Roger B. Hayden

Roger B. Hayden
Roger B. Hayden
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]^{[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

Political offices
Preceded by Dennis F. Rasmussen	Baltimore County Executive 1990 – 1994	Succeeded by Dutch Ruppersberger

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