QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

ADMINISTRATION

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

In Queen Anne's County, administrative duties are carried out by two departments: Administrative Services, and Community Affairs.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, the County Administrator heads the Department of Administrative Services, and oversees the agencies of County government (County Code, sec. 4-9).

Under the Department are three offices: Budget, Finance, and Information Technology; Economic Development; and Human Resources.

OFFICE OF BUDGET, FINANCE, & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
The Department of Economic and Tourism Development originated as the Department of Economic Development, and reformed as the Department of Economic Development, Agriculture, and Tourism. On March 1, 2011, it reorganized as Economic Development and Tourism, and early in 2015 reformed as the Office of Economic Development when Tourism was made a separate office under the Department of Community Affairs. On July 1, 2017, the Office of Economic Development merged with the Office of Tourism to make the Department of Economic and Tourism Development.

The Department is aided by the Economic Development Commission, the Economic Development Incentive Fund Commission, and the Travel and Tourism Advisory Committee.

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
(County Code, secs. 27-1 through 27-127).


DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

The Department of Community Affairs oversees two offices: Public Information and QAC-TV.

QAC-TV
QAC-TV is the public television station for Queen Anne's County.

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