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Gaithersburg proposes three legislative action requests to Maryland Municipal League, seeks endorsement
Summary
City staff asked the mayor and council on June 2 to endorse three Legislative Action Requests (LARs) that the City of Gaithersburg would submit to the Maryland Municipal League for consideration in the 2026 legislative session.
City staff asked the mayor and council on June 2 to endorse three Legislative Action Requests (LARs) that the City of Gaithersburg would submit to the Maryland Municipal League for consideration in the 2026 legislative session. The items are: an out-of-cycle adjustment mechanism for commercial property assessments administered by the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT); expansion of the admissions and amusement (A&A) tax to cover food and beverage at businesses where the A&A tax applies; and a municipal exemption or opt-out for the state family and medical leave insurance program for municipalities that already offer equivalent or superior benefits.
Staff framed the…
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