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Montgomery County Legislature approves wide slate of budget and program resolutions; culvert replacement fails on roll call
Summary
The legislature approved most of a large package of 30+ resolutions — budget amendments, contracts, program renewals and grant acceptances — but rejected Resolution 279 (replacement of Switzer Hill culvert) on a recorded roll call; other items passed largely by voice vote or consent.
The Montgomery County Legislature on Nov. 26 approved a broad set of resolutions amending the 2024 operating budget, accepting state grants, renewing contracts and authorizing county agreements, while a single infrastructure item failed on a recorded roll call.
Most measures — including a grant acceptance for the ConnectAll regional assistance program, various budget amendments, contract renewals for health and veteran services, and authorizations to execute agreements with nonprofits such as Catholic Charities for warming-station operations — passed with little debate by voice vote or unanimous consent. Sponsors were recorded for each resolution where listed in the meeting record.
One notable exception was Resolution 279 ("authorizing implementation and funding for replacement of Switzer Hill culvert, Town of Mohawk"). That item drew questions about final projected costs before a roll call. The clerk read the roll: Legislator Kelly voted Nay; Chair Sweet recorded Nay; Legislator Wilson recorded Yes; Legislator Majewski recorded Nay; Legislator Peck recorded Nay; a legislator listed as Kwachuk recorded Nay; Legislator Pollock recorded Nay. The chair announced the resolution failed.
Other resolutions recorded as passed in the meeting record included (by resolution number and short description): 277 (amend 2024 operating budget — Snow Wheel Trail grant), 278 (accept grant for ConnectAll Regional and Local Assistance), 280 (amend 2024 operating budget — year-end salary account shortages), 281 (replacement of the Rapid Road bridge, BIN 3309870), 282 (authorize agreement for engineering/administration/inspection services related to soil remediation), 283 (agreements for snow and ice control), 284 (change order with Stilson Electric, generator remediation), 285–311 (various operating budget amendments, program agreements, renewals, and authorizations) and a bond resolution to finance renovations at county property at 1 Venner Road (estimated cost $1,750,000). The meeting minutes show these items passed by voice vote or consent where no recorded roll call was held.
Where recorded, the meeting note lists sponsors for individual resolutions; where the record shows only a voice vote, the minutes list "Aye" and the chair declared the resolution passed. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
What happens next: For the failed Resolution 279, staff or sponsors may return with revised cost estimates or an amended funding plan; other passed items will proceed to the county executive for signature or to the implementing departments named in the agreements.
Actions (as recorded in the meeting transcript) include the full slate of resolutions considered that evening; the transcript lists sponsors and the outcome for each resolution and records the failed roll call on Resolution 279.
