COUNCIL CONVENES
TUESDAY; VOTES TO OVERRIDE EXECUTIVE VETO
The County Council met Tuesday to
consider CR-069-2018,
a Resolution concerning a Revitalization Tax Credit, which was introduced and
referred to the Council’s Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee. The
Council also voted 7-2, to override an Executive Veto of CB-006-2018, an Act
concerning the School Facilities Surcharge.
 COUNCIL MEETS AS BOARD
OF HEALTH; BRIEFED ON COUNTY’S QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; HOSPITAL FACILITIES; AND
HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Meeting in its role as the
County’s Board of Health, Council Members received important briefings. The Greater Prince George’s Business
Roundtable presented its annual Prince George’s County Quality of Life Index.
Leaders from the University of Maryland Laurel Regional Health and University
of Maryland Capital Region Health provided hospital campus updates. Board of Health consultant, Joseph L. Wright,
MD, MPH, briefed Council Members on the scope of work status for the County’s
Health Needs Assessment. Please visit the Board of Health online to review
presentations.
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COUNCIL’S HEALTH,
EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HOLDS FINAL MEETING
The Health, Education and Human Services Committee (HEHS), chaired
by Council Member Mary Lehman, held its final meeting of the 2018 Legislative Year
on Wednesday. HEHS received a briefing update
on the transfer of the Family Crisis Center to Community Crisis Services, Inc.
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COUNCIL RULES AND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
The Rules and General Assembly
Committee, chaired by Council Vice-Chair Todd Turner, received a briefing on Tuesday on the interim activity of the Maryland General Assembly, and discussed local
bills being considered for Council support during the 2019 General Assembly
Session. The committee was also briefed on
2019 Maryland Association of Counties legislative initiatives.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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COUNCIL MEMBER LEHMAN
HOLDS DISTRICT ONE COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR
Councilwoman Mary A. Lehman, Prince George's
County Council District 1, partnered with High Point High School on Wednesday,
October 3, to host a College and Career Fair at High Point High School in
Beltsville.
 MGM PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
On
Thursday, the County Council, together with MGM National Harbor, presented a
Procurement Opportunity Outreach session to provide subcontractors and vendors
with information on numerous procurement opportunities associated with MGM
National Harbor.
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