During the March 2 Montgomery County virtual council meeting, voices can be heard in the background that appear to make fun of Councilmember Nancy Navarro’s accent. One person seems to giggle as another person says, “I love how her accent comes out,” specifically referring to Navarro’s pronunciation of the words “represents” and “hologram.” It is […]
Public discussion doesn’t resolve dose allocation, state registration questions
February 10, 2021 | 10:21 am
February 10, 2021
The Montgomery County Council and officials from the Maryland Department of Health discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Tuesday.
Should the state place a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Montgomery County?
The County Council thinks it should have happened already and pushed state health officials on Tuesday to set one up.
Mass vaccination sites were one of several vaccine-related topics that county and state officials discussed during Tuesday’s council meeting. Maryland Department of Health officials present at the meeting included Dr. Jinelene Chan, the acting deputy secretary; Dr. Mark Martin, deputy director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and Heather Shek, deputy director of the Office of Governmental Affairs.
Montgomery County will resume indoor dining at 25% capacity beginning Sunday, Feb. 14 at 7 a.m. The county council voted 7-2 on Tuesday to approve County Executive Marc Elrich’s executive order to make the change. Customers are limited to a 90-minute indoor dining period and on-site alcohol consumption must stop at 10 p.m. According to […]
Elrich suggests mental health professionals replace officers, but area patrols for police
February 4, 2021 | 10:47 pm
February 5, 2021
Screenshot via live stream
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
Logo from Montgomery County
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.”