A NEWSLETTER BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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Executive Summary:

Did you know Harford County was Energy Smart?

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Executive Summary

Harford Countys Sustainability Office develops partnerships, policies and programs to encourage resource efficiency and conservation through comprehensive decision making which integrates economic, environmental and community elements into the process. When all three perspectives are taken into account, opportunities are created to reduce costs and our environmental footprint while improving our quality of life through the efficient use and reuse of the Countys resources. The Office is a resource for County operations, businesses and community residents to learn more about energy efficiency, green procurement practices, water conservation, green cleaning, product efficiency and more. An example sustainability project is the energy efficient retrofits investments using the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program. Harford County has participated in the Small Business Energy Solutions program, the Energy Solutions for Businesses Programs and is investigating participation in the Retrocommissioning (RCx) program. Through the David R. Craig, participation in these programs, Harford County has installed over 1,625 lights, motion sensors and vending machine misers at 25 facilities; Harford County Executive reduced our annual energy bills by $35,000; saved over $135,000 through the participation in the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program; with an estimated total return on investment for all the retrofits of less than 36 months. These energy retrofits allow the County to install technology that uses less energy when it is turned on as well as establish smart energy practices of turning off equipment when not in use. These programs are also available for Harford County businesses (small to large). Additionally there are several other programs available only for residents providing a variety of options to help you cut your energy costs, save money, and improve the comfort and quality of your home. The BGE Smart Energy Savers Program includes a Quick-home Energy Check-up; an HVAC rebate program; the PeakRewardsSM program as well as several other lighting and appliances programs such as ENERGY STAR rebates. BGE has processed over 160,000 ENERGY STAR appliance rebates; installed more than 47,000 energy efficient HVAC system replacements; performed over 80,000 Quick-home Energy Check-ups and completed over 11,000 Small Business Energy Solutions audits throughout Maryland. To date Harford County residents and businesses have reduced their energy consumption by 47,000,000 kilowatt hours (saving approximately $5,640,000) or the equivalent of eliminating the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 6,909 passenger cars by participating in the BGE Smart Energy Program. If you are interested in learning more about how you can save money and energy and support electric system reliability, please visit the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program webpage at www.bgesmartenergy.com/ or e-mail Erin Ferriter, Harford County Government Sustainability Coordinator, at eferriter@harfordcountymd.gov. Cordially,

HR Update

Sick Leave Bank Update

Lincoln Financial

Employee of the 6 Month

Green Stars Humanitarian Awards Luncheon Know Your Numbers

Tech Tips

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David R. Craig Harford County Executive

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Why TimeLink? submitted by Scott Gibson H. R. Update

