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Montgomery County Council Committee Meetings on Dec. 4, 2025

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Committees will receive a briefing about County economic development grants and review legislation that would ensure survivor benefits options for spouses and children of career firefighters

County Economic Development Grants

Briefing: The ECON Committee will receive a briefing about County economic development grants, which will include a fiscal and program update on the status of all grants and a summary of all noncompetitive contracts funded by the County. The County currently offers two categories of grants. The first type of grant is provided to businesses and investors through the Economic Development Fund and J.O.B.S. Initiative. The second type of grant is provided to noncompetitive contracts awarded to providers of business support services through the Small Business Support Services NDA and the Office of the County Executive. Additional information is available in the Council staff report.

Expedited Bill 32-25, Employees' Retirement System - Survivor Benefits - Death During Line of Duty (HERO Act)

Review: The GO Committee will review Expedited Bill 32-25, Employees’ Retirement System – Survivor Benefits – Death During Line of Duty, also known as the HERO Act. Bill 32-25 would increase death benefits to spouses of Group G members whose deaths are service connected; and generally amend the law regarding the employees’ retirement system, including pension benefits and other benefits available to survivors upon service-connected deaths. The purpose of Bill 32-35 is to maintain existing survivor benefit options for spouses and children of career firefighters (Group G members) who are killed in the line of duty, while adding an option for the spouse to receive a pension as if the member had at least 20 years of credited service. The HERO Act also would ensure that benefits are received expeditiously following a line of duty death and reaffirm the County’s commitment to honoring the critical work of the County’s first responders and public safety officials.

The lead sponsors of Bill 32-25 are Councilmembers Glass and Katz. Councilmembers Stewart and Friedson, Council Vice President Balcombe and Council President Fani-González, and Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke, Kristin Mink, and Sayles are cosponsors of Bill 32-25.

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: 25-397
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Benjamin Sky Brandt 240-777-7884