For Immediate Release: Monday, June 24, 2024
Also on June 25: Proclamation presentation recognizing the retirement of Chief of Police Marcus Jones
The Montgomery County Council will meet on Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. and the meeting will begin with two proclamation presentations. The first, presented by Council President Andrew Friedson, will recognize the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Allie Williams. The second, also presented by Council President Friedson, will recognize the 80 th anniversary of the Montgomery County Historical Society. At 11:30 a.m. the Council will host a commemoration celebrating Pride Month.
At 1 p.m. the Council will present two additional proclamations. The first, presented by Council President Friedson, Councilmembers Natali Fani-González, Marilyn Balcombe, Evan Glass and Laurie-Anne Sayles, will recognize the retirement of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Gigi Godwin. The second, presented by Councilmembers Sidney Katz, Dawn Luedtke, Kristin Mink and Council President Friedson, with County Executive Marc Elrich, will recognize the retirement of Marcus Jones, chief of the Montgomery County Police Department.
More detail on each agenda item is provided below.
Interview: The Council will interview Corey Smedley, who is the County Executive’s nominee for fire chief of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Smedley served as fire/EMS chief in the City of Alexandria and has more than 33 years of public safety experience.
District Council Session
Resolution to confirm the County Executive’s appointment to the Sign Review Board
Vote expected: The Council is expected to vote on a resolution to confirm Wayne Miller, James Schwartz and Matthew Walters, who are the County Executive’s appointees to the Sign Review Board.
Consent Calendar
Each item on the Council’s Consent Calendar can be found on the Council agenda for Tuesday, June 25, which is available on the Council website .
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Vote expected: The Council is expected to vote on a resolution that aims to ensure that secure firearm storage information is provided to parents throughout the County. The resolution affirms the County’s ongoing commitment to keep residents, and children in particular, safe from gun violence and gun deaths. Council Vice President Kate Stewart and Councilmember Mink are lead sponsors of the resolution. Council President Friedson, and Councilmembers Sayles, Katz, Glass, Gabe Albornoz, Balcombe, Luedtke and Fani-González are cosponsors.
Public Hearings
Unless otherwise noted, the Council will hold the following hybrid public hearings at 1:30 p.m. Residents can visit the Council website to learn about the multiple ways to provide testimony .
- Proposed Update to the Montgomery County Growth Tiers Map
- Supplemental Appropriation #24-87 to the FY24 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, General Personnel and Operating Costs, $5,239,459
- Supplemental Appropriation #24-82 to the FY24 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Snow Removal and Storm Cleanup, Department of Transportation, $12,421,350, Department of General Services, $2,309,829
- Supplemental Appropriation #24-90 to the FY24 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of General Services, $6,129,366
- Bill 11-24, Finance – Economic Development Fund – Make Office Vacancy Extinct (MOVE) Grant Program – Established
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 .
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 .
Release ID: 24-241
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Benjamin Sky Brandt 240-777-7884
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