Elrich suggests mental health professionals replace officers, but area patrols for police
February 4, 2021 | 10:47 pm
February 5, 2021
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More than two dozen people most of them students or recent graduates pushed for removing police officers from Montgomery County Public Schools on Thursday.
The Montgomery County Council held a public hearing to get feedback about a proposed law aimed at prohibiting school resource officers (SROs). Of the 33 people who spoke, 31 were in favor of the bill.
Those showing their support for the bill included Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, a handful of student advocacy groups, two former student members of the county school board, the student member of the Maryland State Board of Education, attorneys, the Montgomery County Chapters of the ACLU and NAACP, parents, MCPS students and alumni.
Union contends agreement is clear, accessible for the parties involved
February 3, 2021 | 11:28 pm
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After a report concluded that Montgomery County’s contract with its police union was not clear or transparent, County Council members are questioning the county’s system of checks and balances.
At the council’s request, the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report analyzed the county’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, which represents county police officers.
The office concluded that a third party trying to “read and understand the CBA will encounter several obstacles that combine to make the document unclear, uncertain, and opaque.”
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State says distribution aligns with population ; Elrich, Hogan agree to coordinate
January 26, 2021 | 8:54 am
County Council President Tom Hucker, left, and Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz
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Two Montgomery County Council members reiterated on Monday their criticism of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses the state is supplying. They say the county isn’t getting its fair share, a frustration that’s been brewing for weeks.
While the state says it is distributing vaccine doses largely in alignment with population, many of the doses it is counting are going to pharmacies, hospitals and other health-related entities. For example, less than a third of this week’s supply of doses went directly to the county for its vaccine clinics.