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CONTENTSOn the cover … Puzzled about how to obtain and manage grants for your municipality? Read the article on pages 8-9 which recaps a fall conference workshop on this topic.
4 Legislative Reception 4
Is Your Town Grant Ready? 8
Legislative Dinner Photos 10
The Future of Municipal Policing 15
Upcoming Events and Meetings 18 15
Vol. 46 | No. 6 | February 2016 Municipal Maryland THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of MARYLAND MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
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Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 3 Legislative Opening Day Reception
MML’s 2016 reception attracted the largest attendance ever.
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4 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland The Maryland Municipal League partnered with the City of Annapolis to host a reception for members of the General Assembly on the opening day of the 2016 legislative session. City and town officials from all over the state traveled to Annapolis to attend this event and talk with 6 legislators about issues that impact municipalities. 1: MML President Spencer Schlosnagle welcomed reception attendees.
2: Speaker of the House of Delegates Mike Busch, Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides, Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, MML President-Elect Tracy Farrish Gant, and MML President Spencer Schlosnagle. 3: Rock Hall Councilman Butch Price, Delegate Jay Jacobs (former Mayor, Rock Hall), and Rock Hall Councilwoman Rosie Kuechler (MML Past President).
4: MML President Spencer Schlosnagle (Mayor, Friendsville), MML President-Elect Tracy Farrish Gant (Mayor, Edmonston), and Christina Gutierrez, representing American Fidelity, a reception sponsor.
5: MML President Spencer Schlosnagle and former Governor Parris Glendening, an MML Honorary Member. 7 6: Senator Addie Eckardt and Delegate Carl Anderton (MML Past President/Former Mayor, Delmar).
7: Gaithersburg Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture Michele Potter and MML Executive Director Scott Hancock.
8: MML President Spencer Schlosnagle and Senator George Edwards.
9: Rockville Councilmember Virginia Onley, MML Legislative Committee Chair Bridget Donnell Newton (Mayor, Rockville), and Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan. Rockville was a reception sponsor.
10: Glenn Valis, representing Ripken Baseball (a reception sponsor), MML Executive Director Scott Hancock, MML Past President Mike Bennett (former Mayor, Aberdeen), and Laurel Mayor Craig Moe (MML Past President). 3 8
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Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 5 11: Senator Cheryl Kagan and Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman. Gaithersburg was a reception sponsor.
12: Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides welcomed everyone to the capital city.
13: MML Director of Governmental Relations Candace Donoho and Delegate Carol Krimm (former Alderwoman, Frederick).
14: Delegate Bonnie Cullison is flanked by Gaithersburg Councilman Neil Harris and Mayor Jud Ashman. 11 15: Speaker of the House of Delegates Mike Busch and Delegate Herb McMillan (former Alderman, Annapolis).
16: MML Executive Director Scott Hancock with Van Eperen representatives Melissa DiMercurio and Laura Van Eperen.
17: Delegate Charles Barkley (second from left) with Potomac Edison representatives Roger Heasley, Jim Sears, and Don Beatty. Potomac Edison was a reception sponsor.
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6 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland Thanks to our Reception Sponsors…
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Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 7 Is Your Town Grant Ready
Byand Tom Reynolds, Able? Director of Education Services
The successful acquisition and management of grants Mayer is both the Grants Administrator and Main Street constitutes one of the most requested topics at Maryland Administrator for the Town of Federalsburg. From this Municipal League conferences. At the 2015 MML fall position, he has had immense success in obtaining grants conference, three presenters brought varied, yet highly that advance, not only the town’s Main Street programs, but cohesive, perspectives on how to ensure that your city or projects as diverse as stormwater management, rehabilitation town is grant ready and able. of parks and playgrounds, and the implementation of energy efficient lighting. Notably, with roughly 2,700 residents, Susan Casey with the Governor’s Grants Office began Federalsburg is no big city. by introducing session attendees to the many resources available through the Governor’s Grants Office website: Know the Rules www.grants.maryland.gov. These include access to not only state and federal grants, but a variety of foundation grants Mr. Mayer’s first tip for small town officials seeking grant as well. As Ms. Casey pointed funding is to “know the rules of the grant you are applying out, foundation grants are for.” This requires that you frequently overlooked as understand what the grant local government funding is intended to accomplish. sources. The Governor’s The agency or foundation Grants Office website also offering the grant will be provides an extensive library your ultimate resource in of conference presentations acquiring this information and recorded webinars on as their goal is to see that a wide variety of grants- every entity receiving oriented topics. In addition, grant funding succeeds. you will find a wealth of Remember, they have a how-to documents covering vested interest in helping everything from tips on you follow the rules of the researching potential funders grant as well. to a grantsmanship glossary. You must also understand With information on accessing these various resources the technical requirements of the application. Know what in hand, a pair of grant-writing practitioners provided your municipality’s federal ID number is. Be sure that insights on how to best ensure that those grant resources you’re registered with the federal government’s System can be harnessed by your city or town. George “Happy” for Award Management (SAM) before you begin applying
