County told MCPD requested $300,000 to process trial‑board backlog

Oct 20, 2026

Staff told the Public Safety Committee that the Montgomery County Police Department requested $300,000 to process a roughly 47‑case backlog of appeals to trial boards; the request was not approved by council staff at the time.

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County staff told the Public Safety Committee that the Montgomery County Police Department had requested $300,000 to process a backlog of officer appeals to trial boards, and staff framed the denied request as an example of the budgetary consequences of repeated administrative appeals.

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