For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Montgomery County Council
Committee Meetings
for March 15
The following Committee meetings are scheduled for March 15. Individuals interested in attending a Committee meeting should confirm the information on the day of the meeting by visiting the Council’s web page at https://tinyurl.com/CountyCouncilMeetings or by calling the Council’s Legislative Information Office at 240-777-7931. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md.), unless otherwise noted.
Meeting: Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
GO Committee: Council Vice President Nancy Navarro (chair), Councilmember Sidney Katz and Council President Hans Riemer
Topic(s):
• Executive Regulation 10-17, Parliamentary and Maryland Open Meetings Act Training for Members of Boards, Commissions and Committees
Executive Regulation 10-17 establishes standards for training members of County boards, commissions and committees. The County Code requires that the County Executive establish such standards. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ya7pooxt .
• Bill 40-17, Personnel - Merit System - Salary and Wage Plans - Police Leadership Service
Bill 40-17 would modify the uniform salary plan for police sworn managers to include a salary schedule for a Police Leadership Service; authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to establish a Police Leadership Service under the merit system for lieutenants and captains in the Police Department; establish guidelines for the Police Leadership Service; and amend the law governing salary schedules for County employees under the merit system. Bill 40-17 is sponsored by Council President Hans Riemer, at the request of the County Executive. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ycwftac9 .
• Bill 2-18, Ethics, Conflicts of Interest - Financial Disclosure - Lobbying – Amendments
Bill 2-18 would limit the participation of a public employee in any matter affecting a party who the employee was hired to lobby for in the prior year; require a public employee to disclose income from certain lobbying on a financial disclosure statement; and prohibit a person serving as County Executive or Councilmember from certain lobbying for one year after leaving office. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/y78mxo2o .
Meeting: Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T&E) Committee
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
T&E Committee: Councilmembers Roger Berliner (chair), Nancy Floreen and Tom Hucker
Topic:
• Briefing: Road salt usage
The T&E Committee will receive a briefing on the impacts of road salt usage. Councilmember Hucker, the Committee’s Lead for Environment, requested a briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on the environmental effects of using road salt. Councilmember Hucker also requested that the Department of Transportation (DOT) explain how road salt fits with the department’s current strategy for handling snow and ice on roadways. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ycr4nzjg .
Meeting: Audit Committee – Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee with Council President and Vice President as ex-officio voting members
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Third floor conference room
GO Committee: Council Vice President Nancy Navarro (chair), Councilmember Sidney Katz and Council President Hans Riemer
Topic(s):
• Research on auditing functions in other jurisdictions and auditors in County agencies
The Committee will review auditing and inspector general functions in other jurisdictions, receive information about auditing in Montgomery County Government and review report distribution to the Council from the Office of the Inspector General. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/y85v524w .
• Review of results from FY17 External Audit
The County’s external auditor, CliftonLarsonAllen, will present and discuss the fiscal year 2017 audit of the financial statements for County Government, Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans, and the Montgomery County Union Employees Deferred Compensation Plan. They also will present the Single Audit, Agree-Upon Procedures related to the County Government’s certification of information required by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency related to local solid waste landfill facilities, and the audit of the Maryland 9-1-1 Emergency Number Systems Program of Montgomery County.
The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/y85v524w .
• Review of Clifton Larson Allen contract renewal
The Committee will close out its meeting with a review of a contract amendment that would extend audit work. The staff report can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/y85v524w .