MFP Committee Discussed FY11 Operating Budgets

The Management and Fiscal Policy (MFP) Committee, Chaired by Councilmember Duchy Trachtenberg, held a committee meeting on Thursday, April 21st at 9:45 am to discuss FY11 Operating Budgets. The agenda items included:

(1) County Executive
(2) County Attorney
(3) Ethics Commission
(4) Public Information Office
(5) MC311 Customer Service Center

For agenda item #1 on the County Attorney, the MFP Committee discussed holding a joint meeting with the Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) Committee prior to taking action on the FY11 Operating Budget.

For agenda items #2 and #3 on the County Attorney and the Ethics Commission, the MFP Committee decided to move $108,740 to the reconciliation list to restore some level of staff for the Ethics Commission. In addition, the MFP Committee will hold an additional session to further discuss these two agenda items.

For agenda item #4 on the Public Information Office, the MFP Committee did not action on the FY11 Operating Budget for the Office of Public Information. Instead, the MFP Committee requested additional information to be presented to the Committee.

For agenda item #5 on the MC311 Customer Service Center, the MFP Committee did not take action on the FY11 Operating Budget for the MC311 Customer Service Center. Instead, the MFP Committee will take action on this agenda item after receiving an updated budget briefing from the County Executive on April 22nd.

Please contact Laurie Mintzer Edberg, Director of Management and Fiscal Policy, at 240-777-7948 (direct dial) or laurie.edberg@montgomerycountymd.gov with any questions or concerns regarding this MFP Committee session.