On this page, you can vote for issues that could conceivably come before the county council that I would invite voters to vote on.
In an official county system, you would be entering your voter ID and a password before you would be allowed to vote.
As on this page, I would present summaries of the key arguments raised by voters so you might be able to make well-informed decisions. Once you've voted, you will be invited to share arguments not mentioned in the bill analysis.
If elected, all votes I would make as your Montgomery County Council member would correspond to the majority decision on a web page similar to this one.
Summary of Bill Analysis:
A YES vote would increase library hours on Thursday and Friday. Currently, the library system is only open until 5 pm for a majority of the week. This discourages library use by the general public for media, computer, study area, and meeting room use. Civic activities are curtailed by the current schedule due to meeting room constraints. The county's tradition of education encouragement is inconsistent with this schedule. Costs might be offset by reducing morning hours on some days.
A NO vote preserves the funds additional library hours would cost. Librarians may find night hours less convenient and staffing may become difficult. Other solutions such as staggering the early closings through the week coould avoid the four consecutive day objection at little or no cost.
