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Opinion: MCPS needs to tame its monstrous overhead costs |Bethesda Today | Gordie Brenne | March 30, 2026 3:00 pm, Updated March 30, 2026 2:53 pm

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Opinion: Elrich Is Fighting the Wrong Battle on Pensions

Montgomery County is in a quiet but important fight over who controls billions in pension assets and the math behind them. The question is not abstract: should long‑term pension risk be managed by independent fiduciaries and actuaries, or by the County Executive’s political budget office?[1] [2] [3]

Bill 28‑24 before the County Council would move responsibility for choosing the pension actuary and setting most actuarial assumptions from the Chief Administrative Officer to the Board of Investment Trustees, the body that already has fiduciary responsibility for the retirement plans. County Executive Marc Elrich opposes this shift, and his administration argues that maintaining “shared control” is vital to good governance. That sounds reasonable until you look at how AAA‑rated governments actually run their pension systems.[4] [5] [6] [2] [1] READ MORE

Is This a Prohibited Contribution Under Public Financing? | Montgomery Perspective | Adam Pagnucco | April 1, 2026