Kevin Kamenetz
Public Service
A lifelong resident of Baltimore County, Kevin Kamenetz began his career in public service as a prosecutor in the Baltimore City States Attorney’s Office. In 1994, he was elected to the Baltimore County Council where he drew on his experience in the criminal justice system to support public safety, crafting an innovative shopping center camera security law, which has become a national model and has helped reduce the County’s crime rate to historic lows. In 2010, he was elected to serve as Baltimore County's twelfth County Executive.
Council Member
During his 16 years on the County Council, then Councilman Kamenetz was selected a record four times by his colleagues to serve as Council Chairman. He acted as the County's cable franchise negotiator bringing cable choice to Baltimore County while saving taxpayer dollars. He also supported legislation that improved the code enforcement protecting neighborhoods; created the NeighborSpace program adding community parks; and refined laws to preserve historic landmark structures.
Award Recipient
County Executive Kamenetz’s efforts to reduce density and protect environmentally sensitive land and watersheds while on the County Council helped secure Baltimore County’s rural heritage and won him the coveted McHarg Award by the Valleys Planning Council. His strong support of the business community earned him Person of the Year honors from the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce in 1995.
Moving Baltimore County Forward
Since taking office in December of 2010, County Executive Kamenetz is continuing to move Baltimore County forward. His commitment to creating a government that is innovative, responsible, and efficient is resonating throughout the County and across the region. As County Executive, he delivered a budget that eliminated 200 general government positions, while protecting workers against layoffs or furloughs without raising either property or income tax rates. In addition, his ongoing dedication to fiscal responsibility has enabled Baltimore County to retain its Triple A bond rating from all three of the nation’s major rating agencies.
Technology Executive
County Executive Kamenetz is quickly becoming known as the "Technology Executive” based on his introduction of 23 technology initiatives that are currently underway. These initiatives will streamline operations and improve delivery of services. He recently announced extensions of labor agreements with many County unions that continue to redefine the public sector benefit structure, ensuring that Baltimore County can offer its employees a comprehensive benefit structure that is fair and sustainable for County taxpayers.
Fueling Economic Recovery
Committed to creating jobs to fuel economic recovery throughout Baltimore County’s communities, County Executive Kamenetz established the Federal Center at Woodlawn Economic Development Initiative; worked with Renco Group to get steel workers back to their jobs in Sparrows Point; helped to secure a $12 million investment in Stanley Black and Decker’s Towson Construction and DIY Headquarters; and recently broke ground on a new $246 million expansion to build electric motors at the GM Plant in White Marsh. He has also helped the Owings Mills Mall finally move forward towards a revitalized future by working with General Growth and Kimco Realty, two of the country’s leaders in shopping center development and management.
Lifelong County Resident
Born in Lochearn where he attended Campfield Elementary School, County Executive Kamenetz graduated from the Gilman School, and received degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore School of Law. Throughout his school years, he worked in his father’s drug store in Overlea. The County Executive currently resides in Owings Mills with his wife Jill and sons Karson and Dylan.
Revised December 7, 2011