As you may have heard, Harford County has entered into an agreement with TimeLink to modernize and update its timekeeping system. The decision to automate our timekeeping system with a program like TimeLink stems from Harford Countys resolve to keep the following commitments: Our commitment to compensating you properly. Through federal law and through our union agreements, Harford County has committed itself to paying its employees based on the amount of time worked. For some employees, work beyond forty hours means extra income and for others it means compensatory time. Regardless, it is important that we have a system that accurately reflects time worked for us to keep this commitment. Because of this commitment and because of our need to have accurate time recording, some of our larger agencies have already been using old fashioned time clocks or paper time sheets. Under our current system, Payroll estimates that it has to perform approximately 8,500 after-the-fact payroll adjustments each year. Some of these adjustments meant that employees were not compensated properly as quickly as they should be. A fully automated system that reports in real time should alleviate much of that problem. Our commitment to providing you with better information for personal planning. If an employee goes onto IW, the leave balance they see is not necessarily accurate because it does not reflect leave used in the current time period. Modern timekeeping systems report leave balances in real time eliminating that problem altogether. Another problem with our current system is that it does not warn employees when they are about to fall short of leave. Say an employee requests vacation for next summer based on what he believes he will accrue, but then all of a sudden has to take off using annual leave to cover a home repair. Our current system doesnt warn the employee or the supervisor that the employee will be short on leave. This often results in the employee having to request Leave Without Pay after the fact. Newer modern systems have developed ways to flag these problems ahead of time helping the employee avoid problems down the road. Our commitment to sustainability. Harford County has committed to operating in a sustainable manner that minimizes our carbon footprint. One of the easier ways for the County to minimize its carbon footprint is to reduce its use of paper. Our current timekeeping system requires leave be requested on two-part paper forms. In 2012, the Department of Human Resources, which employs less than 10 people, used 386 leave forms. Based on that, you can extrapolate that Harford County used roughly 69,500 leave forms during 2012. These figures dont even include the paper forms that some departments use to track time worked, flexible schedules, and comp time approvals. As you can see, our current time keeping system uses a lot of paper. Our commitment to efficiency. Harford County currently tasks 117 employees with timekeeping and reporting responsibilities. Ask any one of them, and they will tell you that our current system is cumbersome and our processes are time consuming. One such employee summed up her timekeeping duties at a 24/7 agency. The process involved differential, overtime, flextime and switches, all of which posed some challenges requiring various additional steps. Some of those steps are redundant in content; however, necessary in purpose. During the rotating schedule, when the 42.5 hour work week is taken as leave time or FMLA, an email request must be forwarded to Payroll advising them of the additional leave deduction over forty shown in the system. FMLA entries without a leave balance require additional conversion/keying. Also, the nature of work often precludes timekeepers pre-keying entries or delaying submissions both adding to preparation time. She estimates timekeeping takes anywhere from 50-75% of her work time. Our commitment to eliminating the antiquated and expensive mainframe. As part of our Mainframe Sunset initiative, we are migrating all applications and functions off the mainframe to more modern web-based applications. As part of this migration, the current timekeeping application will be shut down once all departments and agencies have been moved to the new TimeLink system. In addition to providing a modern interface, TimeLink will provide managers and timekeepers with real-time access to all time card and leave history (instead of the current two week limitation), robust reporting capabilities, and employee access to their personal time/leave data in real time. Eliminating the mainframe is estimated to save significant funds.

Scott T. Gibson, Human Resources Director

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Social Security Tax Increase in January 2013 submitted by Janet Schaub

Social Securitys Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) tax rate for wages paid in 2012 is currently set by statute at 4.2 percent for employees and employers, each. Effective the first pay in January 2013, this rate will increase to 6.2 percent as set by statute. This is a federal mandate with which Harford County must comply. Effective the pay check issued on January 11, 2013, employees will realize the 2 percent increase in OASDI tax. This increase will not impact your gross pay but will impact your net pay which is your take home pay. If you have any questions regarding this increase, please feel free to contact Payroll at extension 3334, 3335, or 3396.

H. R. Update
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PEHP Meeting Schedule

submitted by Beth Griffith

Our representative from Nationwide will be holding informational sessions for new employees who are automatically enrolled in the 105(h) accounts and for employees who will have use or lose annual leave at the end of this year that will automatically be placed in the 106 account. We have scheduled those sessions on January 23rd at 9:00A, 11:00A and 1:00P on both days. The sessions will be held in the Department of Human Resources Conference Room located at 112 Hays Street. If you plan to attend, please contact Beth Griffith at bagriffith@harfordcountymd.gov to register for a session.

New Voluntary Benefit ProgramPet Insurance through ASPCA

submitted by Beth Griffith

New Voluntary Benefit Program Pet Insurance through ASPCA Beginning immediately, all County employees have the opportunity to purchase pet health insurance through payroll deduction. This coverage is being provided by ASPCA at a 5% discount. Advantages to the plan: Increasing levels to cover from dog or cat for accidents, illnesses, wellness care, etc. Use any licensed veterinarian in the U.S. or Canada. Just pay for the services at the time of the visit and submit our simple claim form with your receipts. Convenient online account access, simple claim filing and excellent customer service. To learn more about this plan, please visit the ASPCA website at www.aspcapetinsurance.com/harford. Once you access the website, click on the gray Get Started button. You will be prompted for your last name and Employee ID. The Employee ID is all six digits of your EIN. This will allow you to access the screen to receive your free quote. Any questions, please contact Beth Griffith at ext. 3202 or Tamara Simmons at ext. 4871.

