Backroom discussions, straw polls and a last-minute internal proposal for leadership of the new Montgomery County Council inflamed simmering tensions over power.
of incoming members ever this month. At the council’s inauguration, speaker after speaker hailed the history-making slate of council members, who have said they are excited to work with one another, especially on issues that affect marginalized communities in the county.
Glass and his allies say the leadership assignments reflect the consensus of the most diverse council ever, with the seven committee chairs including two newly elected women, two Latinos, a Black member and the first openly LGBTQ chair.
In addition to the top two leadership spots, Glass and Friedson will also chair two committees widely regarded as among the council’s most important: Planning, Housing and Parks; and Transportation and Environment. Meanwhile, the two Black council members said they did not get any of their top committee assignments.Deliberations about who should lead the council take place largely out of the public eye — and that is by design, several returning council members told The Post.
Jawando has a reputation as a progressive policymaker who has pushed for sometimes-controversial proposals onand rent control. He said he had hoped to foster more robust discussions about the county’s approach to affordable housing if he chaired the Planning, Housing and Parks Committee — including conversations about minority opinions that had been sidelined in the last council.
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