From Harford County government:
Office locations for the Harford County Department of Community Services have been consolidated by the Glassman administration to bring nearly all departmental divisions under one roof in Bel Air. The move will enhance service and efficiency, and save more than $105,000 per year.
The consolidation completed earlier this month reduced the department’s three office locations down to two, allowing the county to end lease and utility payments at 319 S. Main St. in Bel Air for a total annual savings of $105,049. Staff formerly located at 319 S. Main, including the Office of Drug Control Policy, have joined nearly all of the other Department of Community Services divisions located uptown at 125 N. Main St. The department’s remaining division, the Office on Aging, is within walking distance at 145 N. Hickory Avenue.
“We’re following through on a recommendation by my transition team to save money and improve efficiencies by reducing lease payments and placing departmental staff together whenever possible,” said County Executive Barry Glassman. “In the case of community services, we were also able to provide greater convenience for citizens accessing multiple programs.”
The Department of Community Services works daily to meet the needs of Harford County seniors, youth, persons with disabilities, and those struggling to overcome addiction.
“The space at 125 N. Main allows for private meetings with families or other members of the public, and we are also fortunate to share the building with Core Service Agency, the county’s lead agency on mental health,” said Community Services Director Amber Shrodes. “Overall, this consolidation will allow us to streamline communications, improve our productivity, and enhance services for our citizens.”
As I drive H/C roads still littered with last winter’s potholes, narrowed by the unmowed grass projecting from county road eeasement, and directional signs and sight lines obscured by overhanging, unpruned branches–I grow tired of Mr Glassman’s self-congratulatory missives about all the money he is saving us . I’ve yet to visit Scarborough this year to see how Mr. Harkins and Mr. Glassman’s will be “operating more effiecently at less cost.”
I estimate the savings to be -1.7 mil, after all the land fill budget for current fiscal year is 4.7 mil, the county made Deputy Director Hilton give back over 1 mil every year… so MES gets the full 4.7. If it’s going to be cost effective why not operate at 2.5 mil… now that’s savings. What happens next fiscal year when MES ask for 10 mil for operating budget? They will get it…. real cost savings.
On another not ever been in a car accident who do you file lawsuit with? The driver and the insurance company… hmm MES accidents will be paid by Harford County! Good Job County Executive, and his puppet master Boniface.
Never day when I regret voting for Barry.
Fix the roads and trim the trees, weeds, etc growing into them please and stop kissing your a– cause you think you’re so wonderful
Thanks!
I agree with the comments above. I did not vote for Barry as I have lived in Harford County a long time and he’s a phony. Barry is all about Barry. We wont see much of a savings. Why arent more people disgusted with this dirty MES deal involving his pal Jim?