COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HOLDS MAY 8TH PRESS CONFERENCE AND BUDGET MEETING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Friday, May 03, 2013 CONTACT: Angela Rouson  301-952-7484  CouncilMedia@co.pg.md.us COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HOLDS MAY 8TH PRESS CONFERENCE AND BUDGET MEETING Event Highlights Historic Investment in County's Fire/EMS Department; Committee Conducts Budget Reviews  The Prince George’s County Council Public Safety and Fiscal Management (PSFM) Committee will convene on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, for a 12:30 press conference on the outside (pond side) of the County Administration Building, 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive, highlighting several new and recently acquired Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department apparatus. The deliveries, made possible by appropriations in the current County budget, represent three consecutive years of significant funding for Fire/EMS apparatus supported by the County Council.    Remarks will be provided by PSFM Committee Chair Karen R. Toles; Council Chair and PSFM member Andrea C. Harrison; DCAO for Public Safety, Barry L. Stanton; and Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor.   Media will also have a photo and tour opportunity of the new apparatus.    Immediately following the press event, PSFM Committee Members will conduct FY 2014 budget review work sessions for the County Fire/Volunteer Fire Department, Office of Information Technology, and Office of Homeland Security, in Room 2027 of the County Administration Building.     WHAT:     County Council Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee                 Press Conference and Committee Budget Review                        WHO:       PSFM Committee Chair Karen R. Toles (D) – District 7                                 Council Chair and PSFM Committee Member                 Andrea C. Harrison (D) – District 5                                 Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Public Safety - Barry L. Stanton                                 Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor  WHEN:     Wednesday, May 8, 2013                 PSFM Press Conference - 12:30 p.m.                 PSFM Committee Meeting – 1:00 p.m.  WHERE:   Press Conference - County Administration Building                 (outside - pond side)                 PSFM Committee Meeting - Council Committee Meeting                 Room 2027 (immediately following Press Conference)                                 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772  -0-  All legislative powers of Prince George’s County are vested in the County Council.  The County Council sits as the District Council on zoning and land use policy, and as the Board of Health to govern and guide health policy.  The County Council meets as a legislative body on Tuesdays in the Council Hearing Room on the first floor of the County Administration Building in Upper Marlboro.  For more information on the Prince George’s County Council, please visit www.princegeorgescountymd.gov. County Administration Building -- Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 (301)952-3700   TDD (301)925-5167