The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:
June 9, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is June 8 at 2 p.m.
- Bill 20-26, Fire and Rescue Services – Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteers – Amendments, would expand eligibility for length of service benefits to certain local fire and rescue department volunteers; increase the amount of the length of service benefits to certain local fire and rescue department volunteers; and generally amend the law regarding local fire and rescue department volunteers.
- Bill 21-26, Employee Retirement System – Savings and Benefits – Amendments, would add correctional health nurses to retirement Group E, effective June 30, 2029; remove retirement Groups E and J age requirement for normal retirement when 25 years of service are met; increase employee and employer contributions for employees that participate in the Guaranteed Income Retirement Plan (GRIP); increase employee and employer contributions for Group I members participating in the Retirement Savings Plan (RSP); reopen GRIP enrollment for specified members of the OPT and SLT bargaining unit for a limited time; provide post-retirement Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) to GRIP; provide a one-time limited irrevocable opportunity to purchase credited service years for specified Emergency Communications Center (ECC) employees in Groups E and J; and generally amend the employee retirement system and benefits.
- Bill 22-26, Finance – Economic Development Fund – Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Grant Program – Repeal of Sunset Date, would repeal the sunset date affecting the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Grant Program; and generally amend the law regarding the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Grant Program.
June 16, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is June 15 at 2 p.m.
- Expedited Bill 19-26, Buildings – Moratorium on Permits for Data Centers – Established, would establish a temporary moratorium on permits for a data center issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement; and generally amend the laws governing buildings and permitting in the County.
A full list of upcoming public hearings is available on the Council Calendar. Review the public hearing frequently asked questions for additional information.
To testify in-person or remotely during a live public hearing at the Council Office Building, residents need to preregister on the Council’s web page. Residents may also choose to provide pre-recorded testimony in written, audio or video formats or submit testimony by mail.
Send testimony 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.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Montgomery County Council provides reasonable accommodations to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to testify at public hearings. Email CouncilHearing.Accommodation@montgomerycountymd.gov or call the public hearing line (240-777-7803) at least five business days prior to the public hearing date to request an ADA accommodation (MD Relay – Dial 711 or 800-201-7165).
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.
Public hearings 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, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).
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