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More than three dozen interns spoke briefly from the podium about their schools, majors and assigned county departments, including probate, juvenile court, district attorney’s office investigations, the sheriff’s office and support services. Commissioner remarks and staff comments said the internship program began the previous day and that department personnel had prepared orientation, payroll and placement materials.

\"I was very, very impressed and and very, very encouraged,\" one commissioner said after citing the interns’ punctuality and professionalism during orientation. Staff praised HR, payroll and departmental teams for organizing the program and ensuring students could complete required onboarding paperwork. Several commissioners and the sheriff highlighted examples of interns who moved into paid positions or other opportunities after participating.

Why it matters: Commissioners framed the internship program as both workforce development and community engagement; officials said the program exposes students to government careers and in some cases led to employment offers or scholarships.

County staff described the program as an annual effort to place local students in county departments and to improve the onboarding process year over year. The meeting closed the segment with a short break so students could gather and receive snacks and recognition materials.

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Staff told the commission the project closed approximately $100,000 under budget and requested a waiver of rules so the contractor could be paid and the project closed. A commissioner moved to waive rules and another seconded; the commission voted in favor. \"All in favor, say aye. Aye. Likewise opposed. And we'll waive rules,\" a commissioner announced after the vote.

Why it matters: Closing the project and issuing final payment finalizes the contractor’s work and removes the item from the county’s open project list. Staff asked the commission to approve the payment to complete the contract closeout.

The meeting record documents the final payment amount and the commission’s procedural vote to waive rules to consider and approve payment; no further conditions or disputes were recorded in the discussion.

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Cunningham said the federal grant would cover deputies’ salaries for three years, and the county would be required to retain the positions for two additional years after the grant ends. \"The only obligations we really have to do is to be able to retain them for 2 years at at the end of the grant, which is a 3 year grant where the federal government will pay their salaries, up for that first 3 years,\" Cunningham said.

Commissioners moved to waive rules so the matter could be considered immediately. \"I move that we waive rules,\" one commissioner said, and the commission voted to waive rules. \"All in favor of of waving rules, say aye. Aye. Likewise opposed. Okay. We'll waive roots,\" another commissioner announced after the vote.

Why it matters: If the county accepts the grant and hires deputies under its terms, Montgomery County will add officer capacity but also incur future retention costs when federal funding ends. Cunningham said the county expects to hire and staff at capacity to make use of the grant's hiring window.

The transcript records the waiver of rules to consider the grant; the meeting record does not show a formal commission vote authorizing submission of the grant application or an approval to accept grant funds. Sheriff Cunningham said the county is in a position to hire and would use attrition to absorb retention obligations where possible.

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The discussion focused on the lease language in a letter of intent and on who would pay for renovations and ongoing maintenance. \"This does not lock us into anything. This just merely says we're gonna go forward to the next step, and this is what the shell looks like. But we still gotta we still gotta bake the cake, so to speak,\" Mr. Anderson, a county staff member, told commissioners about the letter of intent.

Commissioners said they were concerned the county had not been sufficiently represented in drafting the document and that the county could end up paying for significant renovations without concessions. One commissioner described renovation costs of \"almost a million dollars\" and raised concerns about responsibility for repairs to the parking lot and HVAC system. \"We gotta be responsible for the parking lot and some other and the HVAC system and just some other details that, were not actually I was not comfortable with,\" the commissioner said (speaker not named in the record).

Why it matters: Commissioners said the lease decision could bind county operations and budgets and stressed the need for legal and departmental review. Several commissioners urged involving the elected commissioner for the district, department heads who would occupy the facility (probate, revenue, elections), and county attorneys before finalizing any lease.

County staff said the letter of intent is an offer to negotiate and would not create a binding lease until a formal lease agreement is executed. Mr. Anderson said the draft had been sent to outside counsel Ball and Ball and to former county attorney Michael Armstead for review.

Commissioners also debated whether to lease now or buy and build. Staff described estimates for a new county building of about 20,000 square feet at roughly $375 per square foot, producing a construction estimate in the $7.5 million range and a narrower planning figure closer to $6 million after discussions with the former finance director, Cheryl Thomas. \"When we did that math ... we were really closer to the neighborhood of $6,000,000,\" a staff speaker said. That estimate assumed land purchase, geotechnical work, furniture and other costs had not yet been done.

Commissioners urged a coordinated approach so that the district commissioner, department heads and county attorneys are all involved before bringing a final lease or purchase recommendation back to the full commission. No binding lease was approved during the discussion; staff said the letter of intent was a step toward negotiating a formal lease that would be presented to the commission for approval.

The commission did not take a final vote on a lease at the meeting. Staff said the LOI would be refined with attorney input and concessions would be negotiated before the county would sign a formal lease.

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Montgomery County introduces summer intern cohort; commissioners praise program and student placements

County approves final payment of $129,390 for Annex 1 reroofing; project closed under budget

Sheriff outlines COPS hiring grant plan; commissioners waive rules to consider request

Montgomery County commissioners raise concerns over East Probate lease language and long-term space strategy