Public Hearings for the FY23 Operating Budget to be Held on April 19, 20 and 21, 2022

For Immediate Release: Monday, March 14, 2022

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

March 22, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is March 21 at 5 p.m

• Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY22 Operating Budget, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - $2,109,404 for COVID Mass Vaccination CARES Grant (Source of Funds: State Funds)

April 19 and 20, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

April 19, 20 and 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Persons wishing to sign up may do so beginning March 24

• The Council will receive testimony on the FY23 Operating Budget. Montgomery County's Operating Budget covers the costs associated with operating county services and includes funding for Montgomery County Public Schools and other agencies. It also includes funding for debt service. 

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. The Council is returning to in-person meetings on March 15; residents will continue to have the opportunity to testify remotely for public hearings or provide in-person testimony at the Council Office Building in Rockville for many public hearings.

Residents can register to speak 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: 22-109
Media Contact: Sara Tenenbaum