8 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland for federal grants. Other identifiers like a Commercial and to show the town's capacity to succeed and the project's Government Entity (CAGE) code may be needed as well, alignment with the goals of the grant. Part of that success and you will find information on both at the Federal Service will rest on your ability to leverage community partnerships Desk website: www.fsd.gov. such as local businesses and non-profits with similar goals. Both Ms. Spikes and Mr. Mayer emphasized the Know Your Product increasing importance of matching grants when it comes to assembling a successful grant application whether they From the perspective of your municipality, knowing are in-kind, cash or both. your product involves collecting all of the background information needed to complete the grant and ultimately Sell the Grant! sell it. Property information, statistics from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland State Data Center, Mr. Mayer implored attendees to “Always be very and other state agencies are readily accessible these days. passionate about your grant!” This means selling it at every You will also want to have a solid grasp on what members opportunity. You must sell your grant to everyone and of the community and surrounding public think about the anyone in a position to help you reach your goal including proposed project or program. Their buy in and support will not only the grant agency or foundation, but legislators and likely be necessary to move a project or program forward. residents as well. Remember you are selling your project and the municipality. Ms. Spikes refers to this part of the process as “making the ask.” And, whenever possible, make When you Google your the ask in person. This might also include a site visit where town, what kind of you will want the grantor to see your project or program in action. They should leave sharing your vision of the positive information comes up? impact grant funding will bring to actual people and places in your community.
Isazetta Spikes, Director of Grants with Catholic Charities of Maryland and the session’s principal presenter, encouraged prospective grant applicants to take the additional step of “researching yourself” prior to submitting the grant. Specifically, are you in good standing with the State of Maryland and any other grant-issuing entities? When you Google your town, what kind of information comes up? Does the town appear on any lists, official or otherwise, that might impede your receipt of grant funding? Along the same lines, Ms. Spikes prodded municipal officials to update websites and check out social media feeds, all of which might turn out to be the first – and perhaps last – impression that a grantor has of your government and community. You must also be proactive in framing the information that defines your grant application. In the words of Mr. Mayer, “Use every possible written word, statistic, photo, map, and whatever else it Along the way, don’t be afraid to call the grant agency for takes to get information to grantors so they understand help with your grant. As is the case when you first begin and visualize the grant.” researching and applying for the grant, the people at the grant agency are there to make sure that every grant they The next step in assembling a successful grant application issue is a success. So remember, know the rules; know your involves planning. Here Ms. Spikes encourages product; and sell that grant! ■ municipalities to “build on your strengths.” This includes everything from taking advantage of the town’s infrastructure to identifying key personnel. You will want
Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 9 MML Chapters Host Legislative Dinners
Southern Maryland Municipal Association 1 2 1 – Delegate Deb Rey and Leonardtown Councilmember Roger Mattingly.
2– Leonardtown Council Vice President Leslie Roberts, with Councilmen Jay Mattingly and Hayden Hammett.
3– MML Legislative Committee Vice Chair Jake Romanell (Councilman, New Market) and North Beach Councilmember Mike Benton.
4 – Delegate Sally Jameson and La Plata Director of Operations Bobby Stahl.
5 – Chesapeake Beach Councilman Stewart Cumbo (MML Past President) and MML President-Elect Tracy 3 4 Farrish Gant (Mayor, Edmonston). 6 – La Plata Mayor Roy Hale and MML Legislative Assistant Kevin Connors. Frederick Chapter 7 – Frederick Mayor Randy McClement, Tristan Fernandez from Congressman Delaney’s office, and Legislative Committee Vice Chair Jake Romanell (Councilman, New Market).
8 – MML Legislative Committee Vice Chair Jake Romanell (Councilman, New Market), Delegate Kathy Afzali, Frederick Alderman Michael O’Connor, and MML President Spencer Schlosnagle (Mayor, Friendsville).
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10 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland 7 8 9– Frederick Alderman Michael O’Connor and Delegate Karen Lewis Young (former Alderwoman, Frederick).
10 – Walkersville Councilman Russ Winch, Maryland Department of Planning Deputy Secretary Wendi Peters (former Mount Airy Councilwoman), and Burkittsville Mayor Debby Burgoyne. 11 – Department of Labor, Licensing 9 10 and Regulation Secretary Kelly Schulz and Walkersville Councilman Russ Winch.
