Governor Wes Moore announced that Maryland Budget and Management Secretary Helene Grady will step down in October after nearly three years of service, and a search for her replacement is underway while she continues overseeing the department’s fiscal, capital, and personnel management until her departure.
Per the news release distributed on Friday, August 22: “Governor Wes Moore today announced that Maryland Department of Budget and Management Secretary Helene Grady will step away from state service in October after nearly 3 years of service to the state. Until October, the secretary will continue overseeing the department’s work to manage the state’s fiscal, capital, and personnel resources while a search to fill the post is underway.
“Secretary Helene Grady is a true public servant in every beautiful sense of that phrase. And when the story of Maryland’s Decade is written, her fingerprints will be all over the page,” said Gov. Moore. “During Secretary Grady’s distinguished tenure, we turned an inherited structural deficit into a surplus, delivered a tax cut to middle-class families, and secured historic investments in education, health care, public safety, transportation, and countless other priorities that Marylanders deserve. Every step of the way, she led with data and discipline. Her positive contributions to the people of our state will be felt for generations.”…