County Executive Elrich and First 11-member County Council Are Sworn In at Inaugural Ceremonies at Strathmore

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was sworn in to his second term and the members of the County’s first 11-member County Council also wore sworn in at the Montgomery County Inaugural Ceremonies on Dec. 5 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.

The County now has the 20th version of the Council under the current form of County government. The previous County Council had nine members—four at-large and five district Councilmembers. Voters passed a Charter Amendment to change the Council composition to 11 members—four at-large and seven district Councilmembers. The Council districts were reapportioned to accommodate the district change.

This will be the first time the Council has a female majority.

The Councilmembers sworn in include incumbents Gabe Albornoz (at-large), Evan Glass (at-large), Will Jawando (at-large), Andrew Friedson (new District 1) and Sidney Katz (new District 3). Newly elected Councilmembers include Laurie-Anne Sayles (at-large), Marilyn Balcombe (new District 2), Kate Stewart (new District 4), Kristin Mink (new District 5), Natali Fani-González (new District 6) and Dawn Luedtke (new District 7).

County Executive Elrich, who is the County’s seventh County Executive, and outgoing Council President Albornoz made remarks during the ceremonies. Lt. Governor-elect Aruna Miller, who is a County resident, also spoke at the event.

WUSA9 anchor Lesli Foster was the event’s master of ceremonies. She also is a County resident.

The recorded broadcast of the ceremonies can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGsaNHxYXeU.

County Executive Elrich and First 11-member County Council to be Sworn In at Inaugural Ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 5

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be sworn in to his second term and the members of the County’s first 11-member County Council also will be sworn in at the Montgomery County Inaugural Ceremonies at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. The ceremonies are open to all and there is no charge to attend.

The Music Center at Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda. The doors will open at 10:15 a.m.

This will be the 20th version of the Council under the current form of County government. The current County Council has nine members—four at-large and five district Councilmembers. Voters passed a Charter Amendment to change the Council composition to 11 members—four at-large and seven district Councilmembers. The Council districts were reapportioned to accommodate the district change.

The County Councilmembers to be sworn in include incumbents Gabe Albornoz (at-large), Evan Glass (at-large), Will Jawando (at-large), Andrew Friedson (new District 1) and Sidney Katz (new District 3). Newly elected Councilmembers include Laurie-Anne Sayles (at-large), Marilyn Balcombe (new District 2), Kate Stewart (new District 4), Kristin Mink (new District 5), Natali Fani-González (new District 6) and Dawn Luedtke (new District 7).

Although the event is free to attend, advance registration is required. Visit montgomerycountymd.gov/inauguration for information on required attendance registration, directions and parking.

Watch a live stream of the inauguration at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/ccmlive.html.

Sign language interpreter services will be provided at the event. To request any other type of ADA reasonable accommodation, call 240-777-2521 or email inauguration@montgomerycountymd.gov. In all situations, a good-faith effort (up until the time of the event) will be made to provide accommodations.

Inaugural Ceremony for Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the 19th County Council

The official swearing in of the new Montgomery County Executive and Council will take place on Monday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, which is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda. Tickets will be provided immediately before the event at Strathmore, beginning at 9:30 a.m., on a first-come, first-served basis.

Marc Elrich will be sworn in as Montgomery County’s Executive at the ceremony. Incumbent Councilmembers Hans Riemer, who currently serves as Council president, Nancy Navarro, who currently serves as Council vice president, Tom Hucker, Sidney Katz, and Craig Rice will join at-large Councilmembers-elect Gabe Albornoz, Evan Glass and Will Jawando and District 1 Councilmember-elect Andrew Friedson at the ceremony.

No parking will be provided at the Music Center. Shuttle buses for the event will run every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from the following locations: Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center Garage, Monumental Realty Executive Plaza Garage, and the Montgomery County Executive Office Building Circle. Free parking will be available at the first two locations. The event is also accessible via the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station. For walking directions from the Metro station, click here. For further information, visit the inauguration website montgomerycountymd.gov/inauguration.

Watch live on County Cable Montgomery (Comcast/RCN 6, HD 996/1056, Verizon 30).

Inauguration Celebration 2018

Get out your dancing shoes! The 33rd annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball is set for Monday, Dec. 3. The event will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center located at 5701 Marinelli Road in North Bethesda.

The theme is “Inauguration Celebration 2018,” as this is the first Ball for the new County Executive and several new County Councilmembers.

Individual tickets are $150, and proceeds support local arts in education programs to provide cultural and learning opportunities for youth throughout Montgomery County. The 2017 Executive’s Ball raised more than $300,000 for dozens of arts and humanities organizations in the County.

For more information about this year’s event, visit the Ball’s website.

Inauguration Information

Information about activities related to the upcoming presidential inauguration can be found on the County’s homepage. Look for the US Capitol icon.