
George L. Leventhal.
Ex officio: Andrew M. Friedson, President, County Council
Appointed by President, County Council.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/economic-development-econ-committee
Natali Fani-González, Chair
Marilyn Balcombe, Ph.D.; Evan M. Glass, Esq.; Laurie-Anne Sayles.
EDUCATION & CULTURE COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/education-culture-ec-committee
Will Jawando, Chair
Shebra L. Evans; Kristin K. Mink.
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & FISCAL POLICY COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government-operations-fiscal-policy-go
Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart, Chair
Shebra L. Evans; Sidney A. Katz.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/health-human-services-hhs-committee
Laurie-Anne Sayles, Chair
Andrew M. Friedson; Dawn P. Luedtke, Esq.
PLANNING, HOUSING & PARKS COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/planning-housing-parks-php-committee
Andrew M. Friedson, Chair
Natali Fani-González; William (Will) Jawando.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/public-safety-ps-committee
Sidney A. Katz, Chair
Dawn P. Luedtke, Esq.; Kristin K. Mink.
TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/standing-committees/transportation-infrastructure-energy-environment-te
Evan M. Glass, Esq., Chair
Marilyn Balcombe, Ph.D.; Kathleen M. (Kate) Stewart.
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms:
Caryn L. Hines, Esq. (D), Chair (chosen by County Council), 2029
Richard Melnick (U), 2026; Amit K. Sharma, Esq. (U), 2027; Alan Sternstein (D), 2027; Donald Silverstein (U), 2028.
Meetings: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
Staff: Stephen H. Mathany (240) 777-7900; e-mail: stephen.mathany@montgomerycountymd.gov
e-mail: charterreview.commission@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/committees/council-appointed-boards-committees-commissions/charter-review-commission
James Michaels (D), Chair (chosen by County Council)
Vacancy,* Vice-Chair (chosen by County Executive)
*(no appointment as vice-chair yet made to replace Karen Cordry (D), who died Nov. 20, 2023)
Appointed by County Executive with County Council consent:
Howard Denis (R); Alisha Figueroa (U)**; Marvin Lynch (D); Jorge Quintana (D)*; Sarah Andrew Wilson (D)***.
*(appointed Oct. 21, 2025, to replace Karen Cordry (D), who died Nov. 20, 2023)
**(appointed Oct. 21, 2025, to replace Marcela Samuels (U), who resigned in 2024)
***(appointed Oct. 21, 2025, to replace CeCe Grant (D), who resigned in 2024)
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms:
Sherry Brett-Major (U); David Nachtsheim (U); Jeffrey Naftal (D); Michael Persh (U); Dylan Presman (D).
Terms expire 2026.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND FUNDING FOR PUBLIC ELECTION FUND
Appointed by County Council:
David Scull (D), Chair
Lee Annis (R); William Ewing; Lionel Lissom; Nancy McMahan Farrar (R); Jacki Sackstein; Stephen Whitted (D).
COUNCILMANIC REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
(240) 777-7900; fax: (240) 777-7989
GRANTS ADVISORY GROUP
Appointed by County Council:
Karen Judson, Chair, 2017
MERIT SYSTEM PROTECTION BOARD
Edward E. Haenftling, Jr., Executive Director (240) 777-6622
e-mail: edward.haenftling@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/merit-system-protection-board
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
Treava S. Hopkins-Laboy (D), Chair, 2026
Era A. Pandya (U), 2027; Barbara J. Sapin (D), 2028.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appointed by County Council to 4-year term:
Megan Davey Limarzi, Esq., Inspector General, 2023
(240) 777-8240; fax: (240) 777-8254
e-mail: ig@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/office-inspector-general
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
Christopher A. Cihlar, Ph.D., Director (240) 777-7996
e-mail: chris.cihlar@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/office-legislative-oversight
OFFICE OF ZONING & ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Khandikile Mvunga Sokoni, Director (240) 777-6660
e-mail: khandikile.sokoni@montgomerycountymd.gov
e-mail: ozah@montgomerycountymd.gov
web: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/office-zoning-administrative-hearings
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