MONTGOMERY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MEETING OCTOBER 27th 2026

The Montgomery County Legislature’s October meeting (metadata date: October 28, 2026; meeting title: October 27) included public hearings on the proposed 2027 budget and a parcel’s inclusion in Agricultural District 2. The Legislature accepted the procurement record and budgetary transfers. Resolution 257 authorizing the sale of an MCI motor coach to Brown Coach passed, with one abstention. Resolution 259, authorizing $400,000 in county serial bonds for unspecified costs and related expenses, also passed. Resolution 249 amending the 2026 operating budget for motor vehicle equipment passed; no specific amount was stated. The abstract of audited claims was approved. No new contract award or RFP selection was identified.

Legislators then conducted a line-by-line straw review of proposed 2027 budget adjustments; this was not a final budget adoption vote. Discussions included keeping funding for sheriff’s radio and related equipment replacements (portable radios were estimated at about $6,000 each and mobile radios at about $4,000), election supplies and staffing, and public works positions and expenses. Some reductions were accepted or adjusted, including changes tied to revenues and reimbursements. The meeting concluded with a projected tax-levy increase of approximately $253,027, described as about 0.78%; the transcript also notes that this figure relied on fund balance. No procurement-policy change was adopted.