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BlueChoice Opt-Out Plus Participants Update

submitted by Beth Griffith

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Quest Diagnostics has elected to terminate their membership in the BlueChoice Opt-Out Plus plan effective immediately. Please be advised that many of the Quest locations have put up notifications to notify all patients that they are no longer participating in the BlueChoice plan. CareFirst has requested that all participants resume seeking services from LabCorp. Should you have any questions, please contact either Beth Griffith at ext. 3202 or Tamara Simmons at ext. 4871.

Sick Leave Bank Update for January 2013

Submitted by Jim Ellwood
The end of a year is always a time of reflection. I remembered an encounter during our membership campaign in 2011 when Marion Bowman from Highways in Hickory offered me a folder containing the original Sick Leave Bank documents. I skimmed through the paperwork back then and set the folder aside, telling myself I would do a more comprehensive review at a later date. I have shuffled that folder around many times in the past year. On the last work day of 2012, I moved it again and as I picked it up I realized that I had time to read this information. I was very pleased with what I found. The first meeting of the Sick Leave Pool Focus Team was on March 20, 1997 and consisted of 15 employees each representing a different department of the county government. This teams task was to design a program to assist County Employees who have run out of sick leave due to a serious health condition. The task was divided into four parts: to survey other county governments and gather information on how their SLB was established and operated; to address the needs and concerns of the employees of Harford County; to develop a Sick Leave Pool Program that addresses the concerns and issues submitted by the employees; and to develop several plans for review that were cost conscious and manageable. This group was given a timetable of six months to compile and develop this plan. Fact-gathering questionnaires were sent to seven counties and the State of Maryland; additional questionnaires were distributed to the countys employees. After months of gathering this information and compiling facts, a policy was created that offered a fair and equitable standard for all employees. On January 9, 1998, the very first Sick Leave Bank Board of Directors meeting was held to review two applications. The meeting was held in the Department of Human Resources conference room at 220 South Main St. The policy we have today is very similar to the original policy written 15 years ago. After reviewing some of the notes, I believe todays SLB Board is operating the SLB exactly as the founding members had envisioned. The names below are the original members who attended that first meeting: Wanda Bhola, Housing Margaret Gosweiler, Planning & Zoning Willa Harkins, DILP Lois May, Treasury Zoe Piendak, DPW/W&S Abingdon Marion Bowman, DPW/Highways Hickory II Stewart Kregar, Parks & Recreation Michael Harrison, AFSCME Jean Schilpp, MCEA Debbie Fullwood, Treasury Beth Griffith, Benefits Specialist On behalf of the SLB Board of Directors and all of the employees who have been assisted by the SLB for the past 15 years, we would like to thank the original employees who had the vision and fortitude to pursue and develop the Sick Leave Bank for the employees of Harford County Government. Have a Safe, Prosperous & Healthy New Year, SLB Board Jim Ellwood, Chairperson

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Boomers and the Bear

An article contributed by Lincoln Financial Group If youre a baby boomer, retirement planning may be top of mind. But if your assets have decreased as a result of the bear market in the last few years, youre not alone. Taking retirement income can be complicated when youre trying to let your assets stay investedin the event that future growth potential may help make up for past losses. Before you retire, dont stop contributing to your retirement plan if you can help it. After all, you cant experience the growth potential of the market if youre not in it. In 2010, only 2.4% of defined contribution retirement plan participants stopped contributing; some may have stopped because they had reached the annual contribution limit.1 If youre nearing retirement, here are three options to consider: Explore reallocating assets. Put some of your money into more conservative investments if your tolerance for risk has dramatically changed. Retool your withdrawal strategy. Perhaps you could economize and forego the cost of living raise you were planning to give yourself every year. You could even defer withdrawals entirely for a few years. Think about delaying your retirement, if even for a short while. One-fifth (20%) of workers of all ages say they intend to retire later (at an older age) than they had originally planned. 2 Your Social Security benefits could increase by a certain percentage (depending on your date of birth) if you retire after full retirement age.3 If youre planning to retire soon, Lincoln Financial Gro up a f f i l i a t e s h a ve products and programs to help you meet your retirement goals. For more information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, contact Stephanie Gavrilis at 410686-4949 or Stephanie.gavrilis@lfg.com
Securities offered through Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker/dealer. Insurance offered through Lincoln affiliates and other fine companies. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates.
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Not a deposit Not FDIC-insured Not insured by any federal government agency Not guaranteed by any bank or savings association May go down in value

www.LincolnFinancial.com Login : Employer Retirement Plans Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates. Affiliates are separately responsible for their own financial and contractual obligations.

