Roger B. Hayden
Roger B. Hayden | |
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9th Baltimore County Executive | |
In office 1990–1994 | |
Preceded by | Dennis F. Rasmussen |
Succeeded by | Dutch Ruppersberger |
Member of the Baltimore County Board of Education | |
In office May 16, 2017 – October 24, 2019 | |
In office 1974–1987 | |
President of the Baltimore County Board of Education | |
In office 1981–1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 |
Died | October 24, 2019 | (aged 74)
Political party | Republican |
Roger B. Hayden (1945-2019) was an American politician serving as a member of the Baltimore County Board of Education from 1974 to 1987 and again from 2017 until his death in 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 8th Baltimore County Executive from 1990 to 1994.[1]
During Hayden's term as county executive, he was controversial[citation needed] for various decisions made within the county, including the closing of nine of the then 24 branches of Baltimore County Public Library.[citation needed]
Career[]
As Baltimore County Executive
• Oversaw 610 square mile county with a population of 700,000 and annual budget of $1.3 billion
• Guided county through a recession
• Cumulative reduction in State aid of $160,310,000 was handled without a service impact on operations
• Maintained AAA Bond Rating
• Reduced government spending from an annual average increase of 7.7% to 1.45%
• Right-sized government and reduced central government personnel by 14%
• Increased educational budget in both the operating and capital budgets
• Placed more policemen on the street than ever before by redirecting fiscal resources
• Structured and streamlined a new development process for residential and commercial builders making the county more business friendly
• Evaluated and approved numerous capital construction projects
Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the Baltimore County Board of Education 2017
Currently the President of Hayden Consulting Group
• Business and organizational consulting, lobbying, interim leadership and transitional guidance for small ($5–10M ) companies to organizations as large as The Maryland Insurance Administration.
Formerly
Towson University Associate Vice President of Facilities 2009-2013
Baltimore Orioles Director of Ballpark Operations 1996-2008
President, American Lung Association of Maryland
Board of Education of Baltimore County —1974 to 1986
References[]
- Living people
- Maryland Republicans
- Baltimore County Executives
- School board members in Maryland
- 1945 births
- Maryland politician stubs