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What Howard County government is about to do — and how fresh the data it publishes really is.
Coming Up
- Thu, Nov 5, 2026 BA 830D - David Marc, et al. Agenda
On the Docket
Bills & Zoning
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CB48-2026 Amended
AN ACT amending certain definitions; modifying certain establishments from exceptions to the prohibition on smoking in public places; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to smoking in public places in Howard County
Christiana Rigby
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CB58-2026 Amended
AN ACT renaming certain sections of the County Code; amending the County’s authority to award grants; adding conditions for the application and awarding of grants; establishing requirements for the application and awarding of grants for the purchase, construction, development, or redevelopment of real property; establishing a centralized grants application platform and database; and generally relating to grants.
Deb Jung
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CB59-2026 Amended
AN ACT temporarily prohibiting issuance of certain approvals of development plans or building permits for solar energy facilities; require a public meeting with various agencies to discuss the new rules introduced by the Renewable Energy Certainty Act (HB1036) and the implications on Howard County government processes for reviewing solar energy facilities; provide a report to the County Council and County Executive explaining what County authority is preempted in HB1036 and what the County is permitted to require or adopt; and generally relating to solar energy facilities in Howard County.
David Yungmann
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AN ACT approving and providing for a multi-year Installment Purchase Agreement by Howard County, Maryland to acquire development rights in approximately 62.98 acres of agricultural land located at 2698 Jennings Chapel Road, Woodbine, Howard County, Maryland, from Eugene A. Freeze, as trustee of the Eugene A. Freeze Revocable Trust, or any other owner thereof for a maximum purchase price of $2,363,100 or, if less in acreage, not more than $37,520 per acre or portion thereof, rounded to the next highest $100, plus interest on the deferred portion of such purchase price; providing that the County's obligation to pay such purchase price and interest on the deferred portion of such purchase price shall be a full faith and credit general obligation of the County; providing for the levying of taxes for such payments; authorizing the County Executive to modify such Agreement; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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AN ACT, in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency and Maryland Emergency Management Agency requirements, updating certain floodplain provisions of the County Code; defining certain terms; setting forth the purpose, authority and findings for County floodplain requirements; clarifying the agencies who review requests for alternative compliance; providing for certain submissions and certain inspections; prohibiting certain development and certain activities in certain Special Flood Hazard Areas, including FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas and Community Special Flood Hazard Areas; setting the basis for the establishment of Special Flood Hazard Areas; setting forth the duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator and County Departments and Agencies; providing for certain permits, applications and permit review; imposing certain subdivision and development requirements on Floodplain areas; setting forth standards and conditions and an application process for alternative compliance; updating and defining terms; allowing for certain enforcement; and generally relating to floodplain regulations in Howard County
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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AN ACT amending the Pay Plan for Howard County to provide a certain specialty pay to Police Captains; and generally relating to the Pay Plan for Howard County
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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AN ACT amending County Code to add the position of Police Colonel to the list of positions appointed by the Chief of Police; and generally relating to establishing the new executive exempt position of Colonel
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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AN ACT amending the Pay Plan and Classification Plan for Howard County to add a classification description for the position of Police Colonel and to establish a pay grade for the position of Police Colonel; and generally relating to the position of Police Colonel
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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AN ACT amending Title 16 of the Howard County Code by revising the procedures of the Zoning Board for deciding whether petitions may be first heard by the Hearing Examiner for the Zoning Board; revising the advertising requirements for Zoning Board administrative meetings; requiring certain applicants to file certain affidavits or disclosures; revising the timeframe to file an exception to the Hearing Examiner’s report; clarifying the role of the Zoning Counsel; and generally related to the Zoning Board
David Yungmann at the request of the Zoning Board
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AN ACT amending the Property Tax Credit for Seniors in order to, beginning in Tax Year 2027, increase the cap on the amount of the property tax credit after the homestead credit is applied; and generally relating to the property tax credit for seniors
Opel Jones
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AN ACT amending the Howard County Ethics Code clarifying the confidentiality of certain complaints submitted to the Ethics Commission; clarifying the procedures if information relating to certain complaints are publicly disclosed; making technical corrections; and generally relating to the Howard County Public Ethics Law
Deb Jung
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AN ACT designating the Inspector General as a custodian of Howard County Government public records; revising the duties of the Inspector General; and generally relating to the Office of Inspector General
Deb Jung
Resolutions & Appointments
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Mary O. Barton to the Interfaith Advisory Commission.
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION appointing Meg Boyd to the SMART (Strategic Moratorium for Assessing Responsible Technology) Data Center Task Force as the appointee for the First Councilmanic District.