Mutual funds and variable annuities are sold by prospectus. Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund and in the case of a variable annuity, the variable contract and its underlying investment options. To obtain a mutual fund or variable annuity prospectus that contains this and other information call: 800 4LINCOLN. Read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. Variable annuities are long-term investment products designed particularly for retirement purposes and are subject to market fluctuation, investment risk and possible loss of principal. Variable annuities contain both investment and insurance components, and have fees and charges, including mortality and expense, administrative and advisory fees. Optional features are available for an additional charge. The annuity's value fluctuates with the market value of the underlying investment options, and all assets accumulate tax-deferred. Withdrawals of earnings are taxable as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59, may be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty. Withdrawals will reduce the death benefit and cash surrender value. There is no additional taxdeferral benefit for an annuity contract purchased in an IRA or other taxqualified plan. Variable annuities sold in New York are issued by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY and distributed by Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc., a broker/dealer. For all other states, variable annuities are issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN and distributed by Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc., a broker/dealer. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company does not solicit business in the state of New York, nor is it authorized to do so. Contractual obligations are backed by the claims-paying ability of the appropriate issuing company. The mutual fund based programs include certain services provided by Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. (LFA), a broker/dealer (member FINRA) and an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group, 1300 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Unaffiliated broker/dealers also may provide services to customers.

Our representative from Lincoln Financial, Stephanie Gavrilis, will be available: January 16 and 22, 2013 The meeting will take place in the Department of Human Resources for new enrollments and changes/updates to existing accounts. Appointments are required. Please contact Beth Griffith at 410-638-3202 or bagriffith@harfordcountymd.gov.

Investment Company Institute, Defined Contribution Plan Participants Activities 2010 May 2011. 2 Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey, March 2011. 3 Social Security Online, http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/delayret.htm, May 2011.

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Decembers Employee of the Month submitted by Robert B. Thomas, Jr.

Wayne Holtschneider
Named December Employee of the Month
(Bel Air, MD) - - Wayne Holtschneider, an accountant with the Department of Treasury for Harford County has been named Employee of the Month for December 2012. Mr. Holtschneider is a five year employee with Harford County Government. Deputy County Treasurer Rick Pernas nominated Mr. Holtschneider for the prestigious award. In his nomination, Mr. Pernas stated, During the spring of 2012 Mr. Holtschneider was contacted by a company that Wayne Holtschneider and County Executive David R. Craig wanted to refinance conduit debt that involved Harford County. The company needed a signed release from the Department of Treasury in order to be able to refinance the debt. There was an issuers fee that was included with the original loan document. Legal counsel for the Department of Treasury asked Mr. Holtschneider to be sure the issuers fee had been collected before the Department signed the release. Mr. Holtschneider obtained the original documentation and discovered that the issuers fee had not been collected and therefore he obtained $31,553 from the company before signing the release. Subsequent to this transaction, Mr. Holtschneider of his own accord checked to see if there were other conduit debts that Harford County had issued in the past where the issuers fees had not yet been collected. In reviewing previous transactions, Mr. Holtschneider discovered four other firms had the identical problem of uncollected issuers fees. Mr. Pernas added, Over the course of six months, Mr. Holtschneider contacted all four companies and obtained from them, not only the current amount, but all past due funds. This resulted in Harford County recovering an additional $112,273. Taking further steps to help ensure appropriate collection of issuers fees in the future, Mr. Holtschneider helped develop procedures and a safety net if the payment of such fees was delinquent. The new procedures will ensure the Department of Treasury collects over $1.7 that is due over the next 30 years. Commenting on his selection as Employee of the Month for December 2012, Mr. Holtschneider said, I was just doing my job. Thats what you pay me to do. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and professional employee as Wayne Holtschneider. Through his diligence the taxpayers of Harford County are well served and monies due the County Treasury will be duly collected in the future. I congratulate Wayne on his selection as Employee of the Month and look forward to many more years of outstanding service from him, County Executive David R. Craig said. Preserving Harfords past; promoting Harfords future

