Bill No.  12-15                        

Concerning: Administration – Office of Community Use of Public Facilities - Vulnerable Youth and Low-Income Families                                         

Revised:    02/23/2015       Draft No. 2  

Introduced:      March 3, 2015                

Enacted:         March 31, 2015              

Executive:       April 8, 2015                  

Effective:        July 8, 2015                   

Sunset Date:  None                             

Ch.   17    , Laws of Mont. Co.    2015    

County Council

For Montgomery County, Maryland

By: Councilmembers Navarro and Elrich

AN ACT to:

(1) require the Executive to create and the Director of Community Use of Public Facilities to administer a program to encourage and assist the use of public facilities by organizations serving underserved communities with a focus on vulnerable youth and low-income [[families]] persons; and

(2) generally amend the County law regarding the use of public facilities.

By amending

            Montgomery County Code

            Chapter 2, Administration

            Division 19. Office of Community Use of Public Facilities

            Section 2-64M. Functions and Duties

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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:

                   Sec 1.  Section 2-64M is amended as follows:

2-64M. Functions and Duties.

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(d)     Assistance for programs serving underserved communities with a focus on vulnerable youth or low-income [[families]] persons.  The Executive must establish by method (2) regulation a program administered by the Director to encourage use of public facilities, including school facilities, by organizations that serve underserved communities with a focus on vulnerable youth or low-income [[families]] persons.  The [[program]] regulations adopted under this subsection must include criteria for eligibility, and the program must consist of:

(1)     outreach;

(2)     technical assistance; and

(3)     waiver or reduction of fees for eligible organizations.             

(e)      On or before January 1 of each even-numbered year, the Director must submit a report to the Executive and Council describing the activities conducted, accomplishments achieved, and difficulties encountered in seeking to increase use of public facilities by programs serving underserved communities with a focus on vulnerable youth or low-income [[families]] persons.

Approved:

/s/                                                                                             3/31/15

George Leventhal, President, County Council                                                           Date

Approved:

/s/                                                                                             4/8/15

Isiah Leggett, County Executive                                                                    Date

This is a correct copy of Council action.

/s/                                                                                             4/8/15

Linda M. Lauer, Clerk of the Council                                                                        Date