RULES AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
During the Maryland General
Assembly session, the Council’s Rules and General Assembly Committee reviews
and recommends positions on selected proposed state legislation. The full Council
considers these recommendations and may formally take a position, which is
shared in a letter to state leadership. Follow the RGA agendas and learn more about
what this session of the General Assembly means for Prince Georgians.
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PLANNING, ZONING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE START WORK SESSIONS
The Council’s PZED committee
conducted a budget work session to review the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission budget proposal with M-NCPPC leadership and staff.
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COUNCIL'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE RECEIVES EDUCATION BRIEFING
Prince George’s County Schools
CEO, Dr. Kevin Maxwell, was among school administrators providing a briefing to
the Council’s HEHS committee on Wednesday, March 7th. The proposed
FY 2019 Budget for Prince George’s County Public Schools and the Continuous
Business Process Improvement Study, also called the Performance Audit, were
primary briefing topics. The Performance
Audit is the first comprehensive assessment of County school operations in 18
years.
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COUNCIL'S TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE BRIEFED
The Council’s THE committee met on
March 8th, to review CR-3-2018, a Resolution concerning the 2008 Water
and Sewer Plan. THE members also received
a briefing from the County’s Department of the Environment on the Clean Water
Partnership, Animal Management Division, and Trash & Recycling
Services/Zero Waste.
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COUNCIL'S PUBLIC SAFETY, FISCAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REVIEWS CAMPAIGN FINANCING BILL
The Council’s PSFM committee met
Thursday, March 8th to consider CB-6-2018, an Act concerning the
School Facilities Surcharge. PSFM also
discussed CB-04-2018, An Act Concerning Public Campaign Financing.
CB-6-2018
CB-4-2018
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COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET PROCESS FOR FY 2019
March signals budget season for
the Prince George’s County Council. In
accordance with the County Charter, the County Executive must submit the
Proposed County Budget to the Council by March 15th, and the Council
must adopt a new, balanced spending plan by June 1. We expect to receive the FY 2019 budget
proposal from County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III next week, after which the
Council begins its budget review process.
The County’s new Fiscal Year begins July 1. Keep up with the our County Budget Process on the Council Budget Portal .
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION 2018
Section 1106 of the Charter
provides that the County Council and County Executive shall appoint, by
resolution, a Charter Review Commission. The purpose of the Charter Review
Commission is to undertake a comprehensive study of the Charter and recommend
appropriate changes to the Charter. The Charter Review Commission, which met on
March 5th, must make recommendations to the County Council and
County Executive as to proposed amendments to the Charter by April 1, 2018. If you missed the March 5th public
hearing, you have until March 12th to send a letter with your
recommendations for Charter changes.
Mail to: Clerk of the Council County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie
Drive Second Floor Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
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SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY PURPLE LINE
Council Chair Dannielle Glaros
and Council Member Deni Taveras testified in Annapolis in support of SB624,
State Income and Property Tax Credits – Purple Line Construction Zone, which
would ensure support for businesses adversely affected by the impact of Purple
Line construction, by providing tax credit relief to qualified businesses in
Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.
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