The 2017 Annual Legislative Breakfast is on December 14 from 7-9:30am at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the 2018 Gubernatorial candidates. Click here for more information.
Montgomery County Public Libraries, in collaboration with the Office Of Human Resources, will present a workshop on How to Apply for Jobs with Montgomery County Government on October 24. Registration is required.
The Montgomery County Charter Review Commission will hold a public hearing on October 18 at 7pm at the Council Office Building to receive feedback from residents about possible amendments to the Montgomery County Charter.
The Charter is the constitutional framework for County government. To sign up to speak at the public hearing, please call 240-777-7928 or emailcharterreview.commission@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Help represent our sector and learn more at County Council committee sessions. Click here for the current committee schedule.
Planning, Housing, and Economic Development
October 5, 2pm
Health and Human Services
October 9, 9:30am
Education/Health and Human Services
October 19, 2pm
The Montgomery County Minimum Wage Economic Impact Study was released earlier this month.
Councilmember Rice and Superintendent Smith will be hosting a Community Discussion on August 23, 6:30pm at Richard Montgomery High School. Attendees will learn more about universal pre-k and what it could look like in Montgomery County,
On November 7, the County Council unanimously approved Bill 28-17, Human Rights and Civil Liberties – County Minimum Wage – Amount – Annual Adjustment, that will increase the County’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. The bill must now goes to County Executive Ike Leggett for his signature.
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) designations and eligible service providers must raise wages to $15 per hour by July 1, 2023, unless they are considered a small employer.
The City of Rockville provides enhancement grants to local nonprofits to provide housing, health care, and supportive services to Rockville residents. This grant funding process will now be analyzed by the Caregiver Funding Task Force that is being assembled by the Mayor and Council. To join the Task Force, please submit an interest form.
Help represent our sector and learn more at County Council committee sessions. Click here for the current committee schedule.
JULY 25, 1:30pm: Special Appropriation
The County Council is in recess from July 31 to September 8.
Help represent our sector and learn more at County Council committee sessions. Click here for the current committee schedule.
JULY 13, 2pm: HHS/ED
JULY 20, 9:30am: GO/ED
JULY 20, 2pm: ED/T&E
*Security Changes at the Council Office Building
All visitors must enter one of two designated, ADA-accessible public entrances: in front of the building near the second-floor cafeteria or the entrance adjacent to the first-floor auditorium near the parking garage adjacent to the building. No other entrances will be open to the public.
All visitors will pass through a metal detector. Hand-held items, including but not limited to bags, briefcases, cell phones, containers, laptop computers and purses, will pass through an X-ray machine.
If you are coming to the County Council Building for public hearings and meetings attended by many visitors, you may experience a line to enter and should plan to arrive a few minutes early.