For Immediate Release: Monday, May 13, 2019
The Council meeting on Monday, May 13 will begin at 9:30 a.m. Individuals interested in attending a Council meeting should confirm the information on the day of the meeting by visiting the Council’s web page or by calling the Council’s Communication Office at 240-777-7832. All meetings are held in the Council Office Building (100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD.) in the third-floor hearing room, unless otherwise noted.
Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Operating Budget and FY19-24 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Amendments:
Resolution to amend Resolution 19-87, indicating Council's intent regarding provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreements with the Municipal and County Government Employees’ Organization (MCGEO), Local 1994
The Council will review the compensation recommendations for MCGEO after the Council directed all parties to go back to the bargaining table to renegotiate. On Tuesday, April 30 the Council, by a unanimous straw vote, signaled its intent to reject the contract for MCGEO. The Council determined that the labor agreement for MCGEO negotiated by County Executive Marc Elrich is not fiscally sustainable and should be in parity with the contracts negotiated with FOP and IAFF because of competing budget demands and the County’s projected constrained short-term revenue growth.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) assures delivery of a full array of services to address the somatic and behavioral health, economic and housing security, and other emergent needs of Montgomery County residents. The County Executive's Recommended FY20 Operating Budget is $323.6 million.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Early Care and Education Services, Infants and Toddlers, Child Care Subsidies, School Based Health and Mental Health Services, Linkages to Learning, High School Wellness Center, Partnerships, Cluster Projects and Children’s Opportunity Fund
The joint Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education and Culture (E&C) Committees recommended changes in the following areas:
Early Care and Education
· Shift $1,007,411 from the Early Care and Education (ECE) nondepartmental account (NDA) to be appropriated in the FY20 Operating Budget for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for a new Up-County Early Childhood Center.
· Add $1,234,200 to the Reconciliation List in six increments of $205,700 to add two School Health Nurse (SCHN) positions per increment.
· Add $54,750 to the Reconciliation List to expand the hours of EveryMind's confidential text and chat services from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. daily to meet the needs of vulnerable youth.
· Add $200,000 to the Reconciliation List in two increments of $100,000 to fund the services of a full-time licensed mental health therapist per increment. Each therapist would provide services at two schools. The Joint Committee requested that the schools be selected based on need and in coordination with existing school-based mental health services.
Linkages to Learning
· Add $39,017 to provide for a full-staffing complement (bringing a part-time community school coordinator positions to full-time) for the Kemp Mill Elementary School Linkages program as a top priority of the Linkages to Learning Strategic Six-Year Plan.
· Add $36,629 to provide for a full-staffing complement (add a part-time community service aide for the Summit Hall Elementary School Linkages program as a top priority of the Linkages to Learning Strategic Six-Year Plan.
Cluster Projects
· Add $287,275 to restore funding to allow implementation of the Springbrook and Paint Branch High School Cluster Project.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
The mission of OMB is to offer a broad-based, objective perspective on a range of public and fiscal policies to the County Executive, Council and other County partners. The County Executive’s Recommended FY20 Operating Budget is $5.2 million. The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee does not recommend any changes to the overall budget.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Montgomery College
The County Executive’s Recommended FY20 Operating Budget for Montgomery College is $310.4 million, which is a decrease of $3.4 million or 1.1 percent from the FY19 approved budget. The E&C Committee made some of the following unanimous recommendations:
· Approve the College's requested technical adjustment to increase the federal, state and private grants fund total by $1,245,000.
· Place $3,065,969 on the Reconciliation List to support the College's requested County contribution.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
CIP: Montgomery College
Montgomery College's amended six-year total CIP request is $304.0 million, which is a $26.7 million or 9.6 percent increase over the FY19-24 Approved CIP. In January, the County Executive recommended an amended six-year total of $279.6 million, which is a $2.3 million increase from the current approved CIP but a $24.4 million or 8 percent reduction from the College's request.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
The Council will review the County Executive’s Recommended FY20 Operating Budget for MCPS, which is a total of $2,647,536,627. The recommended budget left a funding gap of $14.4 million that was requested to enhance academic instruction and expand social and psychological supports for a growing student population. County leaders collaborated and in April announced a funding plan recommended by Council President Nancy Navarro that will fully fund the Board’s request. The E&C Committee made the unanimous recommendation to Approve FY20 funding for MCPS, which is a total of $2,514,246,699. This includes a local contribution of $1,726,739,403 and State Aid of $759,822,928.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
CIP: Montgomery County Public Schools
The MCPS Board of Education’s FY19-24 amendment request totals $1.826 billion. This level of funding is $47.6 million or 2.7 percent more than the latest approved FY19-24 CIP of $1.78 billion. The County Executive recommendation assumes $1.76 billion in six-year expenditures, which is $15.4 million less than the latest Approved FY19-24 CIP and $63.1 million less than the Board’s request.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Cost Sharing - MCG, State Match Community Grants and Arts Capital Grants for Current Replacements/Modernizations
County government cost sharing provides funds for the development of non-governmental projects in conjunction with public agencies or the private sector. The County Executive has recommended 15 capital and two arts community grants projects, which total $1,330,000. The County Executive has supported the Arts & Humanities Council recommendations and transmitted four arts capital projects for approval, which total $253,581. Also, The County Executive has recommended shifting $220,000 from Cost Sharing to the Planned Lifecycle Asset Replacement (PLAR) Project: MCG for renovations to the Black Rock Center for the Arts.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
The Council meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM). The channel can be viewed 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. The Council meeting also will be available live via streaming through the Council web site at:
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html .
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Release ID: 19-165