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Commissioners approve letters supporting health and public-safety bills and university budget requests
Summary
At the end of the March 12 session the county attorney presented four letters of support for state legislation and higher-education budget requests; Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the president to sign each.
County Attorney David Weiskopf presented several time‑sensitive pieces of state legislation and higher-education budget requests and asked the commission to authorize the president to sign letters of support.
What the board voted on (unanimous actions)
- House Bill 1082 / Senate Bill 645 (local health services funding modifications): The board approved a letter of support and authorized the commission president to sign it.
- Senate Bill 292 (property-tax credit for public-safety officers, expanded to include EMTs): Commissioners approved a letter of support and authorized signature.
- University System / Southern Maryland requests: Commissioners approved letters supporting both operational and capital budget requests for the University System of Maryland (Southern Maryland), including the College of Southern Maryland’s submissions, and authorized the commission president to sign them.
Votes
All four motions were moved by County Attorney David Weiskopf and were seconded on the floor; each motion carried unanimously with voice votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
Ending
The board directed staff to transmit the signed letters and noted the items were time sensitive in the state budget cycle.
