About
The Spending Affordability Advisory Committee (SAAC) is tasked with making recommendations to the County Executive on revenue projections, General Obligation bond authorizations, long-term fiscal outlook, and County revenue and spending patterns.
SAAC is directed to prepare and present a report to the County Executive, on or before March 1 annually including:
- Projected General Fund revenues for the upcoming fiscal year;
- Recommended new county debt (General Obligation bonds) authorization;
- An analysis of the long-term fiscal outlook including multi-year projections; and
- Other findings and/or recommendations that the committee deems appropriate.
Committee Members
The committee consists of citizens and representatives of major organizations along with county staff to serve as advisors to the Committee. Each member of the County Council was invited to nominate one member.
Members
- Todd Arterburn
- Tonya Aikens, Howard County Library System
- Lakey Boyd, Columbia Association
- Richard Clinch, Ph.D.
- Howie Feaga, Farm Bureau
- Ellen Flynn Giles
- Khaleda Hasan Ph.D.
- John C. Hendrickson
- Christopher Heston, Howard Community College
- Steve Hunt
- Daraius Irani, Ph.D.
- Jimmie Jennings, Howard County Association of Realtors
- Barbara K. Lawson
- Leonardo McClarty, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
- Jolene Mosley, Howard County Board of Education
- Steve Poynot (Committee Vice Chair)
- Valerie Traore, Association of Community Services Howard County
- Joshua Tzuker
- Jahantab Siddiqui, Howard County Public School System
Chair
- Holly Sun, Ph.D., County Budget Administrator
Advisors (County Staff)
- Angela Cabellon, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
- Craig Glendenning, Howard County Auditor
- Rafiu Ighile, Director, Department of Finance
- Patrick Pope, Internal Auditor
- Lonnie R. Robbins, Chief Administrative Officer
- Larry Twele, Howard County Economic Development Authority
Upcoming Meetings
- December 6
- December 13
- January 3
- January 10
- January 17
- January 24
- January 31
- February 8
- February 14
- February 28
2023 Meeting Videos
February 28, 2023
February 8, 2023
January 31, 2023
January 24, 2023
January 17, 2023
January 10, 2023
January 3, 2023
December 13, 2022
December 6, 2022
2022 Meeting Videos
February 24, 2022
February 17, 2022
February 8, 2022
February 4, 2022
January 27, 2022
January 20, 2022
January 13, 2022
January 7, 2022
January 28, 2021
January 21, 2021
January 7, 2021
December 17, 2020
December 10, 2020
December 3, 2020
November 19, 2020