Liz Walsh
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Danyell Diggs to the Multimodal Transportation Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Reverend C. Paige Getty to the Interfaith Advisory Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Divine David Jimeto Alachebe to the Opioid Restitution Fund Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Elizabeth W. Ndungu to the Commission on Disabilities
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jamie L. Ferguson, Ph.D., to the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Deacon Allen R. Greene to the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kathryn Adkins Walker Robinson to the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Saphronia “Sophie” Lang-Bradford to the Howard County Commission for Veterans and Military Families
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Rita Kristine Bernardo to the Multimodal Transportation Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kari Andresen to the Multimodal Transportation Board
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Rachael MacMurray to the Adult-Use Cannabis Advisory Panel
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Saraniya Tharmarajah, PhD, to the Adult-Use Cannabis Advisory Panel
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Quinton Askew to the Adult-Use Cannabis Advisory Panel
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Francesca Valencia to the LGBTQIA+ Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Marina Lambrinou, Ph.D, to the LGBTQIA+ Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Gemma Holgate to the LGBTQIA+ Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jeminetu Usman to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Margaret Melikian to the Historic Preservation Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION appointing Jonathan ("Jon") Shin to the SMART (Strategic Moratorium for Assessing Responsible Technology) Data Center Task Force as an appointee for the County Executive
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Sandra M. Price to the Human Rights Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Michelle Rhodes-Brown, CFA, to the Pension Oversight Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Regina V. Lee to the Commission on Disabilities
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Gift Gunaraj Jayakar to the Commission on Disabilities
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Bryan Weinstein to the Commission on Disabilities
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ben S. Barlow to the Historic Preservation Commission
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION providing a maximum adoption rate for the adoption of dogs and cats from Howard County Animal Control
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION endorsing the provision of financing by the State Department of Commerce for an economic development project in Howard County and certifying that the project is consistent with the County’s goals for economic development
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION pursuant to Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code declaring that portions of parcels of land owned by Howard County totaling approximately 0.477 acres located along Route 1 are no longer needed by the County for public purposes; authorizing the County Executive to convey the Property to the State of Maryland, Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration as a part of the US 1 (Washington Boulevard) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; waiving the advertising and bidding requirements of Section 4.201 of the Howard County Code; and providing that the County Executive is not bound to convey the property if the County Executive finds that the County may have a use for the property
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION pursuant to Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, approving the Howard County Board of Education’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2028 State Capital Projects or projects requesting FY2028 State funding for the purpose of submission to the Interagency Commission on School Construction
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
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A RESOLUTION appointing Chris Anderson to the SMART (Strategic Moratorium for Assessing Responsible Technology) Data Center Task Force as the appointee for the Third Councilmanic District
Christiana Rigby
Pre-filed for Next Session
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CR196-2026 New
A RESOLUTION confirming the nomination of Antigone Vickery, MPH, to be the Interim Health Officer for Howard County
The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
Recent Sessions
- Wed, Oct 14, 2026 Special Meeting - September Agenda
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 Monthly Meeting - October Agenda
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 Joint Meeting with Board of Education - October Agenda
- Mon, Oct 5, 2026 Legislative Session - October - Day 12 Agenda
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 BA 823D - David Marc, et al. Agenda
- Mon, Sep 28, 2026 Legislative Work Session - September Agenda Minutes
- Wed, Sep 23, 2026 Legislative Public Hearing Continuation - September Agenda Minutes
- Tue, Sep 22, 2026 Legislative Public Hearing - September Agenda Minutes
Building Permits
996 permits filed county-wide in the most recent published filings (Nov 6, 2025 – Nov 30, 2025).
RESIDENTIAL · 861 COMMERCIAL · 123 SIGN · 12
Police Calls for Service — the Archive
114,125 dispatched calls in the county's published archive (2023-01 through 2023-12). Top call types in 2023:
| TRAFFIC STOP | 14,619 |
| ACCIDENT MOTOR VEHICLE | 9,252 |
| UNKNOWN | 6,037 |
| POLICE INFORMATION | 5,407 |
| CHECK ON WELFARE | 5,359 |
| DISORDERLY CONDUCT | 4,062 |
| ALARM--BUSINESS | 4,031 |
| TRAFFIC HAZARD | 3,664 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT | 3,553 |
| POLICE ASSIST | 3,126 |
County Data Watch
Time since the newest record in each dataset Howard County publishes as “open data.” A dashboard the county itself doesn't show you.
| Dataset | Newest record | Status |
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| Building permits | Nov 30, 2025 | 323 days behind |
| Fire & rescue incidents | Dec 31, 2018 | 2,848 days behind |
| HCPD calls for service | Dec 31, 2023 | 1,022 days behind |