Commission on People with Disabilities
Patricia Gallalee , Chair • Karen Morgret, Vice-Chair
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Member Orientation, Attendance and Training Documents
- Montgomery County Boards, Committees, and Commissions (BCC) Member Information
- Maryland Open Meetings Act - Publics' Right to 'Observe' Meeting
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- Maryland Open Meetings Act: The right to “observe” a meeting Section 3-303(a) provides: “Whenever a public body meets in open session, the general public is entitled to attend.” That means that members of the public may attend a meeting and observe it. With one exception pertaining to the closing of a meeting (see Chapter 5), it does not mean that they are entitled to speak. See City of New Carrollton v. Rogers, 287 Md. 56, 72 (1980) (“While the Act does not afford the public any right to participate in the meetings, it does assure the public right to observe the deliberative Chapter 3: Open Meeting Requirement Open Meetings Act Manual (11th ed., October 2022) 3-2 process and the making of decisions by the public body at open meetings.”). So, unless the public body is governed by laws that require the particular public body to receive public comment, the decision of whether to allow members of the public to speak is up to the public body.
- (“A public body . . . does not violate the Act by failing to provide members of the public with the ability to offer oral comments during a meeting.”); 8 OMCB Opinions 84, 85 (2012).
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- Montgomery County Commission on People with Disabilities (CPWD) Orientation
- Facts / Forms
- General Remarks on Lobbying - County Attorney Mark Hanson
- Tips for Effective Lobbying
- Political Activity - Running for Office and Serving on a Commission or as an Employee
- New Attendance Provisions
- Summary of Roberts Rules of Order
- BCC Voting Procedures
- Meeting Accessibility Policy
- Paratransit Procedures
- Reimbursement Policy
- BCC Reimbursement Form
- Photo Identification Card
- Application for Parking in the Rockville Core
- General Volunteer Registration Form
- Driver Volunteer Registration Form
- People First Language and End the "R" Word Campaign
- Directories
- Montgomery County Government Organization
- Legislation - Legal / By-Laws
- Enabling Legislation - Montgomery County Council Codes - Human Relations and Civil Liberties - Article VI - Commission on People with Disabilities
- By-Laws - Commission on People With Disabilitiess
- BCC Lobbying Chart
- Advocacy (Amended) Bill 37-15: Boards, Committees and Commissions
- BCC's and Authority in Enabling Legislation (County Attorney)
- Memo: Commission on People with Disabilities -- Authority (County Attorney)
- Montgomery County Code - Public Ethics Law, Chapter 19A
- Montgomery County Public Ethics Law - BCC Training
- Open Meetings Act - Memorandum
- Open Meetings Act - Frequently Asked Questions
- Written Statement for Closing A Meeting Under the Open Meetings Act
- Website Information for Boards, Committees, Commissions
- Commission Information
- Boards, Committees, Commissions (BCC) Staff and Chair Responsibilities
- Conduct Expectations
- Guidelines for Commissioner Questions at Commission and Committee Meetings
- CPWD 2021 Annual Report
- Commission Meeting Schedule (2022)
- Commission Meeting Schedule (2023)
- Steering Committee Meeting Schedule (2022)
- Steering Committee Meeting Schedule (2023)
- BCC Inclement Weather Policy
- Mandatory Trainings
Staff
Support to the Commission is provided by:
Betsy Luecking, Community Outreach Manager
Carly Clem, Administrative Specialist I
Email: MCCPWD@montgomerycountymd.gov
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