IMPORTANT UPDATE: Tonight’s FY2026 Operating Budget Forum Now VIRTUAL ONLY

For Immediate Release: Monday, October 28, 2024

Due to a boiler room leak at Julius West Middle School, tonight's "Community Conversation" with Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Operating Budget will now be held online and will be virtual only. The VIRTUAL meeting will focus on issues important to MCPS educators, parents and students, will be from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28.

Register in advance for this meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The County is in the early stages of formulating the FY26 operating budget. County Executive Elrich is required to submit a recommended budget to the County Council by March 15, 2025. The Council then will have two months to review the budget. It must adopt a final budget no later than June 1. The FY26 operating budget will go into effect on July 1.

The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube, and televised live on the following cable channels, subject to channel availability:

• County Cable Montgomery (CCM): Comcast channels 6 and HD 996; RCN channels 6 and HD 1056; and Verizon channel 30
• Montgomery College Television (MCTV): Comcast channels 998 and 10; Verizon channels 10; and RCN channels 10 and HD 1059
• Montgomery County Public School (MCPS TV): Comcast channels 34 and HD 1071; Verizon channel 36; RCN channels 89 and HD 1058
• Montgomery Community Media (MCM): Comcast channels 21 and HD 995; RCN channels 21 and HD 1055; and Verizon channel 21 
• Montgomery Municipal Channel (MMC): Comcast channels 16 and HD 997; RCN channel 16; and Verizon channel 16
• Takoma Park City TV: Comcast channel 13; RCN channels 13 and HD 1060; and Verizon channel 28

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Release ID: 24-485
Media Contact: Mark Roper 240-962-1743
Categories: Budget, Executive Office