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Rockville to Recognize City Employees for Their Service
The Rockville Mayor and Council plan to designate May 7-13 as National Public Service Week with a proclamation at their Monday, May 1 meeting. The City of Rockville has more than 600 regular and temporary employees. Public Service Recognition Week is organized annually by the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) and its member organizations to honor…
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Rockville to Recognize City Employees for Their Service
The Rockville Mayor and Council plan to designate May 7-13 as National Public Service Week with a proclamation at their Monday, May 1 meeting. The City of Rockville has more than 600 regular and temporary employees. Public Service Recognition Week is organized annually by the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) and its member organizations to honor…
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Drinking Water’s Role and Rockville’s Safety Goal
Drinking Water Week, May 7-13, recognizes the vital role water plays in daily life. Rockville’s latest efforts to provide safe, reliable drinking water include new chemical feed systems at the city’s water treatment plant. The plant, on the banks of the Potomac River, supplies water to more than 46,000 people who live and work in…
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Drinking Water’s Role and Rockville’s Safety Goal
Drinking Water Week, May 7-13, recognizes the vital role water plays in daily life. Rockville’s latest efforts to provide safe, reliable drinking water include new chemical feed systems at the city’s water treatment plant. The plant, on the banks of the Potomac River, supplies water to more than 46,000 people who live and work in…
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Students from the Philippines Make Stop in Rockville
About 25 honors students from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, located in the Philippines, came to Rockville on April 17 to learn about American governance and public administration. The students, part of a student government program, had the opportunity to ask questions of Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton (front row, right) and Montgomery County…
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Students from the Philippines Make Stop in Rockville
About 25 honors students from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, located in the Philippines, came to Rockville on April 17 to learn about American governance and public administration. The students, part of a student government program, had the opportunity to ask questions of Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton (front row, right) and Montgomery County…
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New Inspection Chief to Emphasize Customer Service
After a stint as a construction manager in the private sector following five years as a chief building official for Washington, D.C., government, Robbie Sabbakhan knew his heart was in public service. “I realized shortly afterwards how much I enjoyed the role serving the public as a building official, so when the Rockville opportunity materialized…
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New Inspection Chief to Emphasize Customer Service
After a stint as a construction manager in the private sector following five years as a chief building official for Washington, D.C., government, Robbie Sabbakhan knew his heart was in public service. “I realized shortly afterwards how much I enjoyed the role serving the public as a building official, so when the Rockville opportunity materialized…
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Mayor and Council to Adopt FY 2018 Budget on May 1
The Mayor and Council are scheduled to adopt the Fiscal Year 2018 budget during their meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 1. The $129.4 million proposed FY18 operating budget, which covers the fiscal year that begins July 1, is an increase of 2.5 percent over FY 2017. The city’s current real property tax rate…
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Mayor and Council to Adopt FY 2018 Budget on May 1
The Mayor and Council are scheduled to adopt the Fiscal Year 2018 budget during their meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 1. The $129.4 million proposed FY18 operating budget, which covers the fiscal year that begins July 1, is an increase of 2.5 percent over FY 2017. The city’s current real property tax rate…