Category: Mayor and Council

New Schedule on the Way for Rockville Mayor and Council Meetings, Starting Oct. 7

September 17, 2024

Changes are coming to Rockville Mayor and Council meetings, beginning Monday, Oct. 7. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/mayorcouncil for information about meetings and agenda, and to sign up for drop-ins. Mayor and Council meetings and proclamation presentations are broadcast on Rockville 11, channel 11 on county cable, livestreamed at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11 and available a

City to Mark 9/11 Anniversary with Mayoral Remarks at Memorial Ceremony

August 30, 2024

The City of Rockville will mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and remember county residents who lost their lives with a ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Courthouse Square Park, at the corner of East Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue in Rockville’s downtown. The ceremony,

Human Rights Commission Seeks Student Ambassadors

August 30, 2024

Rockville’s Human Rights Commission is seeking 10 students to serve as HRC Student Ambassadors in its sixth annual Student Ambassador Program. Ambassadors will serve as liaisons between the HRC and their high schools. The program will accept two students each from Richard Montgomery, Rockville and Thomas S. Wootton high schools,

Mayor and Council to Hold Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant Funds Needs

August 30, 2024

The Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing during their Monday. Sept. 9 meeting on housing and community development needs for Community Development Block Grant funding in Fiscal Year 2026.Testimony from the hearing will be used by the Mayor and Council to determine funding decisions. The meeting begins at

Mayor to Discuss State of the City

August 21, 2024

Mayor Monique Ashton will discuss the state of the City of Rockville, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in an event hosted by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive. Chamber public policy chair Brian Barkley will moderate the discussion. Questions may be submitted ahead of

Mayor and Council Approve Budget to Maintain Services and Sustain Progress

July 1, 2024

A $168.3 million city budget adopted by the Mayor and Council in May maintains city services and emphasizes priorities and focus areas for the year ahead. The adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, is an increase of 7.1% over the Fiscal Year 2024 adopted budget. It

Mayor for a Day, the Rockville Way

July 1, 2024

Rockville welcomed Callie Walker, winner of the “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest, in May. Walker, a fourth-grader at St. Mary’s School, was interviewed by Rockville 11 and visited the Rockville City Police Department, the Department of Public Works Equipment Show, and Croydon Creek Nature Center, and had lunch with

Mayor and Council’s Adoption of Guiding Principles Steer Budget Decisions

July 1, 2024

The Mayor and Council emerged from discussions this spring with guiding principles that informed the development and adoption of the city’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The budget for FY 2025, which begins July 1, outlines planned spending on city programs, services, infrastructure and administration. It reflects Mayor and Council priorities

Rockville Honors Community for Environmental Excellence

July 1, 2024

The Mayor and Council and the city’s Environment Commission honored two community members and a condominium association in May with Environmental Excellence Awards recognizing contributions to Rockville’s environmental health and sustainability. Terry Pinkston received the Carl Henn Environmental Excellence Award for Outstanding Individual Environmental Stewardship for planting wildlife habitat at

St. Mary’s School Fourth Grader to Be Rockville’s ‘Mayor for a Day’

May 21, 2024

If she were mayor, Callie Walker would create “teams of volunteers and friends” to improve Rockville. Callie, a fourth grader in Martha O’Hanlon’s class at St. Mary’s School in Rockville, will get to see what it’s like to be mayor when she serves as the city’s honorary “Mayor for a

Voice Your Thoughts on the Future of Rockville Elections

May 6, 2025

Community engagements sessions in June offer the chance to voice your thoughts about the future of Rockville elections. The Mayor and Council, Board of Supervisors of Elections, city staff, and a city consultant will conduct a top-to-bottom review of Rockville’s

81st Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade

May 1, 2025

Join the City of Rockville for its 81st annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade Monday, May 26. Founded in 1944 by William (Bill) Wood, the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade is a long-standing tradition in the City of Rockville. PARADE

Hometown Holidays: Know Before You Go

May 1, 2025

The free Hometown Holidays at Rockville Town Center features local flavor of music and food vendors, including two stages, an artisan shopping area, and kids entertainment from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 in Rockville Town Center.

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