12– Senator Ron Young (MML Past President/former Mayor of Frederick) and MML President Spencer Schlosnagle.
13– Delegate David Vogt, Frederick Alderwoman Kelly Russell, Brunswick Mayor Karin Tome, and MML President Spencer Schlosnagle. Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities 11 12 14 – Washington County Commissioner (and former Delegate) LeRoy Myers, MML Legislative Committee Vice Chair Nicole Alt Myers (Councilwoman, Cumberland), and Cambridge Commissioner Gage Thomas.
15 – MML President Spencer Schlosnagle, Queenstown Commissioner Mike Bowell, and Delmar Commissioner Bunky Luffman.
16– Berlin Administrator Laura Allen, Pocomoke City Manager Ernie Crofoot, and Delegate Mary Beth Corozza. 13 14
Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 11 15 16 17 – Senator Addie Eckardt and Salisbury Council Vice President Laura Mitchell. 18 – Delegate Charles Otto and Delegate Jeff Ghrist. 19 – Delegate Charles Otto, MML Legislative Committee Vice Chair Nicole Alt Meyers (Councilwoman, Cumberland), and Delegate Carl Anderton (MML Past President/former Mayor of Delmar). 20 – Crisfield Administrator Rick Pollitt, Delegate Johnny Mautz, and Crisfield Mayor Kimberly Lawson. 21– Delegate Chris Adams, Delegate Carl Anderton, and Sharptown Commission President Phillip Gosnell.
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17 18 22 – Senator Nancy King and Kensington Mayor Peter Fosselman. 23 – Gaithersburg Councilman Henry Maraffa, Senator Brian Feldman, and Poolesville Commissioner Jerry Klobukowski. 24 – Delegate Al Carr and Delegate Bill Frick. 25–Chevy Chase Village Board member Minh Le, Suellen Ferguson (municipal attorney for Chevy Chase Village, College Park, Edmonston, Kensington, University Park, and Washington Grove), and Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin. 26 – Delegate Jim Gilchrist and Rockville Manager Barb Matthews.
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12 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland 24 25 26 27 – Senator Karen Montgomery and Senator Jamie Raskin. 28– Gaithersburg Councilman Ryan Spiegel, Rockville Councilmember Beryl Feinberg, and Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman. 29 – Gaithersburg Councilmen Neil Harris, Mike Sesma and Henry Maraffa, with Senator Jamie Raskin. 30 – Delegate Sheila Hixson flanked by Takoma Park Councilmembers Tim Male and Terry Seamens. 31 – Senator Rich Madaleno and Chevy Chase Councilmember Kathy Strom. 32 – Takoma Park Councilmember Peter Kovar and former Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams. 27 28 33- Former Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams, Gaithersburg Attorney Lynn Board, and Gaithersburg Assistant City Manager Dennis Enslinger. 34 – Laytonsville Mayor Dan Prats, Garrett Park Mayor Peter Benjamin, Montgomery County Councilman Sidney Katz (MML Past President/former Mayor, Gaithersburg). 35 – Delegate Marc Korman, Gaithersburg Councilman Ryan Spiegel, and Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher. Allegany-Garrett Chapter
36 – MML President Spencer Schlosnagle and Oakland Mayor Peggy Jamison. 29 30 37– MML Executive Director Scott Hancock, Frostburg Mayor Bobby Flanagan, and Frostburg Administrator John Kirby.
