In addition to actions taken on Maintenance of Effort, the Workgroup adopted six fiscal recommendations. After some discussion, the first recommendation on purchasing consortiums was amended to encourage counties and…
The Gazette reported on a meeting held Monday morning in North Bethesda to discuss the need to change Maryland's Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law. Montgomery County elected officials expressed frustration with the penalty…
The brief, but official, set of recommendations from the Joint Legislative Work Group on State, County and Municipal Fiscal Relationships has been posted on the Maryland General Assembly website. As…
The Gazette ran a story on December 18 highlighting the challenges the maintenance of effort (MOE) law poses for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. An attorney general's opinion has found that both…
Political columnist and commentator Blair Lee included the denial of county maintenance of effort (MOE) waivers in his 2009's Best and Worst: Part I column in The Gazette. Referencing the State…
Representatives from the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) presented today to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on the impact of FY 2010 budget reductions, Maintenance of Effort (MOE) reform,…
The briefing scheduled for Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Committee has been canceled. There are no specific plans for a reschedule date at this time. MACo had planned…
MACo Associate Director Les Knapp testified in support of SB 476 with amendments before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on February 16. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ulysses Currie, would…
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