Alcoholic Beverages Advisory Board
Created by: Md. Code, Alco. Bev. § 25-306
Membership:
The Advisory Board consists of the following eight members: the Director; the Director of the County Department of Police; the Chair of the Board of License Commissioners; and five members who are county residents appointed by the County Executive with the consent of the County Council. All members shall be residents of Montgomery County, and of the five members, only one shall be a bona fide holder of either a Class B or C beer, wine, and liquor license in Montgomery County and only one shall be a bona fide license holder of any other class license in Montgomery County. The members of the board serve four-year terms with no compensation but are entitled to necessary expenses in connection with their duties.
Purpose: The Alcoholic Beverages Advisory Board shall report to the County Executive periodically, but at least quarterly, on recommendations for the improvement of the alcoholic beverages control and enforcement activities of the County and of the operations of the dispensary and distribution systems from the standpoint of efficiency, service, and convenience to the public.
Meetings: Regular meetings of the ABAB are open to the public. For more information, please telephone Uday Berry at 240-777-1983. Meetings are held at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Calendar https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/boards/calendar.html
Board Members
Brett Robinson, Member
Jason S Hubbarth, Member
Nkemjika Ofodile-Carruthers, Member
Spiro Gioldasis, Member
William Shanklin, Member
2024 Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, January 9, 9:00am
Tuesday, March 12, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 14, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, July 7, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 10, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, November 12, 9:00 a.m.
* If Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is canceled or opens late, the ABAB meeting will be canceled.
For more information visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/boards/