TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week made the following personnel announcements: Elisabeth A. Sachs has been named Deputy Administrative Officer for Health and Community Services Mike Fried has been named as Director of the Office of Information Technology Walt Pesterfield has been named Director of the Department of Corrections Kevin D. Reed has been named Director of the […]
TOWSON, MD—In the latest effort to attract and retain qualified applicants for critical public safety positions, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Tuesday announced employment bonus incentives for new hires in the Baltimore County Police Department and the Baltimore County Department of Corrections. “We are committed to doing everything we can to recruit the best-qualified candidates into these vital roles […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday announced that, effective August 1, 2021, Baltimore County will eliminate the fees charged to individuals in the Department of Corrections’ Pretrial Community Supervision program – which provides an alternative to incarceration. “We remain fully committed to enacting meaningful and impactful reforms of our justice system, and this is another important step forward […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday announced the elimination of home-monitoring fees charged to pre-trial and sentenced individuals, effective January 1, 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic cast a spotlight on the significant burden that these fees can present for individuals placed on home detention. “This is an issue of simple fairness. Individuals on home detention, most of whom […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials on Monday announced that an inmate in the Baltimore County Department of Corrections has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is an African-American male in their 50s who is not currently presenting symptoms and is in quarantine. The Baltimore County Department of Corrections is coordinating with the Department of Health to lead a contact trace investigation […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday unveiled BCSTAT, Baltimore County’s first data-driven performance management program, which aims to improve performance, ensure data quality, enhance transparency, and increase accountability across government. BCSTAT will be focused on the operational performance of individual Baltimore County departments as well as cross-departmental, collaborative analyses focused on Olszewski’s top priorities. “An open, transparent government […]
TOWSON, MD – County Executive Johnny Olszewski has nominated Melissa Hyatt to serve as the Baltimore County Police Chief. “This was an important decision for the residents of Baltimore County and the officers of the Baltimore County Police Department,” said Olszewski. “We had an extremely talented pool of candidates to choose from, making the selection a difficult one, but Chief […]