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Montgomery County Council Committee Meetings on Nov. 9, 2023
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Committees will review a supplemental appropriation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and discuss Other Post-Employment Benefits funding policy
The joint Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) and Public Safety (PS) Committee will meet on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. to discuss a supplemental appropriation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program.
The members of the GO Committee include Chair Kate Stewart, Council Vice President Andrew Friedson and Councilmember Sidney Katz.
The members of the PS Committee include Chair Katz and Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke and Kristin Mink.
The GO Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Montgomery County Government's Other Post-Employment Benefits funding policy.
More detail on each agenda item is provided below.
Review: The joint GO and PS Committee will review a $100,000 supplemental appropriation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The appropriation is necessary due to recent world events that have increased the risk of acts of hate and violence in Montgomery County. The Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) intends to spend $100,000 immediately from the current $900,000 provided for additional services within the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides organizations with the opportunity to bolster security measures for the detection and prevention of hate and bias-motivated acts of violence. Funding may be awarded to support costs for security personnel, planning, training or security cameras. The FY24 grant program application opened on Oct. 11, 2023, and will close on Nov. 10, 2023. Applicants may request up to a maximum of $20,000 per facility. Grant awards are for one year starting from the date of execution of the grant agreement.
Other Post-employment Benefits Funding Policy
Review: The GO Committee will discuss the adoption of a new Other Post-Employment Benefits funding policy. Other Post-Employment Benefits are defined as non-pension benefits offered by an employer to retirees, including retiree health, prescription, dental and vision insurance. The purpose of an updated policy is to ensure that Other Post-Employment Benefits trust assets are utilized for their intended purpose in a fiscally responsible manner; ensure the long-term viability of the trust; align the use of trust assets with the County’s overall fiscal policies and with generally accepted best practices for retiree health benefit trust funding and utilization; and provide consistency and reliability in the annual budgeting process to the maximum extent practicable.
On May 16, 2023, the Council discussed updates to Other Post-Employment Benefits funding policy options for Montgomery County Government, concluding with a request for additional analysis. In June 2023, Executive and Council staff began meeting as a working group to continue this analysis. On Oct. 2, 2023, the County Executive submitted a draft funding policy to the Council and the working group submitted a Staff Work Group Report for consideration. The Montgomery County Retired Employee’ Association also submitted feedback on the Executive’s draft policy. These documents are available in the staff report.
The Committee meeting schedule may change from time to time. View the current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review on the Council website.
Council and committee meetings are 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: 23-367
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Benjamin Sky Brandt 240-777-7884