For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Montgomery County Council will conduct public hearings on the following special appropriations on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. The deadline to sign-up is January 25 at 5:00 p.m.:
Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY21 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation Non-Departmental Account, Support for COVID-19 Response - $4,938,298 for Restaurant Relief Grant Program (Source of Funds: State Aid); and Amendment to FY21 Operating Budget Resolution 19-472, Section G, Designation of Entities for Non-Competitive Contract Award Status: Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation.
Special Appropriation to the FY21 Operating Budget, Office of the County Executive, Support for COVID-19 Response - $6,232,666 for Hotel Relief Grant Program (Source of Funds: State Aid).
Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY21 Operating Budget, Office of the County Executive - $500,000 for Connected DMV Contract, Global Pandemic Prevention Center. Source of Funds: General Fund Reserves.
Documents and information are available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.
NOTE: During the Covid-19 state of emergency, the public is not able to be physically present in the Council Hearing Room. 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.
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.
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. For information or to express an opinion call 240-777-7900.
The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. Also available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).
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