From Harford County government: Harford County’s Office of Economic Development will host a free workshop to assist small business owners with savings and retirement planning on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. The workshop will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Ground Floor, 2021-G Pulaski Highway in Havre de Grace. Small business owners often […]
Harford County Public Schools Earns National Recognition for Financial Reporting and Budget Presentation
From Harford County Public Schools: The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently announced that Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is the recipient of two national recognitions. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was received for the HCPS comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2016. […]
Jarrettsville Lions Club Donates $500 to Support Student Involvement in Academy of Finance at Edgewood High School
From Harford County Public Schools: The Jarrettsville Lions Club recently donated $500 to the Academy of Finance at Edgewood High School (AoF) following a presentation by AoF student Romina Mitchell and coordinator Sarah Miller. The Lions Club was very impressed with the informational presentation, and members showed enthusiasm about the program in conversations following the […]
Harford County Retains Triple-A Bond Ratings; Highest Possible Ratings Reduce Borrowing Costs
From Harford County government: Harford County has retained its Triple-A bond rating from all three of the nation’s major independent bond-rating agencies for the third consecutive year under the administration of County Executive Barry Glassman. Following meetings in New York with the county administration in late January, the rating agencies Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and […]
Maryland Watch: And They’re Off
There is a whole lot of fun going on in Annapolis and Maryland politics this week. The General Assembly session started last Wednesday so everybody has been busy. Governor Martin O’Malley is in a competition with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on who can institute the strongest gun control in the nation. Both men plan […]
“Series of Technical Problems” Result in Late 2013 Campaign Finance Report Filing by Harford County Executive Craig
From the Friends of David R. Craig: County Executive Craig’s Statement on the 2013 Campaign Finance Report Harford County Executive David R. Craig attempted to file his 2013 Annual Campaign filing report Wednesday, however, a series of technical problems in the campaign’s software system which is distributed by Aristotle, Inc. led to a late submission. […]
Comptroller Franchot Calls for Transparency, Establishment of Real-Time Campaign Finance Disclosure System
From the Office of Comptroller Peter Franchot: Annapolis, Md. (September 18, 2012) –Today, Comptroller Peter Franchot called upon his fellow state leaders to take the necessary steps to establish a real-time campaign finance disclosure system in the State of Maryland, one that would make the state a national leader in open, transparent government. In a […]
Ryder: “The County Executive Did Not Answer My Questions, or Even Suggest a Process for Obtaining the Information I Asked For”
From Joan Ryder: Harford County Executive David R. Craig answered my request for information on August 13th 2012. His response was also published in the August 17th issue of the AEGIS. I very much appreciate the County Executive taking the time away from his other duties to answer my request. Although it was a brief […]