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14 | February 2016 | Municipal Maryland Walking the Beat: The Future of Municipal Policing By Thomas J. Curtin
Attendees at MML’s 2015 fall conference Chief Barbara Duncan expressed the best utilize their own resources. If your in Cambridge had the opportunity to importance of emphasizing how potential city or town has a speeding problem, work attend a special bonus workshop entitled candidates would fit into the “brand” with your local MSP office to step up State Walking the Beat: The Future of Municipal of the department, and recognized the Police enforcement. That can free up local Policing. Hosted by the Cambridge need to involve the officers in the process officers to engage in their communities Police Department in their public safety of crafting that brand. Creating that and concentrate on public safety problems building, the workshop brought together atmosphere requires a concerted effort on that matter most to residents. As the law enforcement officers, experts, and the part of all stakeholders – from elected policing profession changes, newer, more municipal officials from around the state officials to community organizations to qualified applicants will be drawn to the to discuss important policing issues facing the police department itself. notion of providing community service as our communities. Maryland Municipal an integral part of their policing role. League Past President, former Mayor of An additional challenge to the idea of Bel Air, and current District Court Judge law enforcement officers as role models This can be increasingly difficult because David Carey moderated the session, which is the desire to pull qualified candidates training is usually the first item to be included three expert panels focused on from the communities they will serve. cut from budgets in times of economic the following topic areas: Small towns naturally have a smaller pool uncertainty. The panelists urged • of potential officers to hire. Lieutenant participants to be innovative and to look training and recruitment of officers Eliott Cohen of the Maryland State Police outside the box for education and training • policy, transparency, and discipline (MSP) recognized the fact that many opportunities. Seeking out specific federal, • making the most of the police-elected state, or non-profit organization grants official relationship for training is one option. Departments can also partner with local community Training and Recruitment of Officers colleges to provide ongoing education to The recent increased scrutiny of law officers and support staff. enforcement has necessitated an examination of training and recruitment Technology has also made training more procedures. Each step of the process, accessible and less expensive. Webinars from where police departments post and long-term online courses can replace job advertisements to how officers are costly in-classroom trainings, and can be evaluated and trained, is being looked at more easily accommodating to the rigors by the public and many state legislatures. of a police officer’s daily schedule. A recurring refrain throughout this Local municipal police departments special bonus session was the need face some of the hardest challenges to integrate social media into police when it comes to recruiting qualified departments’ communications strategies. law enforcement officers. The typically Helping officers to develop an online small size of the department, limited presence through social media will, in funding, and low pay are disincentives the vast majority of instances, serve to for candidates to apply in the first place, put a friendly face on your department. and serve as reasons for officers to leave This should be made into an integral part for larger jurisdictions. Thus, retention is of any training in your department. All also a continuous challenge for municipal personnel should be empowered to utilize departments. social media for the benefit of their town and police department. The task becomes figuring out how to applicants begin with the MSP and don’t consider applying to local departments make the job an attractive and appealing Transparency and Police Body Cameras profession. Berlin Police Chief Arnold as a first step, much less a career, in law Downing participated on the training enforcement. The resulting public trust and engagement and recruitment panel and stressed that garnered from effectively utilizing social “the community needs to view officers Lt. Cohen noted that the MSP is making media, combined with the involvement as role models and integral parts of the an effort to coordinate with local of officers in long-term planning and community” they serve. Salisbury Police departments to learn how and when to training, will undoubtedly reduce the
Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 15 police officer does not see everything that expectations of each other – how each the camera sees, and the camera does might better serve the other, and how not record everything that the police they envisioned their relationship going officer observes or perceives” in any forward. Conversations like this, if held given instance. Therefore, it is paramount early in an elected official’s or a new Police that we remember the standard by Chief’s tenure, can set the tone for what which police use-of-force actions are may very well be years-long relationships. reviewed. The Supreme Court in Graham v. Connor (1989) held that an objective Moderator Judge Carey noted his efforts to reasonableness standard should be used, get to know other law enforcement officers which takes into account, among other during his time as Mayor of Bel Air. While factors, “the severity of the crime at issue,” having a relationship with your Chief is “whether the suspect poses an immediate great, Judge Carey shared the importance threat to the safety of the officers or of elected officials opening dialogue, or at others,” and “whether he is actively least getting to know, all officers in their likelihood of an officer committing resisting arrest or attempting to evade jurisdiction. To that end, Chief Holland malfeasance or breaching policy on the arrest by flight.” The Court emphasized recommended having elected officials job. However, if such an unfortunate that “the ‘reasonableness’ of a particular participate in ride-alongs with officers and instance should occur, panelists Karen use of force must be judged from the enroll in citizens’ police academies to get Kruger, attorney with Funk & Bolton perspective