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Public hearing on special appropriations for Montgomery County Public Schools

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 14, 2021

The Montgomery County Council will conduct public hearings and is scheduled to vote on the following Special Appropriations on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. The deadline to sign-up is May 17 at 5 p.m.:

Special Appropriation to Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) FY21 Operating Budget - $112,233,764 for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II. Source of Funds: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.

Special Appropriation to MCPS’ FY21 Operating Budget - $1,274,619 for the Prekindergarten Enhancement Grant. Source of Funds: State Grant.

Documents and information are available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.

NOTE: During the Covid-19 state of emergency, the public is not able to be physically present in the Council Hearing Room. Residents who would like to call in to testify at a Council public hearing need to preregister on the Council's web page at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html . Once the public hearing sign up request form is submitted and the public hearing list is created, individuals will receive separate confirmation notifications that include the appropriate phone number to call for the public hearing.

Community members also have the option to provide audio, video and written testimony to the Council using a recently developed online testimony form on the Council's web page which can be found at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html . The testimony provided with the online option carries the same weight as testimony given at a public hearing. Councilmembers consider all comments as part of their deliberations.

Comments and suggestions are welcome online at http://tinyurl.com/zrbwh5v; via email at [email protected]; by sending regular mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. For information or to express an opinion call 240-777-7900.

The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. Also available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).


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Release ID: 21-210
Media Contact: Anne Brown