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Gaithersburg Officials

Gaithersburg operates under the council-manager form of municipal government, with the City Manager being appointed by the City Council. The Mayor and City Council are elected to staggered four-year terms, and the Mayor serves as Council President.

Council Vice President
HenryF.Marraffa, Jr

Council Member
Michael A. Sesma

Council Member
Cathy Drzyzgula

Council Member
Jud Ashman

Council Member
Ryan Speigel

The Mayor and City Council meet the first and third Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 31 S. Summit Ave. They also conduct work sessions on alternate Mondays and other evenings. For more information please contact the office of the City Manager at 301-258-6310 or cityhall@gaithersburgmd.gov & Gaithersburg Governance Information
Citizens can view archived city council and planning committee meetings here: City Website Archived Meetings

Lynn Board Appointed Gaithersburg City Attorney

At the February 19th meeting of the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council, N. Lynn Board was officially appointed Gaithersburg’s full-time City Attorney. Ms. Board served as the Chief Legal Services Officer and City Attorney for the City of Frederick, Maryland from 1990 to 2001, and has been managing member of Lynn Board & Associates, LLC since 2001. In that capacity she served as Town Attorney for the Towns of Thurmont and Mount Airy, litigated condemnations, real estate, land development and administrative appeal cases in State courts, and handled all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions.

"We are thrilled to have someone with such an extensive background in municipal law join our staff," said Mayor Sidney Katz. "There are many complex issues facing this City on a daily basis and I am confident that Ms. Board will be a tremendous asset to us."

The Gaithersburg City Attorney is appointed by the Mayor and Council and represents the City in all legal matters, including the bringing and defending of suits. Ms. Board will attend Mayor and City Council and Planning Commission meetings, will advise elected officials and staff on a wide range of legal issues, and will monitor changes in federal, state and local laws and regulations that might impact the City. The position has been vacant since the resignation of Cathy Borten in September of 2007.

"I’m excited about this opportunity," said Ms. Board, who lives in Frederick. "As a municipality, Gaithersburg enjoys an excellent reputation. I look forward to working with its residents and lending my expertise to address community issues."

Ms. Board will begin working on a part-time basis on February 25, and will assume full-time responsibilities on April 28.

The City of Gaithersburg received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for fiscal year 2006 from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This award is the highest from of recognition in governmental budgeting.

This is the sixth year that Gaithersburg has received the award. It was presented to David B. Humpton, who was City Manager during the Fiscal Year in question, and Harold Belton, Director of Finance and Administration.

The City had to satisfy nationally-recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well a municipality’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device.

The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association that represents nearly 17,500 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.