The debate continues over a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of Montgomery County, Maryland. Members of two Montgomery County Council committees quizzed county officials Monday about whether the mandate — with no option to provide weekly test results instead — would lead to attrition in already-stretched-thin county agencies. And they discussed how vaccination mandates have played out in other jurisdictions. The hearing Monday was only a discussion among members of the County Council and the heads of several county agencies, including Fire and Rescue Service Chief Scott Goldstein and police Chief Marcus Jones. The County Council plans another meeting next month to discuss adding a religious exemption. The current proposal only allows for a medical exemption.