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The joint Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) and Public Safety (PS) Committee will meet on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. to review Bill 18-26, Police – Powers and Duties of Director – DHS Law Enforcement Agency Hiring (The Continued Excellence in Public Service Act), and Expedited Bill 29-26, Personnel and Human Resources – Eligibility for County Employment (Community Trust in County Employees Act). The committee also will receive a briefing about the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information related to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.
The members of the GO Committee include Chair Kate Stewart and Councilmembers Shebra Evans and Sidney Katz.
The members of the PS Committee include Chair Katz and Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke and Kristin Mink.
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More detail on each agenda item is provided below.
Bill 18-26, Police – Powers and Duties of Director – DHS Law Enforcement Agency Hiring
Review: The joint GO and PS Committee will review Bill 18-26, Police – Powers and Duties of Director – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Law Enforcement Agency Hiring (The Continued Excellence in Public Service Act), which would require the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to verify certain background information for certain applicants seeking to be MCPD officers. The Continued Excellence in Public Service Act would require MCPD to review and verify certain information prior to extending a final offer of employment to any individual who worked as a federal law enforcement officer for DHS or an agency subcomponent on or after Jan. 21, 2025, and who engaged in deportation, expulsion or removal operations during that time.
The lead sponsor of Bill 18-26 is Councilmember Evan Glass.
Review: The joint GO and PS Committee will review Expedited Bill 29-26, Personnel and Human Resources – Eligibility for County Employment (Community Trust in County Employees Act), which would alter eligibility requirements for County employment and restrict the hiring for County employment of individuals who carried out certain activities during federal employment. The purpose of Expedited Bill 29-26 would be to increase community trust in County government by restricting the County from hiring individuals who were employed by the federal government after 2025 to enforce federal immigration laws.
The lead sponsor of Expedited Bill 29-26 is Councilmember Mink. Councilmember Will Jawando is a cosponsor.
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Unauthorized Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information – Fire and Rescue Service
Briefing: The joint GO and PS Committee will receive a briefing about a data breach incident that occurred in June 2026. The incident involved personally identifiable information which was inappropriately shared among County staff and volunteer firefighters. The data breach included personal information for approximately 7,500 County government retirees, active fire and rescue service career staff and volunteer firefighters. Additional detail is available in the Council staff report.
The Committee 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.
Council and committee meetings are streamed live on the Council’s web page via YouTube and on Facebook Live and can be watched on County Cable Montgomery on Xfinity/RCN 6 HD 996/1056, Fios 30, and on the CCM live stream.
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