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3rd Annual Harford County Conservation and Preservation Poster Contest

Harford County Sustainability Office, Recycling Office and Harford County Public Schools partnered for the third year to hold the Conservation and Preservation Poster Contest. The contest is held to raise awareness about efficiently using and reusing our resources. This year, the four themes and grade categories were identified: grades K-2 Biking and Walking, grades 3-5 Water Conservation, grades 6-8 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, and grades 9-12 Recycling Office logo. Over five hundred poster entries were received and judged by members of the Sustainability Office and Recycling Office as well as Harford County Public Schools on artistic merit, creativity and interpretation of the assigned theme.

To learn more about all of our Green Stars, please visit the Sustainability Office website. www.harfordcountymd.g ov/Green/index

Do you know someone who should be recognized as a Green Star? If so, please share her/his Green Star action by e-mailing Marlana McKenna at
mlmckenna@harfordcountymd.gov

The back row (left to right): Rebekah Hansen ,5th grade Jarrestville Elementary teacher, Patti Jo Beard, HCPS Director, Facilities Management Department, Andrew Cassilly, HCPS Resource Conservation Manager, Linn Griffiths, 12th grade North Harford High School teacher, Mary Chance, Harford Countys Director of Administration, Rick Russell, Jarretsville Elementary School Principal The front row (left to right): Lauren Burnham, Grant Swinehart, Isabelle Staab, Abby Saltzer

A winning poster was selected for each theme and will be reproduced and displayed in Harford County Public Schools, Harford County Government offices and the Harford County Public Libraries. The winning artists are Abby Saltzer, 2nd grade of Jarrettsville Elementary School; Grant Swinehart, 5th grade of Jarrettsville Elementary School; Lauren Burnham, 7th grade of Southampton Middle School; and Isabelle Staab, 12th grade of North Harford High School. The students were honored among family and teachers by Mary F. Chance, Harford Countys Director of Administration, and Patti Jo Beard, Director of Harford County Public Schools Facilities Management Department, at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center on December 7th for their achievement.

Meet our newest Green Stars

Joan Turbutt, Department of Facilities and Operations and Aaron Hall, Department of Procurement for Seeking Affordable Alternatives Deborah Henderson and Marylee Gorman, Department of Procurement and Steve Condax, Department of Parks and Recreation for the New Procurement of Recycled Products Policy Scott Kearby, Department of Public Works-Construction Management for Incorporating Geothermal at Patterson Mill Fire Station Barb Mason and Carole Boniface, Department of Community Services for Integrating Sustainability at a Leased Office Donna Mendes, Office of Economic Development for Reusing Paper for Note Pads Ben Cox, Department of Parks and Recreation for Reusing Resources at the P&R Woodshop Karen Green and Chad McGraw, Department of Parks and Recreation for Recycling Shoes for a Worthy Cause Marylee Gorman, Department of Procurement for Coordinating the Green Expo Joan Turbutt, Department of Facilities and Operations for Incorporating Green Actions to Increase Efficient Cleaning

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Harford County Executive David R. Craig and the Human Relations Commission invite you to attend

Joseph Bond/Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards Luncheon

Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:30 a.m. Beechtree Clubhouse 811 South Stepney Road Aberdeen, Maryland Tickets: $20 Keynote Speaker: Major General Robert S. Ferrell Writing Contest Winner will be announced at the luncheon. Contact 410-638-4739 for more information. David R. Craig, Harford County Executive Elizabeth S. Hendrix, Director, Department of Community Services www.harfordcountymd.gov/services/humanrelations In the event of inclement weather, if Harford County Government closes, the event will be canceled. Special accommodations available upon request by calling 410-638-4739.

