Recap: April 15 Hyattsville City Council Meeting

Rent stabilization, the definition of “deficit”

At the April 15, 2024 Hyattsville city council meeting, the council discussed the city’s rent stabilization efforts and the definition of “deficit.” 

For several years in a row, Hyattsville has passed budget ordinances where current-year general fund expenditures have exceeded current-year general fund revenues, relying on surplus funds from prior years …