For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 18, 2017
Montgomery County Council reaches
unanimous preliminary agreement on
$5.4 billion operating budget for FY 2018:
VIDEO STATEMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 18, 2017—The Montgomery County Council today reached unanimous preliminary agreement on a $5.4 billion County operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018, a 2.7 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2017. The budget strongly supports Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, the County’s public safety programs and the safety net services provided by the County and non-profit organizations.
During today’s discussion on the budget, each of the nine Councilmembers made a statement regarding the budget agreement.
Below are links to each of their statements:
The links:
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The comments of Council President Roger Berliner (length: 9 minutes, 14 seconds):
https://youtu.be/i_KFhCdw_Mo
The comments of Council Vice President Hans Riemer (length: 2 minutes, 52 seconds):
https://youtu.be/t5y1Aqp0rp4
The comments of Councilmember Marc Elrich (length: 10 minutes, 46 seconds):
https://youtu.be/taPFWs87F1c
The comments of Councilmember Nancy Floreen (length: 4 minutes, 36 seconds):
https://youtu.be/lLGfaMn9AgM
The comments of Councilmember Tom Hucker (length: 7 minutes, 22 seconds):
https://youtu.be/pGxjpnHLvsk
The comments of Councilmember Sidney Katz (length: 2 minutes, 52 seconds):
https://youtu.be/LFHc_uyVDSQ
The comments of Councilmember George Leventhal (length: 7 minutes, 20 seconds):
https://youtu.be/KAnn3oNWJfE
The comments of Councilmember Nancy Navarro (length: 4 minutes, 50 seconds):
https://youtu.be/_rOYcSp0TwI
The comments of Councilmember Craig Rice (length: 6 minutes, 58 seconds):
https://youtu.be/ntVn86Nb7t0
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