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Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 2022

For Immediate Release: Friday, October 14, 2022

The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:

Oct. 25, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.

  • Special Appropriation #23-27 to the County Government’s FY23 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government Department of Health and Human Services - Food Staples Program, $8,150,000 (Source of Funds: Undesignated Reserves)

  • Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY23 Capital Budget and Amendment to the FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) - $750,000 for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Technology Modernization (Source of Funds: Undesignated Reserves)

Nov. 1, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is Oct. 31 at 5 p.m.

  • Bill 27-22, Administration - Inspector General - Powers and Duties, which was introduced by the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee after consulting with the County’s inspector general, would update outdated sections of the Montgomery County Code to comply with state law changes and empower the County's inspector general to align budget requests to work plan items.  It also explicitly mandates the ability to conduct compliance audits and clarifies that all employees must comply with information or document requests from the inspector general. Additionally, it provides protection for anyone, including residents, against retaliation for making a report to the inspector general. The bill also makes other technical corrections. Under Maryland law, the investigatory authority for both the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and WSSC Water rests with their inspector generals. Montgomery County’s inspector general lacks authority over these bi-county agencies based on the County’s successful advocacy at the state level for dedicated oversight. The proposed language in the bill reflects this fact. 

A full list of upcoming public hearings is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html.

Additional documents are available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.

Residents have the opportunity to testify remotely for public hearings or provide in-person testimony at the Council Office Building in Rockville.

Residents can register to speak in person or virtually at a public hearing, provide written testimony, prerecorded audio or video testimony using the online form at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html; or sent by mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or residents may sign up to testify remotely by phone (call 240-777-7803 for information). To express an opinion call 240-777-7900.

The Council is recommending that residents, who choose to attend in-person Council meetings, get fully vaccinated to protect themselves and others against Covid-19. If this is not possible, virtual participation is encouraged.

Residents who would like to call in or 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 link to use or phone number to call for the public hearing.

Comments and suggestions are welcome online at http://tinyurl.com/zrbwh5v or by sending regular mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. For information or to express an opinion call 240-777-7900. Councilmembers continue to hold meetings in their offices by appointment.

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).

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.


Release ID: 22-352
Media Contact: Sara Tenenbaum