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This week’s Friday Report is being distributed by email only. If you have council or staff members who receive a mailed version of the Friday Report, please share this information with them.
The Senate and House met on Tuesday and Wednesday pursuant to the Sine Die Resolution. The Senate held a perfunctory session on Thursday, while the House met in-person to address some bills passed by the Senate. As this was the last scheduled week for the General Assembly to meet this year, there was a flurry of activity on several bills. The items of interest... Read more
This week's Friday Report is being distributed by email only. If you have council or staff members who receive a mailed version of the Friday Report, please share this information with them.
Revenue, Finance, and Economic Development
The Senate and House met on Tuesday and Wednesday pursuant to the Sine Die Resolution. They both held perfunctory sessions on Thursday, but will return next Tuesday. The items of interest to county governments are discussed below.
1. The Budget Bill and... Read more
This week's Friday Report is being distributed by email and online only. If you have council or staff members who receive a mailed version of the Friday Report, please share this information with them.
Revenue, Finance, and Economic Development
The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees met this week to position funding proposals and legislation to be debated by the full Senate and House when they return next week for Sine Die session. The items of interest to county governments are discussed below... Read more
The SCAC Learning Portal has made available a library of previously recorded webinars which can be viewed to fulfill orientation and continuing education requirements for individuals serving on planning and zoning boards and commissions and planning and zoning employees.
Courses include:
Orientation
- Planning & Zoning: Orientation Part One (3 hours)
- Planning & Zoning: Orientation Part Two (3 hours)
Continuing Education
- Planning ... Read more
Highlights from the 2020 Annual Conference are now available online. Presentation videos from Institute of Government classes will be available through the SCAC portal shortly. For Institute class handouts, or videos of the Annual Conference workshops on Building Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Communities or Cyber Resilience in County Government, visit the Annual Conference Highlights page. Also available is video of the ... Read more