§ 10-1405

§10–1405. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 //

On or before September 1, 2027, the Montgomery County Village Consortium shall report to the Department on the implementation of this subtitle, including:

(1) comprehensive best practices for creating and operating a hub and spoke model, including:

(i) how to create a hub;

(ii) establishing the relationship between the Montgomery County Village Consortium as the hub and the villages as the spokes;

(iii) establishing the responsibilities of the hub and the spokes;

(iv) describing the population that will be served by a hub;

(v) how to establish a board of directors;

(vi) how to identify resources within each hub community, including time, skills, and capabilities;

(vii) how to identify the capacity of each hub, including geographic and population capacity;

(viii) describing which services can be provided;

(ix) how to train volunteers;

(x) how to address overlapping needs of multiple villages’ unique senior communities, including:

1. support and social activities;

2. health and wellness; and

3. education; and

(xi) how to work with villages, including:

1. how to increase village capacity;

2. how to recruit new villages; and

3. how to expand offerings of developing villages; and

(2) recommendations regarding how to support interested diverse and underserved communities with the development of villages.