For Immediate Release: Friday, April 17, 2020
Residents also can submit audio, video and written testimony through Council's online public hearing catalog
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 17, 2020—The Montgomery County Council will continue to provide community members with the option to present public hearing testimony by telephone for all Council public hearings. The call-in option was rolled out for the Council's public hearings on the operating budget and proved to be an effective tool to help expand public participation during the Covid-19 crisis.
Community members also have the option to provide audio, video and written testimony to the Council using a recently developed online testimony form on the Council's web page which can be found at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html . The testimony provided with the online option carries the same weight as testimony given at a public hearing. Councilmembers consider all comments as part of their deliberations.
Residents who would like to call-in to testify at a Council public hearing need to preregister on the Council's web page at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html. Once the public hearing sign up request form is submitted and the public hearing list is created, individuals will receive separate confirmation notifications that include the appropriate phone number to call for the public hearing.
Residents can also provide their comments on issues before the Council on social media through the Council's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Finally comments and suggestions are welcome online at http://tinyurl.com/zrbwh5v; via email at county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov; by sending regular mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or by calling the Council’s budget hotline at 240-777-7802.
The following public hearings will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 21. Please register to sign up by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20. The Council staff report is hyperlinked to each respective item.
Residents can view the public hearings on County Cable Montgomery on Channels 996 or 6 on Xfinity, Channels 1056 or 6 on RCN and Channel 30 on Verizon. The hearings also will be available via streaming on the Council's web page, Facebook Live and YouTube.
Social media links can be found below.
Facebook: MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil
Facebook en Español: ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery
YouTube: MoCoCouncilMD
Twitter: MoCoCouncilMD
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Release ID: 20-160