The Baltimore County Council identified five department heads for tighter scrutiny as they prepare to vote on reconfirming Executive Jim Smith?s appointments for a secondterm.

Members called five department heads ? Fire Chief John Homan, Community Conservation Director Mary Harvey, Environmental Protection and Resource Management Director David Carroll, Planning Director Pat Keller and Permits and Development Manager Director Tim Kotroco ? for interviews after a council work session Tuesday afternoon. Each met in closed session with the council, and several declined to comment after exiting.