{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-16-404","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 16–404","heading":"","body":"(a) The Executive Director may not certify that the Montgomery Commission has complied with the requirements of this subtitle unless the Montgomery Commission:\n(1) has taken steps to consider alternatives to the service contract, including reorganization, reevaluation of service, and reevaluation of performance;\n(2) has consulted with the certified representative of any Montgomery Commission employees who will be adversely affected if the Montgomery Commission enters into the service contract; and\n(3) has demonstrated, based on a cost comparison analysis utilizing good faith estimates, that the Montgomery Commission will save, by entering into a service contract, at least an amount equal to the lesser of $200,000 or 20% of the estimated net present value of the cost of the service contract.\n(b) The Montgomery Commission shall estimate and compare at least the following in the cost comparison analysis:\n(1) direct costs, including fringe benefits and the assumption that the contractor will pay employees who perform work under the service contract, at a minimum, the county living wage rate for Montgomery County;\n(2) indirect overhead costs properly allocable to the bargaining unit work or service contract according to generally accepted accounting principles; and\n(3) any costs associated with unemployment compensation or outplacement assistance for displaced employees.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=16-404","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"d2b27d1c4a1a167971b61ae971ffd183032115908ddcb9589a9f8e4470a6360d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-16-403","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-16-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}