MARYLAND, March 28 - For Immediate Release: Friday, March 25, 2022

The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:

March 29, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

The deadline to sign up to speak is March 28 at 5 p.m.

1. Special Appropriation to the FY22 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Health and Human Services - $450,000 for Pediatric Mobile Medical Vehicle (Source of Funds: General Fund Reserves) and Amendment to FY22 Designation of Entities for Non-Competitive Contract Award Status: Casa Ruben, Inc.

April 19, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

The deadline to sign up to speak is April 18 at 5 p.m.

1. Resolution to Establish FY23 Transportation Fees, Charges, and Fares, to be effective July 1, 2022.
2. Resolution to Establish FY23 Water Quality Protection Charge, to be effective July 1, 2022.
3. Resolution to Establish FY23 Solid Waste Service Charges, to be effective July 1, 2022.
4. Resolution to Set FY23 Property Tax Credit for Income Tax Offset, to set the rate or amount of a property tax credit to offset certain income tax revenues resulting from a County income tax rate higher than 2.6 percent.
5. Special Appropriation to the FY22 Capital Budget and Amendment to the FY21-26 Capital Improvements Program, Montgomery County Public Schools - $3,000,000 for Relocatable Classrooms (No. 846540) (Source of Funds: Current Revenue General).
6. Special Appropriation to the FY22 Capital Budget and Amendment to the FY21-26 Capital Improvements Program, Montgomery County Government, $2,000,000 for High School Wellness Centers (Source of Funds: G.O. Bonds, Current Revenue General).
7. Special Appropriation to the FY22 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Health and Human Services, $3,000,000 to Implement Mental Health and Positive Youth Development Services in Montgomery County Public Schools (Source of Funds: General Fund Reserves).
8. DATE CHANGE: Supplemental Appropriation 22-70 to the FY22 Capital Budget  Montgomery County Public Schools – [$8,000,000] $5,000,000 for Relocatable Classrooms (No. 846540) (Source of Funds: Current Revenue General).
9. DATE CHANGE: Supplemental Appropriation to the County Government’s FY22 Capital Budget, Department of Recreation; and amendment to the FY21-26 Capital Improvements Program - $109,000 for Public Arts Trust.

A full list of upcoming public hearings is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html.

Additional documents are available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.

The Council returned to in-person meetings on March 15; residents will continue to have the opportunity to testify remotely for public hearings or provide in-person testimony at the Council Office Building in Rockville for many public hearings.

Residents can register to speak at a public hearing, provide written testimony, prerecorded audio or video testimony using the online form at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html; or sent by mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or residents may sign up to testify remotely by phone (call 240-777-7803 for information). To express an opinion call 240-777-7900.

The Council is recommending that residents, who choose to attend in-person Council meetings, get fully vaccinated to protect themselves and others against Covid-19. If this is not possible, virtual participation is encouraged.

Residents who would like to call in or 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 link to use or phone number to call for the public hearing.

Comments and suggestions are welcome online at http://tinyurl.com/zrbwh5v or by sending regular mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. For information or to express an opinion call 240-777-7900. Councilmembers continue to hold meetings in their offices by appointment.

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).

The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.

Release ID: 22-137 Media Contact: Sara Tenenbaum,