Education
He attended Gaithersburg Elementary and Gaithersburg Middle School. He graduated from Gaithersburg High School. He attended the University of Maryland where he received his Bachelor"s Degree in Public Administration.
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Sidney Katz
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Katz is a lifelong resident of Gaithersburg. He served as a Gaithersburg council member beginning in 1978. After Mayor West. Edward Bohrer died in office of a stroke in 1998, the Gaithersburg council appointed Katz the new mayor.
In 2008, Katz supported a law to prohibit seeking work or hiring someone to work while on most city streets, sidewalks, and parking areas.
The law was declared unconstitutional by Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. Gansler said the law regulated speech in public without being narrowly designed to increase public safety and traffic flow.
Katz said he would find other ways to regulate day laborers. In 2008, Katz was elected president of the Maryland Municipal League, the association that represents Maryland"s 157 cities and towns.
In 2014, Montgomery Council Council Member Philosophy Andrews announced that he would not run for reelection and would run for County Executive instead.
Katz announced he would run to replace Andrews on the County Council representing District 3. Katz"s campaign focused on early childhood education, after-school programs, and career and technical training. His term began on December 1, 2014.
He sits on the government operations and public safety committee.
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Membership
He currently is a member of the Montgomery County Council representing District 3. Katz was a member of the City of Gaithersburg Planning Commission from 1976 until 1978.
