Roger B. Hayden

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][dead link]}

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%^{[citation needed]}
• Right-sized government and reduced central government personnel by 14%^{[citation needed]}
• 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

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

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