Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-032-2018    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 7/24/2018
Introduced Date 7/2/2018 Public Hearing Date 7/24/2018 @ 10:00 a.m.
Effective date: 11/20/2018    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING BORROWING TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES for the purpose of authorizing Prince George's County, Maryland, to borrow money upon its full faith and credit at any time and from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $56,053,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation, or repair of Public Safety Facilities (including Fire Department Facilities), including the acquisition of sites therefor; prescribing terms and conditions upon which bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall be issued and sold and other incidental details with respect thereto; providing generally for the issuance of such bonds and providing for such borrowing to be submitted to a referendum of the legal voters of the County.
Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Dannielle M. Glaros, Mary A. Lehman, Derrick Leon Davis, Todd M. Turner, Deni L. Taveras, Mel Franklin, Obie Patterson
Attachments: 1. B2018032, 2. CB-32-2018 AIS, 3. CB-32-2018 Report, 4. CB-32-2018 Transmittal, 5. CB-32-2018 Fiscal Impact
Related files: CR-051-2018
Contact: Carole Lowe-Nedab, Office of Management and Budget

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING BORROWING TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES for the purpose of authorizing Prince George's County, Maryland, to borrow money upon its full faith and credit at any time and from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $56,053,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation, or repair of Public Safety Facilities (including Fire Department Facilities), including the acquisition of sites therefor; prescribing terms and conditions upon which bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall be issued and sold and other incidental details with respect thereto; providing generally for the issuance of such bonds and providing for such borrowing to be submitted to a referendum of the legal voters of the County.

 

Background

This bill will provide the County with the authority to borrow an amount not to exceed $56,053,000 to finance the design, construction, renovation, or repair of Public Safety Facilities as approved in the FY 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). 

 

The amount enabled will provide sufficient funding for each project as required by Section 823 of the County Charter.  In accordance with the County Charter, upon the enactment by the Council, this bill will be placed on the ballot on November 6, 2018 for approval by the legal voters of the County.

 

Subject to referendum on November 6, 2018.

 

APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS AT THE REFERENDUM ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, AS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018.

 

EFFECTIVE:  NOVEMBER 20, 2018