Let's Control Spending in Montgomery County, MD
By Authority Committee to Control MoCo Spending – Victoria Birkett Treasurer
Let's Control Spending in Montgomery County, MD
By Authority Committee to Control MoCo Spending – Victoria Birkett Treasurer
The Platform
Stop the Spend
Objective
We want to change the County Charter to ensure that the Montgomery County Executive and County Council cannot increase spending above the prior year CPI.
About
Control MoCo Spending (CMS) was formed to limit the County spending to the prior year's Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI is a measure of inflation, specifically focusing on the prices that consumers pay for goods and services. It tracks changes in the cost of consumer items, representing everyday purchases like food, housing, and transportation.
Background
This proposed legislation is not intended to cut any specific budget item, it simply spurs conversation on cutting spending instead of always raising taxes. This petition is silent on what and how much will be capped. The decision on what may get capped is solely up to the County Council. If successful, the aggregate of county spending will be limited to the prior year's CPI, unless the County Council votes unanimously to raise it.
Question: Will this spending cap prevent raising taxes in the event of a natural disaster or major catastrophe?
Answer: No. The cap on raising taxes can be overridden with a unanimous vote of all 11 County Council members.
Get Your "Stop the Spend" Yard Sign!!!
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Show your support for controlling County government spending by capping annual growth to the prior year’s inflation rate, making the County more affordable, protecting taxpayers, and promoting fiscal discipline.
Why is Montgomery County paying anonymous vendors
Our committee obtained the 2024 check register from Montgomery County and we were shocked that it included over 50,000 disbursements totaling over $325,000,000 to anonymous, unknown vendors. That is over $300 for every resident in the County and over $500 for every voter. This number has doubled in the past two years.
Whereas there may be discretion / privacy concerns regarding people on public assistance, the businesses that are providing services to the County should be made public. So should tuition assistance for public employees, local travel for employees, weapons, uniform purchases, space rentals, laboratory services, etc.
We offer that Montgomery County has an obligation to be transparent with the spending of our tax dollars. There should be no checks written to businesses that are listed with a vendor number only and not fully disclosed with a contract number. The voters should be able to verify the County spending against the candidate contributions.
We also offer that prudent County leadership has an obligation to review spending before raising taxes, assessments, and fees.
We urge you to take a few minutes to download the Montgomery County checkbook and spend some time seeing where your tax dollars are going. You will be shocked. Download here: https://we.tl/t-9cOFHOyyjv
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Please chip in to help us buy ads, flyers, and yard signs to get the word out about how we can limit county spending.
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Committee to Control Montgomery County Spending
12154 Darnestown Rd. #244
Gaithersburg, MD 20878