of a reasonable officer on the a true feel for the profession and what the and counsel to the Maryland Chiefs and scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of police encounter on a daily basis. Sheriffs Association, and Riverdale Park hindsight.” Mayor Marion and Chief Peterson Police Chief David Morris provided some discussed how they came to a “happy guidance. This means that, even if there is video evidence of the incident, the overriding medium” of expectations for each other early on, and how they’ve kept lines of Ms. Kruger began by emphasizing the analysis is on what the officer perceived communication open throughout their importance of maintaining the right or deemed reasonable at the time. Again, working relationship. Both emphasized people, policies, supervision, training, and this harks back to the notion that cameras the importance of knowing their own discipline in police departments. These do not see everything the officer sees or skills and roles in any given situation – factors are what she referred to as the perceives, and the officer does not observe the Mayor is always cognizant of Chief “pillars of risk management.” Maximizing everything that the camera records. Peterson’s expertise when it comes to law and upholding the best of these attributes MML and MACo will likely be in the workplace will go a long way toward advocating side by side during the minimizing the likelihood of a negative 2016 General Assembly session police-citizen encounter. to resolve the question of when Should an undesirable incident occur footage from police body cameras or if one is alleged, many in the public may be released under the PIA. turn to the question of whether the To follow any legislation with incident was captured on film via a which the League is involved, visit body-mounted camera. Police body our website at www.mdmunicipal. cameras have indeed been a large part of org and direct yourself to the discussion around policing reform in “Legislative Advocacy.” recent years. In Maryland, the General Making the Most of the Police- Assembly convened a workgroup this Elected Official Relationship past summer to look at model policies on the use of body cameras. The workgroup A highlight of this half-day submitted findings on best practices to session was a candid grouping of be recommended in a number of areas, conversation among police chiefs including testing, when the cameras and their mayors. The League assembled would be used, notification to the public two diverse pairings from across the enforcement, and the Chief recognizes that they are being filmed, confidentiality, state – Mayor Candace Hollingsworth that it is not his role to make policy on storage and retention, and training and Police Chief Doug Holland from behalf of the town. In short, “knowing of officers and agency personnel. The Hyattsville, and Mayor Travis Marion what you know and what you don’t” will workgroup did not, however, come to any and Police Chief Chip Peterson from help to prevent elected officials and police conclusions regarding how footage should Rising Sun – to chat about their own chiefs from getting crossways in the performance of their regular duties and be released to the public under the Public relationships. The pairs discussed how ■ Information Act (PIA). Rather, the final they went about establishing a working during crisis situations alike. report of the workgroup recommends that relationship, how they communicate on the General Assembly “consider forthwith a regular basis, and what they’ve found Tom Curtin wrote this article while serving amending the [PIA] to incorporate” police works best and what doesn’t. as MML’s Governmental Relations & body cameras. Research Associate. He now works for the Mayor Hollingsworth and Chief Holland Maryland Transit Administration doing Ms. Kruger noted, however, that body shared with the group a conversation they legislative advocacy work on behalf of the cameras are not the proverbial be-all, had prior to the Mayor’s election last year. Administration. end-all of solutions to police-citizen As a newly elected Mayor, she approached disputes. “We have to remember that the the longtime Chief to candidly discuss
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Municipal Maryland | February 2016 | 17 events & UPCOMING meetings
Maryland Municipal League • 410-268-5514 MEETINGS ANNUAL CONVENTION February 2016 June 26-29, 2016 • Ocean City Convention Center 3 Legislative Committee, Annapolis June 25-28, 2017 • Ocean City Convention Center 9 Montgomery Chapter, Rockville
events FALL CONFERENCE 13 Legislative Committee, Annapolis October 12-15, 2016 • Solomons
meetings 18 Prince George’s Chapter, Greenbelt
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES • 201-626-3105 24 Communications Committee, Annapolis CITY SUMMIT 24 Legislative Committee, Annapolis November 16-19, 2016 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 25 Frederick Chapter, Middletown November 15-18, 2017 • Charlotte, North Carolina March 2016 CONGRESSIONAL CITIES CONFERENCE 2 Southern Maryland Chapter, Chesapeake March 5-9, 2016 • Washington, DC Beach March 11-15, 2017 • Washington DC 3 Municipal Attorneys Dept., Annapolis
INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT 3 Carroll Chapter, Hampstead ASSOCIATION • 202-962-3540 4 Code Enforcement & Zoning Officials ANNUAL CONFERENCE Association, Hyattsville September 25-28, 2016 • Kansas City, Missouri 9 Legislative Committee, Annapolis October 22-25, 2017 • San Antonio, Texas 10 Hometown Emergency Preparedness Ad Hoc Committee, Annapolis
Website of the Month 16 Allegany/Garrett Chapter, Cumberland 203 Maple AvenueMaryland’s ♦ Chestertown, Open Data MD 21620 Portal ♦ 4108100428 17 Montgomery Chapter, Rockville Maryland’s Open Data Portal is an open loca- tion for all of the state’s public data. The idea 17 Prince George’s Chapter, Colmar Manor is to increase transparency and accountabil- ity by making massive amounts of govern- 17 Municipal Clerks Department, Greenbelt ment information searchable at a single lo- 23 Legislative Committee, Annapolis cation. That location is data.maryland.gov, where you will find everything from GIS mapping to real property 28 Washington Chapter, Hancock assessments to county crime rates. You will also find out how to April 2016 get information on how the State can help your municipality build and host its own open data site. 6 Executive Committee, Annapolis 11-14 Municipal Police Executives Association Annual Training, Ocean City
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