This Week on Conduit Street

April 24, 2015

		SESSION STORY STILL UNWINDING The 2015 General Assembly session is complete, but policy issues remain in play. Will the Governor sign or veto several high profile legislation? Will funding for schools, employee raises, and other targets be restored? Will implementation of stormwater legislation meet hopes of stakeholders on all sides? See MACo Coverage from this week: School Funding Pressure \| Stop Loss Veto Request Stormwater Aftermath \| Session "90 Day Report"

2015 End-of-Session Resources

Hot Issues: State Budget ? County Effects of Budget ? Drug Initiative ? Stormwater Fees
Property Tax ? Education Funding ? Transportation Funding

Education - Education Funding, Community Colleges, School Construction, and more

Environment - Stormwater Fees, Program Open Space, and more

Public Safety & Corrections - Drug Bill, Heroin Task Force, and more

Taxes & Revenues - Property Tax, Retirement Income for Military & First Responders, and more

Other Subject Areas: Business Affairs ? Community Colleges ? Education Funding ? Elections

Employee Benefits & Relations ? Finance & Procurement ? Government Liability & Courts
Health & Human Services ? Housing & Community Development ? Parks & Recreation
Planning & Zoning ? Property Tax ? Public Information & Ethics ? School Construction
Taxes & Revenues ? Transportation Funding ? Transportation & Public Works

MACo Calls for GCEI Funding MACo, MML Request Veto of Bill Restricting Medical Insurance Market Advocates, Counties Press On School Funding School Budget Pressures Put Tax Hikes on Table in Carroll Prince George's Keeps Business's HQ in State, Celebrates Groundbreaking	Proposed County Budgets: Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Frederick Harford Howard Kent Prince George's Washington Wicomico Worcester	Even After "Repeal" Stormwater Costs and Fees to Remain Land Preservation and Easement Acquisition Programs to be Evaluated This Interim Maryland Reporter Summarizes Final Fate of Environmental & Other Taxes in 2015 Session Baltimore City Sustainability Commission Recommends "Smart Cans" & Developer Trash Plans to Combat Litter
Hogan Commits to Spending $2M for Heroin Treatment DHMH Updates State Health Improvement Process Goals Montgomery Council Considers a Tax on E-Cigarettes Anne Arundel Community College Survey Focuses on Substance Abuse Issues	Legislation Before Congress Would Tie Federal Gas to Inflation Court of Appeals Limits Standing for Rezoning Ordinance Challenges Queen Anne's Commissioner Comfort to be Named MTA Administrator Montgomery County Executive Proposes New Direction for County Economic Development	County Budgets Stormwater Land Preservation Education Funding Opioid Crisis Session Wrap Ups Federal Issues
Energize. Mobilize. Capitalize.: MACo's 2015 Summer Conference - August 12-15 NACo Webinar: Using Technology to Connect Health Care for People with Mental Illness - May 7 Maryland Board of Public Works - 4/29 Agenda & Summary	Calvert County Considers Annual Stormwater Fee Washington County Bond Issuance Takes Advantage of Lower Rates Charles County Welcomes Mallinoff as County Administrator Kaselemis Appointed Economic Development Director of St. Mary's County	St. Mary's Opens Community Forum to Social Media Participants Frederick Grapples with Tricky Historic Property Issue California Padre Dam Demonstration Facility Looks to Recycle Wastewater into Drinking Water

Dates to Remember:

MACo Summer Conference - August 12-15, 2015

Corporate Partner Profile:
Presidio

PRESIDIO: "HELPING MY CLIENTS TAP INTO THE POWER OF IT"

Presidio, a MACo Bronze Partner, asked its employees: What does its tagline "Practical Thinking for a Connected World" mean to them. Jacob Case from Greenbelt, MD shares his thoughts. (Find out how Presidio can help you)

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