For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
The following committee meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 11. 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 tinyurl.com/CountyCouncilMeetings or by calling the Council’s Communications Office at 240-777-7931.
Meeting: Audit Committee
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
Audit Committee: Council President Nancy Navarro (Chair), Council Vice President Sidney Katz, and Councilmember Andrew Friedson.
Topic:
Office of the Inspector General and Office of Internal Audit
The Audit Committee will receive updates from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of Internal Audit (OIA) about their ongoing activities and reports. The Audit Committee is comprised of the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee, with the Council President and Vice President as ex-officio voting members. Those expected to attend the meeting including the following: Edward L. Blansitt III, Inspector General; Fariba Kassiri, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, OIA; William Broglie, Manager, OIA.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
Meeting: Government Operations & Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Seventh floor hearing room
GO Committee: Council President Nancy Navarro (Chair), Council Vice President Sidney Katz, and Councilmember Andrew Friedson.
Topic:
County’s Economic Indicators and Fiscal Policy
The GO Committee will review the County’s economic indicators and fiscal policy. The GO Committee requested this discussion during its review of the Spending Affordability Guidelines for the County’s Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget. During the Council’s review of the operating budget, there are several economic indicators and fiscal policy decisions that impact the amount of resources available for the agencies. Growing the resources available for agencies is important because, as noted by the Council throughout the budget process, the County’s ability to provide a high-level of service is connected to the resources available. This discussion will be a primer for future discussions related to other fiscal policy discussions that the GO Committee will schedule in the fall and beyond. Those expected to attend include David Platt, Chief Economist, and Chris Mullin, Lead Fiscal and Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget. The Council staff report will be available on July 9.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.
The Council committee meetings 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 meetings 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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