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Council approves a string of supplemental appropriations, including energy, transportation and school projects
Summary
On Dec. 2 the council approved multiple supplemental appropriations and budget adjustments across departments — including funding for Rockville transportation improvements, a Green Bank pilot, net-zero energy code incentives, the White Ferry, MCPS school projects and pension/local share adjustments — taking action immediately after public hearings.
During its Dec. 2 session the Montgomery County Council moved from public hearings to immediate action on several supplemental appropriations and budget adjustments across county departments. The motions below reflect actions taken in the meeting; recorded vote tallies in the transcript were generally a voice/hand vote and the transcript records the motions as passing.
- Supplemental appropriation (CIP) — Bertonsville Access Road (DOT): $1,050,000, source: bonds. Motion moved by Council Member Glass; motion approved.
- Supplemental appropriation — Department of Permitting Services Green Bank pilot technology assistance program: $1,000,000, source: DPS fund undesignated reserves. Motion moved and approved after public hearing and immediate action.
- Supplemental appropriation — Department of Permitting Services / achieving net-zero energy codes program: $10,000,000, source: federal grant. Motion moved by Council Member Sales; seconded by Vice President Balcom; motion passed.
- Supplemental appropriation — DOT White Ferry: $1,500,000, source: state aid. Motion moved and passed.
- Supplemental appropriation — HHS LOS control program: $145,000, source: general fund undesignated reserves. Motion moved and passed.
- Supplemental appropriation — MCPS projects (state aid): $3,814,685. Motion moved by Council Member Yawando; seconded by Vice President Balcom; motion passed.
- Special appropriation — compensation and employee benefit adjustments (local share of pension costs) $20,000,861? (transcript lists amounts and sources for local pension share adjustments): motion moved and passed.
In each case the council called for hands and recorded the motions as passing; the transcript indicates no registered public speakers for most of the items that moved immediately to action.
