County Executive Orders

County Executive Steuart Pittman

 

To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Deeds, Contracts, and Other Legal Instruments
 

Effective
December 5, 2018
Amended
September 29, 2023

To Rescind Executive Order Number 6 and Allocate Supervisory Authority Over All Departments and Offices to the Chief Administrative Officer

Effective
December 11, 2018

To Temporarily Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Certain Agreements and Easements to the Deputy Planning and Zoning Officer

Effective
December 11, 2018

Use of Tobacco Products Near County Buildings Policy and Order 

Effective
January 4, 2019

To Rescind Executive Orders No. 13, 16 and 21, Issued by Former County Executive Steven R. Schuh

Effective
February 28, 2019

To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports, Applications Associated with Construction for County Capital Projects and Stormwater Remediation Fee Credit Agreements

Effective
March 1, 2019
Amended
April 27, 2023

To Create the Anne Arundel County 2020 Complete Count Committee

Effective
March 1, 2019

To Create the Anne Arundel County Citizens Environmental Commission

Effective
April 22, 2019

To Create the Anne Arundel County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force

Effective
April 5, 2019

To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Limited Home Addition Agreements and Holding Tank Agreements

Effective
April 22, 2019

To Rescind Executive Order No. 14 Issued by Former County Executive Steven R. Schuh. 

Effective
June 5, 2019

To Rescind Executive Order No. 22 issued by Former County Executive Steven R. Schuh and Create the Anne Arundel County Transportation Commission ("AACTC")

Effective
June 28, 2019

To Rescind Executive Order No. 25 Issued by Former County Executive Steven R. Schuh.

Effective
November 12, 2019

To Rescind Executive Order No. 19 Issued by Former County Executive Steven R. Schuh.

Effective
November 12, 2019

To Create the Anne Arundel County Commission on Immigrant Affairs.

Effective
December 20, 2019
Amended
July 20, 2020

Proclamation of Civil Emergency

Effective
March 13, 2020
Amended
June 9, 2021

Suspension of Legal Time Requirements (Amended and Restated)

Effective
March 16, 2020
Amended
May 8, 2020
Terminated
June 12, 2020

Closing Public and Private Community Playgrounds

Effective
March 31, 2020
Amended
June 12, 2020

Community Meetings, Development Applications and Boards and Commissions 

Effective
April 14, 2020
Terminated
June 12, 2020

To Adopt the Anne Arundel County, Maryland 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Effective
May 26, 2020

Reopening of Certain Businesses

Effective
May 15, 2020
Amended
May 29, 2020
Terminated
June 12, 2020

Reopening Additional Businesses and Facilities

Effective
May 29, 2020
Terminated
June 12, 2020

Reopening Houses of Worship 

Effective
June 3, 2020
Terminated
June 12, 2020

Reopening of Non-essential Businesses

Effective
June 5, 2020
Terminated
Jue 12, 2020

Terminating Certain Executive Orders and Imposing Certain Restrictions 
(Executive Order Nos. 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24 are terminated.)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
June 12, 2020

Length of Service Award Program for Administrative Active Members

Effective
July 9, 2020

Imposing Restrictions on Certain Indoor Uses

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
July 23, 2020
Amended
July 24, 2020
Paragraph Nos. 3 and 5 are Terminated as Octobr 2, 2020

To Create the Anne Arundel County Youth Advisory Council and the Anne Arundel County Youth Corps 

Effective
August 17, 2020
Rescinded
January 31, 2023

Imposing Local Restrictions on Certain Uses

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
September 4, 2020

Prohibiting Termination of Certain Residential Utility Services 

Effective
September 4, 2002

Increasing the Amount of Annual Leave Carryover for Pay Period Calendar Year 2020 for County Employees

Effective
September 20, 2020

Imposing Local Restrictions on Certain Uses

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
September 21, 2020
Paragraph No. 4 is Terminated as of October 2, 2020
Paragraph No. 6 is Terminated as of November 13, 2020

Easing Local Restrictions on Mall Food Courts and Indoor Dining Facilities

(As of October 2, 2020, Paragraph Nos. 3 and 5 of Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 27 and Paragraph No. 4 of Executive Order No. 32 are Terminated)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
October 1, 2020
Paragraph No. 3 is Terminated as of November 20, 2020

To delegate legal authority to sign software licensing agreements

Effective
October 21, 2020

Extending Authorization for Outdoor Seating for Dining Facilities

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
October 26, 2020

To create the Anne Arundel County Inter-Faith Advisory Council

Effective
October 29, 2020

Restricting Social Gatherings, Indoor Dining and Suspending Play on County Recreational Facilities

(As of November 13, 2020, Paragraph No. 6 of Executive Order No. 32 is Terminated; and as of November 20, 2020, Paragraph No. 3 of Executive Order No. 33 is Terminated)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 38)

Effective
November 12, 2020

Restating and Clarifying Certain Restrictions and Proving Capacity Limits for Fellowship Recovery Meetings

(Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, and 37)

Effective
November 20, 2020

Restating and Clarifying Certain Restrictions and Imposing Additional Restrictions

(As of December 16, 2020, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, and 38.)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 45.)

Effective
December 16, 2020
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Restating and Clarifying Certain Restrictions, Imposing Additional Restrictions and Restricting Fees Charged by Third-Party Food Delivery Services

(As of December 16, 2020, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38 and 39.)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 45.)

