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Council expected to reach preliminary agreement on the County's Fiscal Year 2022 operating and capital budgets at virtual meeting on May 20

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Also on May 20: Public hearing and vote on the Special Appropriation to the FY21 Operating Budget for the Asian American Health Initiative

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The Council will meet on Thursday, May 20 at 9:30 a.m. to take straw votes on the operating and capital budgets and reconcile the Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The Council will also hold a public hearing and vote on a Special Appropriation to the FY21 Operating Budget for the Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI).

Operating Budget Wrap-Up

Review: The Council is expected to reach a preliminary agreement on the County’s $6 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Operating Budget and the FY22 Capital Budget and the Amended FY21-26 CIP.

The Council’s focus throughout their budget deliberations this year was on the County’s equitable recovery and providing relief to residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Final budget action is scheduled for May 27.

The Council staff report for the operating budget can be viewed here and the staff report on the capital budget and six-year CIP will be available on Thursday.

Special Appropriation to the FY21 Operating Budget; Montgomery County Government; Department of Health and Human Services Asian American Health Initiative COVID Response; $250,000; and Amendment to the FY21 Operating Budget for the Montgomery County Government, Resolution 19-472, Section G, Designation of Entities for Non-Competitive Contract Award Status: The Primary Care Coalition

Public hearing and vote expected: The Council is expected to hold a public hearing and vote on a Special Appropriation to the FY21 Operating Budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to support the Asian American Health Initiative's (AAHI) COVID Response and an Amendment to the FY21 Operating Budget for a non-competitive contract award with the Primary Care Coalition.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up more than 15 percent of the County's population and have been impacted in different ways by COVID-19 including barriers to testing and vaccinations, impacts on mental health from the stress and isolation of the pandemic, and the unique impact of a significant increase in hate incidents and violence, including physical assaults. AAHI has proposed strategies to address these impacts and disparities, and the Department of Health and Human Services will establish a contract with the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County to provide support for AAHI's pandemic response and incidents of hate or violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Special Appropriation to the FY21 Capital Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Transportation: Resurfacing: Residential/Rural Roads

Introduction: The Council will introduce a $409,000 FY21 special appropriation for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation for road resurfacing. The staff report will be available on Thursday.

The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.

On the guidance of Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles, there is currently no public access to the Council Office Building. The virtual Council and Committee meetings will be streamed live on the Council’s web page via YouTube and on Facebook Live and can be watched on County Cable Montgomery on Xfinity/RCN 6 HD 996/1056, Fios 30, and on the CCM live stream.

Release ID: 21-224
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Benjamin Sky Brandt 240-777-7884