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Council member opposes County Executive’s repeated tax proposals, says council will seek offsets
Summary
A Montgomery County Council member criticized the County Executive for proposing repeated tax increases without cost-saving measures, said a council majority opposes new taxes, and said difficult budget offsets will be required as discussions continue next week.
A member of the Montgomery County Council said during the meeting that the County Executive has repeatedly proposed tax increases without accompanying cost-saving measures and that the council will not move forward with new taxes, saying, "now is not the time for tax increases."
The speaker, identified in the transcript only as a council member (S1), told the presiding officer the council faces "tough economic times" and "economic anxiety" among residents. The member said the County Executive has been "continuing to propose tax increase after tax increase without requisite cost saving measures," and that it is up to the council’s 11 members to determine how to ease the burden on residents.
The council member said they do not plan to support tax increases and that offsets will have to be found through difficult budget decisions. The speaker said the deliberations are ongoing and that the council will continue the discussions next week.
No formal motion, vote, or ordinance related to the tax proposals is recorded in the provided transcript segment.