Effective
December 16, 2020
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Restating, Revising and Clarifying Certain Restrictions

(As of January 13, 2021, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39 and 40.)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 45.)

Effective
January 13, 2021
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Restating, Revising and Clarifying Certain Restrictions

(As of January 27, 2021, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41.)

(As of February 5, 2021, as Amended and Restated)

(As Amended and Restated by Executive Order No. 45.)

Effective
January 27, 2021
Amended
February 5, 2021
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Restating, Revising and Clarifying Certain Restrictions

(As of February 25, 2021, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.)

Effective
February 25, 2021
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Postponing Tax Sale for Certain Fiscal Year 2021 Taxes and Charges

Effective
March 4, 2021

Revising and Restating Certain Restrictions

(As of March 12, 2021, Amends and Restates Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43.)

Effective
March 12, 2021
Terminated
June 9, 2021

Terminating Prior Executive Orders and Eliminating Restrictions Related to COVID-19 (As of April 27, 2021, Executive Order Nos. 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 42, and Executive Order Nos. 43 and 45 are Terminated.) (As of June 9, 2021, terminated by Executive Order No. 49)

Effective
April 27, 2021
Terminated
June 9, 2021

To create the Anne Arundel County Joint Commission on the Opportunity Gap

Effective
May 18, 2021
Amended
October 2, 2023

Celebrating and Commemorating Juneteeth (June 19, 2021)

Effective
June 2, 2021

Terminating the Proclamation of Civil Emergency 
(For Guidance on Outdoor Seating for Restaurants, see 

Bill No. 55-21.)

Effective
June 9, 2021

A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Effective
September 1, 2021

Proclamation of Civil Emergency

Effective
September 2, 2021
Expired
September 9, 2021

To delegate legal authority to sign nondisclosure agreements associated with a Service Organization Control II Certificate

Effective
November 8, 2021

To Create the Laurel Race Course Impact Fund Advisory Committee.

Effective
November 8, 2021
Amended
December 8, 2022
Amended
October 5, 2021

To rename, redefine, and restructure the Anne Arundel County Agriculture Commission

Effective
December 21, 2021

Proclamation of Civil Emergency

Effective
December 30, 2021
Expired
January 7, 2022

To require face coverings in certain areas of the County

Effective
December 30, 2021
Expired
January 7, 2022

A Commitment to Obtain Renewable Energy and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from County Operations by 2030

Effective
March 29, 2022

To Adopt the Vision Zero Plan - a Strategy to Prevent Death and Serious Injury Caused by Crashes on Our Roadways

Effective
July 5, 2022

To Rescind Executive Order No. 28

Effective
January 31, 2023

To establish the Anne Arundel County Food Council

Effective
May 3, 2023
Amended
June 30, 2023

To Create the Crownsville Advisory Committee for Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park

Effective
September 5, 2023

To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Documents Related to the Settlement and Resolution of Claims and Lawsuits

Effective
February 27, 2024

To Create the Early Childhood Childcare Taskforce

Effective
February 26, 2024

To Create the Anne Arundel County Commission for Women

Effective
July 17, 2024

To Establish the CBE Council

Effective
September 18, 2024

Use of Portable Zero-Emission Leaf Blowers by County Personnel

Effective
December 9, 2024

County Executive Steve Schuh

 

Executive Order 1 (Rescinded)

 To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Deeds, Contracts, and Other Legal Instruments

Executive Order 2

To Recognize Heroin Use in Anne Arundel County as a Public Health Emergency

Executive Order 3

To Create the Anne Arundel Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Executive Order 4

To Delegate Legal Authority to Sign Monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports, Applications Associated with Construction for County Capital Projects and Stormwater Remediation Fee Credit Agreements

Executive Order 5

To Create the Anne Arundel County Bicycle Advisory Commission

Executive Order 6 (Rescinded)

To Allocate Supervisory Authority Over the Heads of the Offices and Departments within the Executive Branch of County Government Between the Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief of Staff

Executive Order 7

To Create the Role of ADA Liaisons in County Government

Executive Order 8

To Direct the Reform of Certain Land Use Functions

Executive Order 9

To Create the Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues

Executive Order 10 (Rescinded)

To Create the Laurel Race Course Impact Fund Advisory Committee

Executive Order 11

To Restrict the Outside Practice of Law by Attorneys in the Office of Law

Executive Order 12

To Establish a Standard for Emergency Management

Executive Order 13 (Rescinded)

To Authorize Referrals to the Environmental Crimes Unit

Executive Order 14 (Rescinded)

To Require Vendors to Comply with Law on Employment of Illegal Aliens

Executive Order 15

To Create the Anne Arundel County Animal Welfare Council

Executive Order 16 (Rescinded)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Control Policy and Order

Executive Order 17 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Commission for Women

Executive Order 18

To Create the Anne Arundel County Clergy Advisory Council

Executive Order 19 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Water Access Commission

Executive Order 20 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Early Childhood Commission.

Executive Order 21 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Commission on Government Innovation and Effectiveness

Executive Order 22 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Transportation Commission ("AACTC")

Executive Order 23

To Condemn Racism in Anne Arundel County

Executive Order 24 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Agriculture, Farming and Agritourism Commission

Executive Order 25 (Rescinded)

To Create the Anne Arundel County Human Relations Commission ('AACHRC")