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Montgomery County Council New Laws |
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INFORMATION: Copies are available from the Council Office in the Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville 240/777-7900.
SECONDHAND PERSONAL PROPERTY - AMENDMENTS - Expedited Bill 33-08, clarifies that the County secondhand personal property law applies to certain individuals making or assisting in sales or over the internet; modifies the reporting requirements for dealers in secondhand property; prohibits transactions in secondhand property involving minors; establishes guidelines for seizing certain secondhand personal property; and generally amends the secondhand personal property law. Effective date: April 7, 2009.
COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS - MEMBERSHIP - Expedited Bill 34-08, increases the number of voting members on the Commission on Veterans Affairs; provides for federal representation on the Commission; and generally amends the law regarding the Commission. Effective date: December 10, 2008.
PERSONNEL - DISABILITY RETIREMENT - AMENDMENTS, Bill 37-08, makes disability retirement procedures consistent for all employees; prohibits certain applications for service connected disability retirement due to an accident filed more than a certain time after separation from County service or after the date of the accident; requires an independent medical examination for a disability retirement; requires an independent medical examination or a medical certificate for certain retirees; and generally amends the law regarding disability retirement. Effective date: August 19, 2009.
FIRE AND RESCUE COMMISSION - ABOLITION - Bill 38-08, abolishes the Fire and Rescue Commission; creates a Fire and Emergency Services Commission; and generally amends the law regarding fire and rescue services. Effective date: August 1, 2009.
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE PROGRAM - AMENDMENTS - Expedited Bill 3-09, amends the County's Local Small Business Reserve Program by increasing the percentage of the combined dollar value of certain contracts that each department must award to local small businesses; extends the sunset date of the law to December 12, 2012; and generally amends the County's Local Small Business Reserve Program. Effective date: April 3, 2009.
BUILDING PERMITS - EXTENSIONS - Expedited Bill 5-09, temporarily extends the time limit for abandonment of a building permit application; temporarily extends the time to record a building inspection; and generally amends the laws regarding permits. Effective date: Section 1 - June 29, 2009; Section 2 - July 1, 2011.
HOME ENERGY LOAN PROGRAM - ESTABLISHMENT - Expedited Bill 6-09, establishes a Home Energy Loan Program to assist single-family homeowners to make an energy efficiency improvement or install a renewable energy device; establishes a revolving loan fund to provide homeowners loans under the Program; and generally amends the environmental sustainability law. Effective date: April 22, 2009.
SCHOOLS AND CAMPS - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SCHOLARSHIP - Bill 7-09, establishes a workforce investment scholarship program; establishes a workforce investment scholarship board to recommend guidelines; directs the Department of Economic Development to administer the program; and generally enhances workforce development in the County. Effective date: August 19, 2009.
PARKS DEPARTMENT - GOLF COURSES - LEASE WITH REVENUE AUTHORITY - AMENDMENT - Expedited Bill 8-09, approves certain amendments to the Golf Course Lease Agreement between the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Revenue Authority related to the extraction of Sligo Golf Course from the Lease Agreement. Effective date: April 7, 2009.
SPECIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS - Expedited Bill 14-09, authorizes the acquisition, planning, design, and construction of the Public Safety Headquarters, Public Safety Memorial, and County Government Offices in the City of Gaithersburg Policy area. Effective date: May 20, 2009.
RECORDATION TAX - USE OF REVENUE - Expedited Bill 15-09, amends County law requiring the allocation of certain revenue received from the recordation tax. Effective date: May 27, 2009.
ROOM RENTAL AND TRANSIENT TAX - AMENDMENTS - Expedited Bill 16-09, requires certain brokers of sleeping accommodations to collect and remit to the County a room rental tax for certain transients; makes technical and clarifying amendments to the County room rental tax; and generally amends the law governing the room rental and transient tax. Effective date: June 1, 2009.
PERSONNEL - RETIREMENT - IMPUTED COMPENSATION - Expedited Bill 18-09, amends the definition of regular earnings to include certain imputed compensation under the employees' retirement system; provides a one-time County contribution to the retirement savings plan and the guaranteed retirement income plan; and generally amends the law regarding the employees' retirement system. Effective date: July 1, 2009.
BOARD OF INVESTMENT TRUSTEES - MEMBERSHIP - Bill 19-09, creates additional members with an indefinite term of office and deletes certain members of the Board of Investment Trustees; amends the law establishing the Board of Investment Trustees; and generally amends the law regarding the employees' retirement system. Effective date: August 20, 2009.
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS - AMENDMENTS - Bill 36-07, revises the County development district law and conforms related provisions of certain tax laws. Effective date: January 26, 2009.
CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT - PREVAILING WAGES - CONSTRUCTION - Bill 21-08, requires contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wages to workers on certain construction projects; specifies that the prevailing wage rates established for the County by the State Commissioner of Labor and Industry apply to certain County projects; and generally regulates wages paid on certain construction projects. Effective date: July 1, 2009.
SPENDING AFFORDABILITY - OPERATING BUDGET - REVISIONS - Expedited Bill 28-08, revises the criteria and process for adopting spending affordability guidelines for the annual operating budget. Effective date: September 29, 2008.
HUMAN SERVICES - MONTGOMERY CARES - ADVISORY BOARD - Bill 29-08, extends the Advisory Board for the Montgomery Cares Program and revises its duties and terms of office; and generally amends the law creating the Advisory Board for the Montgomery Cares Program. Effective date: December 29, 2008.
TAXICABS - LICENSING - Expedited Bill 30-08, allows the Director of Transportation to waive certain restrictions on transfer of certain taxicab licenses in certain circumstances; subjects the creation of a security interest in certain taxicabs to the requirements of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; and generally amends the law governing issuance and transfer of taxicab licenses. Effective date: October 27, 2008.
BOND AUTHORIZATION - Expedited Bill 32-08, authorizes the County to issue certain bonds. Effective date: November 10, 2008.
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC - PARKING REGULATIONS - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, AND BUSES - Bill 27-08, prohibits the parking of certain commercial vehicles, buses, and recreational vehicles in certain areas; and generally amends the law regarding vehicle parking. Effective date: July 1, 2009.
PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES - RETIREMENT - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS - Expedited Bill 36-08, makes technical changes to the County retirement law; and generally amends the retirement law for County employees to comply with changes in Federal law. Effective date: February 9, 2009.
FINANCE - SPENDING DISCLOSURE - Bill 1-09, requires the County to develop and operate a website that includes information on certain County payments to contractors and grantees; provides guidelines for public access to information on the website; and generally amends the County law governing public access to information about County payments. Effective date: September 1, 2010.
PROPERTY TAX CREDIT - RENEWABLE ENERGY - AMENDMENTS - Expedited Bill 2-09, establishes a cap on the credit received for a solar or geothermal energy device that generates electricity; requires the Department of Permitting Services to accept certain certification for certain devices; and generally amends the law relating to the renewable energy property tax credit. Effective date: March 13, 2009.
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