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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Luecking, Betsy <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:23
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Reform Commission to
Restructure County Government <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font></p>
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Commission to Restructure County Government </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Montgomery Councilmember Roger Berliner Proposes
Reform Commission to </span></font></span><br>
<span class=redbold>Restructure County Government</span><br>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Release ID: 10-064 </span></font></li>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Release Date: 4/20/2010 </span></font></li>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact: Patrick Lacefield 240-777-7939
or Neil H. Greenberger240-777-7939 </span></font></li>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ROCKVILLE,
Md., April 19, 2010— Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner
(District 1) today sent a letter to his fellow Councilmembers proposing
creation of a 14-member panel that would restructure County government—a
move he said “gives us our best chance for meaningful reform.”</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Councilmember
Berliner’s proposed resolution, which will be introduced before the
Council at the discretion of the Council president, has the endorsement of
County Executive Isiah Leggett. Councilmember Berliner wrote that, under
the resolution, “The County Executive and the County Council would
jointly appoint a 14-person Montgomery County Government Structural Reform
Commission. This Commission, composed of Montgomery County residents
with experience and expertise in efficient service delivery systems, would
be briefed by Executive Branch staff, Council staff, workforce representatives
and other stakeholders on a range of restructuring options. The
commission would then forward its findings and recommendations to the
County Executive and the Council by Jan. 31, 2011.” </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
resolution calls for the Council and the Executive to each appoint seven
members to the commission. The Executive would appoint the chair and the
Council would appoint the vice-chair. The commission members would be
appointed by June 30.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“This
initiative is consistent with my ongoing efforts to restructure County
government,” said County Executive Ike Leggett. “I welcome
Councilmember Berliner’s initiative and look forward to working with
him and the Council on a thorough and comprehensive effort. We must
continue our work to find additional savings.”<br>
Councilmember Berliner said that the County should not wait to find reform
methods prior to the commission’s report. However, he said it would
take the findings of a joint commission such as this one to make long-term
structural changes that would have significant fiscal impact on County
government.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“This
proposal and resolution is not intended to suggest that we, as a
government, should not take immediate action—in this budget—wherever
we can to restructure our services to minimize duplication and increase
efficiencies,” Councilmember Berliner wrote. “We can and we
should move forward on discrete reforms that are ripe and compelling.
However, it is clear that our efforts over the course of the next month
will mark the beginning, not the end, of a serious restructuring effort,
and that the work of the Commission would allow the Council to make
significantly more progress in FY 2012.”</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s letter to the County
Council:</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear
Colleagues:</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Over
the course of the past several months almost everyone on the Council has
expressed frustration over the lack of progress in restructuring our county
government. We have all noted areas of redundancy –
including the delivery of recreational services, public safety,
procurement, and after school programming, to name just a few. The
need to provide government services in the most efficient manner possible
becomes even more imperative in the midst of a fiscal crisis that could
last for years. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
share this frustration and have met with the County Executive to explore a
path forward that seeks to address the institutional barriers that stand in
the way of achieving the degree of progress we all seek. The County
Executive and I are in agreement that the approach reflected in the
attached proposed resolution gives us our best chance for meaningful
reform. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Under
the terms of the resolution, the County Executive and the County Council
would jointly appoint a 14 person Montgomery County Government Structural
Reform Commission. This Commission, composed of Montgomery County
residents with experience and expertise in efficient service delivery
systems, would be briefed by executive branch staff, council staff,
workforce representatives, and other stakeholders on a range of restructuring
options. The Commission would then forward its findings and
recommendations to the County Executive and the Council by January 31,
2011. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Unlike
past efforts, these recommendations would not “sit on the shelf.”
Under the terms of the resolution, the County Executive would forward to
the Council those recommendations he supports pursuant to Sec. 217 of the
County Charter. Under that provision, the recommendations would
become law unless the County Council affirmatively rejects the
recommendations within 90 days of the Executive’s submission.
The resolution also calls upon the Council to introduce, in bill form, any
of the other Commission recommendations that were not endorsed by the
County Executive, to hold public hearings on all of the recommendations,
and to vote up or down on all of the measures prior to adoption of the FY
2012 operating budget. <br>
</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This
approach recognizes reality—it is almost impossible for a government
to effectively reorganize itself given what is at stake for our workforce,
their managers, and their respective organizations. A carefully chosen
expert Commission, staffed by the Council and Executive branch, that
listens carefully, discerns clearly, and then presents their findings for
an up or down vote provides a constructive, objective, and timely path to
progress. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This
proposal and resolution is not intended to suggest that we, as a
government, should not take immediate action—in this budget—wherever
we can to restructure our services to minimize duplication and increase
efficiencies. We can and we should move forward on discrete reforms
that are ripe and compelling. However, it is clear that our efforts
over the course of the next month will mark the beginning, not the end, of
a serious restructuring effort, and that the work of the Commission would
allow the Council to make significantly more progress in FY 2012.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
will be introducing this resolution next week and would be pleased to have
you as co-sponsors. </span></font></p>
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