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Council committee adds Pride Center and Muslim Clinic funding requests to reconciliation and approves medical-clinic amendment
Summary
Committee agreed to forward two funding requests for further consideration — returning Montgomery County Pride Center funding to FY26 levels and parity for the Muslim Community Clinic's oral health contract — and approved an executive amendment to support the American Diversity Group clinic.
Council members reviewed memos requesting restoration or increases to key community health contract lines and made several determinations to send items to the reconciliation list for full-council consideration.
A memo from Council member Stewart asked that the Montgomery County Pride Center be funded at the FY26 level (two tranches of $250,000). Committee members voiced support for restoring the one-time emergency funding provided in FY26 and added the request to the reconciliation list for full-council action. Members also asked for a clear scope-of-services and year-to-date spending details before finalizing funding.
Council member Mink requested parity for the Muslim Community Clinic's dental contract, noting the clinic serves a large number of residents and has been attempting to close funding gaps through private fundraising. The committee accepted the corrected parity request (approximately $135,548) without objection.
Separately, the County Executive's April 21 amendment to provide $202,600 to the American Diversity Group free medical clinic (chronic-disease management and preventive services) was presented and approved by the committee with consensus.
Committee staff asked HHS to provide contract-level reporting (personnel costs vs program expenses, ZIP-code service levels) before the full-council vote to ensure transparency for members and the public.
