Here are the most essential policy meetings that residents should be paying attention to around the DC area this week.
The DC Council will have a public hearing on several important bills in the Business & Economic Development Committee on Tuesday. Issues such as reproductive health, HIV In-Home Testing, and fertility treatment will be addressed. In Maryland, the Prince George's County Council will vote on the inaugural Prince George’s County Police Accountability Board members as well as new commissioners for the Human Rights Commission. They will also vote on the nomination of current (and outgoing) Councilmember Turner to serve on the County's Office of Ethics and Accountability. In addition to those votes, the Council will also hear a large number of bills this week in its Monday session and a large number of ordinances in its Tuesday session. CLPA will highlight a number of these bills during the week.
The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday will have the final reading on Bill 17-21, which will provide continuing education for police officers and require the police department to collaborate with local educational partners regarding police cadet recruitment and police training. Also, the Montgomery County Board of Education will be discussing their Annual Legislative Priorities as well as amending the 2022-2023 School Year Calendar.
In Virginia, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a session. A large portion of this meeting will be dedicated to Board Appointments to Citizen Boards, Authorities, Commissions, and Advisory Groups and approving a number of action items, such as the approval of Fairfax County’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal Update for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Click on the blue hyperlinks below for more information about each meeting.
District of Columbia
DC Council
Business & Economic Development Public Hearing-Tuesday, October 25 at 1:00 pm
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
Bill 24-0228, the “Fair Meals Delivery Act of 2021”
Bill 24-0028, the “HIV In-Home Test Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2021”
Bill 24-1033, the “Hill East Phase II Bundle 2 Surplus Declaration and Disposition -Approval Act of 2022”
Bill 24-0829, the “Medical Malpractice Clarification Amendment Act of 2022”
Bill 24-0831, the “Reproductive Health Care Insurance Coverage Expansion Amendment Act of 2022”
Bill 24-0699, the “Expanding Access to Fertility Treatment Amendment Act of 2022”
Committee of the Whole Public Hearing-Tuesday, October 25 at 1:00 pm
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
B24-0355 - Statewide Data Warehouse Amendment Act of 2021
DC State Board of Education
Maryland
Charles County
Board of Charles County Commissioners
Charles County Board of County Commissioners Regular Session-Tuesday, October 25 at 9:00 am
Charles County Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing-Wednesday, October 26 at 6:00 pm
Charles County Board of Education
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Council
Council Meeting-Tuesday, October 25 at 9:00 am
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
Call of Bills for Final Reading:
Bill 17-21, Police - Community Informed Police Training
Bill 23-22, Personnel and Human Resources - Amount of Pension - Group G Members
Bill 24-22, Streets and Roads
Montgomery County Board of Education
Montgomery County Board of Education Business Meeting-Tuesday, October 25 at 3:30 pm
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
2023-2024 School Year Calendar (oral discussion)
Amendment to the 2022-2023 School Year Calendar
Budget Priorities for the Development of the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget (oral discussion)
College, Career and Community Readiness and Graduation Preparation
Annual Legislative Priorities
Prince George's County
Prince George's County Council
County Council-Monday, October 24 at 10:00 am
Public Hearings:
APPT-37-22-Appointments to the Prince George’s County Police Accountability Board
APPT-42-22-Appointments to the Human Rights Commission for Prince George’s County
APPT-38-22-Appointment of Todd M. Turner to the Office of Ethics and Accountability for Prince George’s County
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
CB-033-2022-Prevailing Wage Expansion
CB-051-2022-Diversity and Equity Policy in Publicly Subsidized Development Projects
CB-059-2022-Electric Charging Stations
CB-062-2022-The Prince George’s County Small Business Capital and Growth Stimulus Program
County Council-Tuesday, October 25 at 10:00 am
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
CB-071-2022-Ordinance Concerning Apartment Housing for Elderly or Physically Disabled Families
CB-080-2022-Ordinance Concerning Zoning—Interpretations and Definitions-Use Regulations—Convenience Stores
Board of Education
Virtual Boundary Public Hearing-Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00 pm
Prince George's County Board of Education Meeting-Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm
Virginia
Alexandria City
Alexandria City Council
City Council Second Legislative Meeting-Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00 pm
Legislation/policy of interest to be discussed:
Consideration of the Appointment of the Independent Policing Auditor/Investigator.
Consideration of the Release of $500,000 in FY 2023 Contingent Reserve Funding set aside for Minority Business Incubation.
Board of Education
Arlington County
Arlington County Board
Arlington County School Board
Arlington County School Board Meeting-Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm
Fairfax County
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Fairfax Board of Supervisors Meeting-Tuesday, October 25 at 9:30 am