Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee and its Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on May 1 to discuss the County’s fuel-energy tax rates for the next fiscal year. The worksession is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett released this statement regarding County Council approval of the employee compensation package for fiscal year 2014. “I commend the Montgomery County Council for approving the employee compensation package I recommended for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. It was the right thing to do. “Over the last six years, I have taken […]

The Montgomery County Council will meet on April 30 to discuss the compensation and benefits proposed for employees of county government and County agencies in the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget. The worksession, and expected action that will follow the discussion, is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented by County Executive […]

The Montgomery County Council sent a letter on April 26, signed by all nine Councilmembers, to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett expressing its surprise to learn that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) would not accept the Silver Spring Transit Center as contemplated by the Memorandum of Understanding between WMATA and Montgomery County. The […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet on April 26 at 9:45 a.m. on a number of transportation-related items that are addressed in the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget and the FY13-18 Capital Improvements Program recommended by County Executive Isiah Leggett. The worksessions, which are part of […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, will hold its second worksession on the compensation and benefits proposed for employees of County government and County agencies in the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended […]

A bill that would revise the provisions of Montgomery County’s five-cent excise tax on disposable bags will be introduced before the County Council during the Council’s general session that will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Bill 10-13 would limit the tax to bags distributed at food stores. It also would repeal the […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee will hold a work session at 2 p.m. on the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The worksession is expected to include discussion on programs focused on closing the Achievement Gap. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee and its Public Safety Committee will meet jointly on April 18 at 9:30 a.m. for a worksession on increasing the number of School Resource Officers assigned to public schools. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented by County Executive Isiah Leggett. In April […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee will begin its review of the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request of  the county’s Department of Health and Human Services at 9:30 a.m. on April 17. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented by County Executive Isiah Leggett. In […]