Public hearing on special appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The Montgomery County Council will conduct public hearings and is scheduled to vote on the following special appropriations on Tuesday, June, 15, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. The deadline to sign-up is June 14 at 5 p.m.:

• Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY21 Operating Budget, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - $6,704,931 for FEMA Emergency Protective Measures Grant. Source of Funds: Maryland Department of Health, FEMA Emergency Protective Measures Grant.
• Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY21 Operating Budget, DHHS - $28,145,367 for Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Source of Funds: State Grant.
• Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY21 Operating Budget, DHHS - $2,109,403 for COVID Mass Vaccination CARES Grant. Source of Funds: Maryland Department of Health, COVID Mass Vaccination CARES Grant.

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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Release ID: 21-239
Media Contact: Anne Brown