For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. on the following bill:
Expedited Bill 3-19, Administration – Executive Branch – Non-Merit Positions , would designate certain positions in the Executive Branch as non-merit positions; and generally, amend the laws governing non-merit positions in the Executive Branch.
The public hearings will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building, which is located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Cable Channels 996 (high definition) and 6 (standard definition) on Comcast; Channels 1056 (HD) and 6 (SD) on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon. It also will be available live via streaming through the Council web site at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8
Those interested in testifying at the public hearing can start signing up on Thursday, February 14 online at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to sign up is March 4 at 5:00 p.m. Call 240-777-7910 to obtain a copy of the bill or go to https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/index.html
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Release ID: 19-056