County to shuffle government agencies

Published February 20, 2008 5:00am ET



Montgomery’s top elected official announced plans Tuesday to reorganize county government in ways he said would help refocus efforts and place greater emphasis on customer service.

County Executive Ike Leggett’s plans include transferring the Division of Solid Waste from the Department of Public Works and Transportation to the Department of Environmental Protection, abolishing the Department of Homeland Security, establishing an Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security in the County Executive’s Office, and putting police in charge of facility security. Leggett said the restructuring was cost, revenue and job neutral.

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