For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Also on May 16: Council is expected to vote on multiple fees, charges and fares and introduce appropriation for residential street resurfacing
The Council will meet on Thursday, May 16 at 10 a.m. to take straw votes on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets and reconcile the FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program (CIP).
More detail on each agenda item is provided below.
Resolution to approve FY25 Transportation Fees, Charges and Fares
Review and vote expected: The Council will review and is expected to vote on the proposed FY25 resolution on transportation fees, charges and fares. The proposed resolution maintains, with no changes, the fees, charges and fares that the Council approved in May 2023. The full list of fees, charges and fares can be found in the Council staff report.
The Council’s Transportation and Environment (TE) Committee recommends approval.
Resolution to establish FY25 Solid Waste Service Charges
Review and vote expected: The Council will review and is expected to vote on a resolution to establish FY25 Solid Waste Service Charges. The County’s solid waste programs are primarily funded by various solid waste charges that support the dedicated enterprise funds. For FY25, there is no recommended change in the $160 collection charge or transfer station tipping fees. Adjustments in solid waste charges include a 3.1 to six percent increase for single family charges, 4.8 to six percent for multi-family charges and a 0.6 percent increase for non-residential charges.
The Council’s TE Committee recommends approval.
Resolution to establish FY25 Water Quality Protection Charge
Review and vote expected: The Council will review and is expected to vote on a resolution to establish the FY25 Water Quality Protection Charge. The resolution would increase in the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) rate for the Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) from $126 to $136.50.
The Council created the Water Quality Protection Charge in 2001 as part of Bill 28-00 and made changes to the charge in 2013 as part of Bill 34-12. The Council is required under County Code to set the ERU rate each fiscal year by resolution. The resolution must be adopted no later than the date the Council approves the annual operating budget.
The Council’s TE Committee recommends approval.
Resolution to approve FY25 WSSC Water System Development Charge
Review and vote expected: The Council will review and is expected to vote on a resolution to establish the FY25 WSSC Water System Development Charge. The system development charge is paid by new development to cover the impact it has on WSSC Water infrastructure. There is no change to system development charge rates for FY25. The TE Committee recommends approval of the System Development Charge for FY25 at current approved rates and to increase the maximum chargeable rate by a Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment as allowed under state law. This is consistent with the vote held at the bi-county meeting on the WSSC Water FY25 Proposed Budget.
Resolution to approve Executive Regulation 6-24, Systems Benefit Charges Residential Waste Estimates
Vote expected: The Council will review and is expected to vote on a resolution to approve Executive Regulation 6-24, Systems Benefit Charges Residential Waste Estimates. The systems benefit charges assumed in the Executive’s FY25 Recommended Budget for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Recycling and Resource Management Division and in the Council’s preliminary approval of the FY25 Recycling and Resource Management FY25 Operating Budget are based on an estimated annual generation of 1.7651 tons of solid waste per single family residence and 0.8592 tons of solid waste per multi-family residence.
In accordance with the Montgomery County Code, the County Executive must establish by regulation the estimated amount of solid waste generated per County household. Estimates of per household solid waste generation are necessary to calculate the single-family residential and multi-family residential base and incremental system benefit charges.
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FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Capital Budget Wrap-Up and CIP Reconciliation
Review: The Council is expected to reach a preliminary agreement on the County’s Recommended $5.84 billion FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program (CIP).
The Council staff reports with additional details will be available on Thursday, May 16.
Introduction: The Council will introduce a $2 million special appropriation to the FY24 Capital Budget and Amendment for the FY23-28 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). The funds will allow certain residential streets to be resurfaced months earlier than previously scheduled. In addition, the special appropriation is needed to help reconcile total expenditures in the FY23-28 CIP to available resources and create general obligation bond capacity in the FY25-30 CIP.
FY25 Operating Budget Wrap-Up and Reconciliation
Review: The Council is expected to reach a preliminary agreement on the County’s Recommended $7.1 billion FY25 Operating Budget.
The Council staff reports with additional details will be available on Thursday, May 16.
The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. View the current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review on the Council website .
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Release ID: 24-187
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