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County executive opposes enshrining reserve policy in Montgomery County charter; commission's straw vote ties 5-5
Summary
Montgomery County's Charter Review Commission heard opposing views on whether to add language recognizing fiscal reserves to the county charter; County Executive spoke against codifying reserve policy, commissioners held a non-binding straw vote that tied 5-5, and members agreed to draft majority and minority report language ahead of an April binding vote.
The Montgomery County Charter Review Commission on Feb. 11 debated whether to place the county's reserve policy into the charter and held a non-binding straw vote that resulted in a 5-5 tie.
The commission heard from the county executive, who urged members not to ‘legislate this’ into the charter, saying codifying reserves would limit the county’s flexibility and could make needed changes difficult or slow to implement. The executive told the commission that under his tenure the county has regularly met or exceeded a 10% reserve target and said the current policy-based approach gives the executive and council necessary nimbleness in years with atypical revenue fluctuations.
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