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Montgomery County Commission tables vote on one-cent sales tax allocation after public comments
Summary
After public comments from school officials, PTA and community members, the County Commission voted Jan. 6 to table a proposed tax-allocation agreement that would direct the county's one-cent sales tax to public education and create a special fund withholding 10% monthly for economic-development uses tied to education.
The Montgomery County Commission on Jan. 6 tabled consideration of a proposed Tax Allocation Agreement to allocate proceeds from the county's one-cent sales tax for public education. Commissioner Castanza moved to table the agenda item and Vice Chairman Carmen Moore-Zeigler seconded; the motion carried unanimously after a public-comment period in which Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Zickeyous Byrd, Montgomery Board of Education President Pamela Portis, PTA representative Phadra Carson Foster and other community members addressed the Commission.
The draft agreement presented in the agenda packet would split proceeds between the Montgomery County Board of Education (MPS) and the Pike Road Board of Education (PRS) on the same basis as the state Foundation Program, and directs the county to withhold 10% monthly of receipts to a proposed "Special Education Economic Development Fund" to support infrastructure and economic-development projects intended to grow the tax base for education. The draft sets an initial effective term through Sept. 30, 2026, with automatic 12-month renewals unless a party provides 180 days' notice to terminate.
Commissioners did not vote on adoption; instead they postponed action for further review after hearing public concerns during the meeting's comment period. The public comment entries in the record are limited to speaker names and the subject (allocation of the one-cent sales tax); the packet materials include the proposed Tax Allocation Agreement and supporting resolution language for Commission consideration at a future meeting.