January is National Blood Donor Month

Honor blood donors, sponsor blood drives, and encourage others to give!
Courtesy of Southeastern Michigan American Red Cross January is the perfect time to honor the people who help others through the simple act of giving blood. Since 1970, January has been known as National Blood Donor Month. Its a time when blood organizations like the American Red Cross pay tribute to the nearly 11 million people who give blood each year, and encourage others to start the New Year off right by coming to give the gift of life. Blood donors bring hope and promise to hospital patients who may need blood for their very life, said Diane E. Ward, CEO for the Southeastern Michigan Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. Donors are people like you who play a vital role in modern health care by helping ensure hospitals have blood for patients. January is a challenging time for blood donation because cold and snowy weather and busy post-holiday schedules can make it difficult for blood donors to keep appointments. Regardless of the time of year, hospital patients nationwide need about 44,000 blood donations daily for cancer care, surgeries, and the treatment of serious diseases and trauma. The Red Cross encourages donors to make and keep appointments, both for convenience and to reinforce the feeling of commitment. Community members can also contribute to the blood supply by organizing or volunteering at a blood drive, or by suggesting blood donation to their family and friends. If volunteering in your community is on your list of resolutions, you can meet it by simply giving blood or recruiting others to give, too, said Ward. Donating blood is a great way to make a lifetime of difference in just a little more than an hours worth of your time. To make a donation in your community visit www.redcrossblood.org and click on Make A Blood Donation Appointment.

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Tech Tips
submitted by the Office of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Go to http://hcg/hr/HCGTraining/SitePages/Home.aspx for additional learning resources.

Word 2010 Insert Filename and Path in Header or Footer

Ever print out a document and then later cannot remember where the original document was saved? You can avoid this by inserting the filename and path of your document in the header or footer.
1. On the Insert tab, click Header > Edit Header or Footer > Edit Footer. 2. If necessary, press [Tab] to move to the desired section of the header or footer. 3. On the Insert tab, click Quick Parts > Field. 4. In the Categories drop-down, select Document Information 5. In the Field names list, click FileName.

6. Click the Add path to filename check box. 7. Click OK.

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Milestones
Congratulations to Zachary Lidie, son of Matthew Lidie, for being named the 2013 Maryland Air National Guards Airman of the Year! Congratulations to Betsey Greene on obtaining her Masters Degree in Public Administration from Ashford University in September!

WITH THE NEW YEAR JUST GETTING STARTED, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO RENEW OR JOIN!!! To process your BJs membership we will need: A completed membership Application/Renewal form which can be sent to you through inter-office mail or you can stop by the Department of Human Resources between the hours of 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Your payment of $40 which gives you 15 month membership. Payment can be made in the form of personal check or credit card. Checks should be made payable to B.J.s Cash is not accepted. Once the paperwork and payment has been received in the Department of Human Resources, it will be forwarded to B.J.s for processing. Please keep the gold page for your records and use as your temporary membership pass until you receive your membership card. Normal processing time is 30 days. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Tamara Simmons at 410-638-4871 or email her @
tdsimmons@harfordcountymd.gov.

Is there someone in your workplace who goes above and beyond for Harford County?

Why not nominate this individual as Employee of the Month?

What a great way to recognize your co-workers for their contribution to Harford County. For details contact Sharon Ballweg at
saballweg@harfordcountymd.gov

We would like to include your milestone in the next HCG Connection. Please submit information by the 15th of the month to saballweg@harfordcountymd.gov . Digital photos are accepted.

or call 410-638-3019

Sharon BallwegEditor & Graphic Design Department of Human Resources 410-638-3019 saballweg@harfordcountymd.gov Robert B. Thomas, Jr. Contributor Office of the County Executive 410-638-3258 rbthomas@harfordcountymd.gov Rebecca Macek - Contributor Department of Community Services 410-638-3389 ramacek@harfordcountymd.gov Erin Ferriter-Contributor Sustainability Office 410-638-4707 eferriter@harfordcountymd.gov James Ellwood-Contributor Department of Inspections, Licenses & Permits 410-638-3366 jvellwood@harfordcountymd.gov Jennifer Boesch Contributor Information and Communication Technology 410-638-1286 jeboesch@harfordcountymd.gov

David R. Craig, Harford County Executive

Preserving Harfords past; Promoting Harfords future

Published by
Harford County Department of Human Resources Scott T. Gibson, Director

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